- 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.
A-level Classical Greek
A student of Classical Greek at A-Level is something special in the world. You will have a chance to read some of the most influential literature, philosophical works, and history that the world has ever produced in their original words – at the same time as indulging in the complex sophistication of a language few can read in the modern world.
Course content L6
Development of understanding of Classical Greek accidence and syntax post-GCSE.
Half of the set text requirement (two authors) will be studied.
Course content U6
Further fine-tuning of Classical Greek accidence and syntax.
The other half of the set text requirement will be studied.
Examination arrangements
The course is assessed in four written papers:
- Unseen Translation: 1hr 45 mins, 33%
- Prose Composition/Comprehension: 1hr 15 mins, 17%
- Prose Literature: 2 hrs, 25%
- Verse Literature: 2 hrs, 25%
A-level Latin
If you enjoyed the challenges of GCSE Latin, A-level will give you the chance to uncover the true beauty of the language and literature of the Roman world. Go deeper into how the Romans thought, fought, lived, and loved while training yourself to pick apart the stunning puzzles of the Latin language.
Course content L6
Development of understanding of Latin accidence and syntax post-GCSE.
Half of the set text requirement (two authors) will be studied.
Course content U6
Further fine-tuning of Latin accidence and syntax.
The other half of the set text requirement will be studied.
Examination arrangements
The course is assessed in four written papers:
- Unseen Translation: 1hr 45 mins, 33%
- Prose Composition/Comprehension: 1hr 15 mins, 17%
- Prose Literature: 2 hrs, 25%
- Verse Literature: 2 hrs, 25%
| Suggested preparation | ||
| Tufts University | Perseus Digital Library | Useful for reading original texts with vocabulary, syntax, and translation help. |
| Homer | The Iliad The Odyssey |
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| Virgil | Aeneid | |
| Ovid | Metamorphoses | Some stories are useful for A Level preparation. |
| Further inspiration | ||
| Catullus | ||
| Horace | Odes | |
| Ovid | Amores | |
| Plato | Symposium | …or any of his dialogues. |
| Herodotus | The Histories | |
| Beard, Mary | SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome | …or anything else by her! |
| Holland, Tom | Persian Fire:Â The First World Empire and the Battle for the West Rubicon:Â The Last Years of the Roman Republic Dynasty:Â The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar |
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| A Very Short Introduction series | Any classically-related installment from the series | |
