- About MCS
MCS ranks among the top independent secondary schools in The Sunday Times Schools Guide 2024, placed seventh nationally and third in the Southeast. - Admissions
Approximately 1 in 10 pupils receive a bursary or scholarship. We are committed to ensuring an MCS education is open to the brightest pupils, no matter their personal circumstances.
- Junior School
“The Junior School is a very busy and happy school and here, a smile goes a long way.”
MCS ranks among the top independent secondary schools in The Sunday Times Schools Guide 2024, placed seventh nationally and third in the Southeast.
- Senior School
28 of our pupils achieved 10 or more 8 or 9 grades in 2024. - Sixth Form
Over 25% of our Sixth Form pupils take up places at Oxford and Cambridge every year.
- Supporting MCS
Your donations contribute over £150,000 a year to bursaries as well as building an endowment to fund bursaries for the future.
28 of our pupils achieved 10 or more 8 or 9 grades in 2024.
Your donations contribute over £150,000 a year to bursaries as well as building an - About MCS
MCS ranks among the top independent secondary schools in The Sunday Times Schools Guide 2024, placed seventh nationally and third in the Southeast.
- Admissions
Approximately 1 in 10 pupils receive a bursary or scholarship. We are committed to ensuring an MCS education is open to the brightest pupils, no matter their personal circumstances.
- Junior School
“The Junior School is a very busy and happy school and here, a smile goes a long way.”
- Senior School
28 of our pupils achieved 10 or more 8 or 9 grades in 2024.
- Sixth Form
Over 25% of our Sixth Form pupils take up places at Oxford and Cambridge every year.
- Supporting MCS
Your donations contribute over £150,000 a year to bursaries as well as building an endowment to fund bursaries for the future.
Activities Afternoon
Our Activities Afternoon is designed to offer pupils additional breadth and balance in the curriculum. We have a wide range of activities on offer during the year ranging from Forest School to Climbing. Some are year group dependent such as Martial Arts and Young Enterprise, whilst others such as Drama and Strategy Games take place on Thursday afternoon every year. It is a wonderful time to branch out into new activities near the end of a busy week and is very popular with pupils, parents and staff.
Please view an example of a half-termly Activities Afternoon timetable below:
| J1A | J2B | J2A | J2B | J3A | J3B | J4A | J4B | |
| 1.35 pm | Construction | Forest School | Movie Maker | Strategy Games | Drama | Drama | Enterprise | Enterprise |
| 2.10 pm | Construction | Forest School | Movie Maker | Martial Arts | Drama | Drama | Enterprise | Enterprise |
| 2.45 pm | Public Speaking | Forest School | Strategy Games | Martial Arts | Drama | Drama | Enterprise | Enterprise |
Junior School Clubs
In addition to Activities Afternoon, we run a comprehensive club system. On Mondays, we have clubs within our school day with pupils having the opportunity to pick clubs from the following list: chess, natural history, word games, Lego, debating, Magdalen Blazer (our school magazine), music appreciation, ICT coding and games.
During the rest of the week, there are plenty of clubs in all areas of school life ranging from music to sports to chess to ones based around academic subjects. We also have a strong tradition of entering competitions to enrich our pupils’ interests further. In 2019, we reached the national finals in both literary and general knowledge competitions.
