- 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.
- 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.
Music Department Staff List
Music Staff: | ||
| Jon Cullen | BA York, MA London | Director of Music |
| Mike Jennings | BMus Edinburgh, LGSM | Head of Instrumental Music |
| Will Edwards | BMus York, MA RAM, LRAM | Head of Music Production |
| Sabrina Shortland | BMus London, Dip ABRSM | Teacher of Music |
| Matthew Daly | BA Cardiff, MA Oxon | Teacher of Music |
| Grete Popplewell | BA Royal Holloway | Teacher of Music |
| Drew Sellis | BA Cantab | Tutor to the Choristers |
| Claire Stevenson | BSc Aston | Music Administrator |
| Eppie Churcher | MA Cantab, LRSM | Accompanist in Residence |
| Maddy Bellotti | BA Oxon | Waynflete Academic |
Brass: | ||
| Julian Faultless | BA DPhil Oxon MST | Horn |
| Stephen Cutting | BA W.Sussex Inst. ARCM | Trumpet |
| Tim Anderson | BMus RAM | Brass |
| Simon Baker | BMus (Birmingham Conservatoire), MMus and PDOT (Guildhall School of Music) | Brass |
| Duncan McNaughton | BA Oxon | Trumpet / Trombone |
Guitar: | ||
| Peter Manhood | ATCL, BTech Shrewsbury | Guitar |
| John Whitworth | MA DPhil Oxon | Guitar |
| Paul Wisby | BA Falmouth, PG Cert, Reading, LLCM (TD), London College of Music | Guitar |
| Tim Dawes | BA Dunelm MSC Oxon | Bass / Jazz |
Keyboard: | ||
| Eppie Churcher | MA Cantab, LRSM | Piano |
| Ben Hall | BA Oxon | Piano |
| Martyn Jones | BA Dunelm, LTCL | Piano |
| Magda Nasidlak | MA Krakow Academy | Piano |
| Olivia Payne | BMus, MMus, Dip RCM | Piano |
| Martin Pickett | BA Bristol | Piano |
| Elliott Rooney | BA Exeter | Piano |
| Timothy Wakerell | MMus | Organ |
| Robert Howarth | BA York | Piano |
| Clara Simon | MusB Manchester | Piano |
Percussion: | ||
| Paul Davidson | BA Middlesex | Drumkit |
| Ben Twyford | Drumkit | |
| Chris Hadland | BMus, PG Dip LCM, LLCM | Percussion |
Voice: | ||
| Elena Hargreaves | MA Oxon, MMus Cantab | Singing |
| Claire Sutton Williams | MMus, CELTA | Singing |
| Jane Twyford | BA(Hons) ALCM | Singing |
| William Purefoy | BA Oxon | Singing |
Strings: | ||
| Spike Wilson | BA Oxon | Cello |
| Simon Trentham | BA (Hons) ABSM PGDip | Cello |
| Elizabeth Harré | GRSM, LRAM | Double Bass |
| Steph West | BMus Birmingham | Harp |
| Rachael Pedley | LTCL | Viola/Violin |
| Mark Chivers | BMus PGDip | Viola |
| Kate Bailey | BA Oxon, ARCM | Viola/Violin |
| Judith Ellis | GRSM, LRAM, MTC, RAM | Violin |
| Kirsten Williams | MMus | Violin |
Theory: | ||
| Eppie Churcher | MA Cantab, LRSM | Theory |
| Steph West | BMus Birmingham | Theory |
Woodwind: | ||
| Louise Watson | BMus LRAM PGDip | Bassoon |
| Jean Cockburn | BA Leicester | Clarinet |
| Emma Williams | BMus Hons, Royal College of Music | Flute |
| Alun Darbyshire | GRSM, Dip RCM | Oboe |
| Ollie Weston | BA Leeds Dip GSMD | Saxophone |
| Steven Duffy | Bagpipes | |
