- About MCS
MCS ranks among the top independent secondary schools, and in 2024 was awarded Independent School of the Year for our contribution to social mobility. - 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, and in 2024 was awarded Independent School of the Year for our contribution to social mobility.
- 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
In 2023-24 MCS received over £448,000 in donated funds. 70% was spent on bursaries, 17% on partnership activities and 13% on pupil activities.
28 of our pupils achieved 10 or more 8 or 9 grades in 2024.
In 2023-24 MCS received over £448,000 in donated funds. 70% was spent on bursaries, 17% on partnership activities and 13% on pupil activities.- About MCS
MCS ranks among the top independent secondary schools, and in 2024 was awarded Independent School of the Year for our contribution to social mobility.
- 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
In 2023-24 MCS received over £448,000 in donated funds. 70% was spent on bursaries, 17% on partnership activities and 13% on pupil activities.
Andrew’s widow Julie informed the school that he had died on 11 June 2013.
The following obituary appeared on the legacy.com website:
Andrew was the devoted father of Matthew and Clare, and husband of 25 years to the love of his life, Julie. He was the son of the late Sir Richard and Lady Sheila Southern of Oxford, England. His brother Peter of Italy survives him. Andrew graduated in History and Economics from Trinity College at Cambridge University and earned an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France. Before moving to California in 1983, he lived in Bordeaux, Paris, and Rome where he met many of his lifelong friends. His early career included Yachting 2000, Ford Motor Company, Bendix and Amdahl. At the time of his death Andrew was CEO of SpiraLinks, a web-based application company, with offices in Silicon Valley, the UK and India, which he founded with his wife Julie in 1995.
Andrew was a passionate, intelligent and enthusiastic man who lived life to the fullest. Throughout his life Andrew was a student of history and fine wine and an active skier, sailor, oarsman and gardener. He was known as a humorous, generous friend and a compassionate family man – proud that his greatest accomplishments were his children. Although our hearts are heavy with the loss of Andrew, our lives have been so enriched by his example of a life well lived.
