- 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.
Typically between 50 and 60 new pupils, both boys and girls, join the school at Sixth Form level. There is a dedicated Sixth Form common room, work areas, and seminar room located in the Richard Record Sixth Form Centre for the two year groups.
Points of Contact – The Sixth Form Team
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head of Sixth Form | Dr Colin Pearson |
| Heads of U6th | Mr Rohan Edwards, Miss Kirsty Rooney and Miss Lucy Taylor |
| Heads of L6th | Miss Amy Holland and Mr Nick Marshall |
| Director of Higher Education | Mr Peter McDonald |
The Sixth Form Team leads 24 dedicated tutors, 12 in each year, who typically stay with the tutor group for the 2 years of 6th form. The Housemasters are always 6 of these tutors.
“My daughter has had excellent, caring encouraging and dedicated teachers at MCS. She has been inspired and nurtured.”
MCS Parent
Lilium, Learning and Support
PSHCE is known as Lilium at MCS. In Sixth Form, Lilium continues through a series of talks on wide-ranging topics which tutors follow up and develop with pupils during their final two years in school. There is also an extensive programme of Sixth Form induction, which includes both the nature of academic challenge, alongside the maintenance of physical and mental health. This is supported by the staff of the Medical Centre, for more information click the button below.
PASTORAL CARE IN THE SENIOR SCHOOL
The Sixth Form at MCS places a high value on curiosity, a willingness to take intellectual risks and strong relationships, and in so doing, creates an environment in which it is both safe to challenge oneself, but easy to thrive. This does not involve shielding pupils from the stresses and pressures they are likely to face in the Sixth Form and beyond, but rather through conversation, guidance and by example, leading them towards a point where challenge is greeted as opportunity and resilience builds a flexible and robust mind-set and outlook.
