- 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.
Mathematics and Further Mathematics
At MCS we aim to lead students to an appreciation that mathematics can be intellectually stimulating and enjoyable, as well as useful. We place a high priority on using all the opportunities that the study of mathematics affords for development of logical thinking and problem solving.
“The book of nature is written in the language of Mathematic”
Galileo
Sixth Form
At A level there are large numbers studying A level Maths, and over a third of pupils typically opt to study Further Maths as well as Maths. As we have a significant number of pupils studying Further Maths we are able to offer two Further Maths courses, one where the applied content is Mechanics and the other Statistics.
Extra-curricular
There is a thriving mathematical life at MCS beyond the confines of the exam specifications. From time to time, outside speakers are invited to give popular lectures on mathematical topics and we take some sixth form students to Oxford University Maths Institute lectures. Pupils are entered for national mathematics competitions (in which we have an excellent record) and internal problem solving challenges take place within the school.
Where Maths might take you
There are regularly pupils from MCS studying Maths at top universities but as Maths is essential for all STEM subjects and Economics, many other pupils choose to apply their maths in other disciplines. Maths and mathematical degrees are highly valued and graduates are employed in a wide range of occupations from finance to engineering, biomedical science to manufacturing, all of which use an increasing amount of mathematical modelling.
