Welcome!  We hope this website gives you a good introduction to MCS.

The school was founded in 1480 by William Waynflete.  Waynflete, believing in education as a facilitator of social mobility, wanted to found a school of an entirely new kind:  a school that would be at the heart of that new and exciting proposition, the university.  Quickly, MCS became one of the country's leading schools.

Today's MCS, proud inheritor of these traditions, remains just that.  We believe that this is, in part, because of the continuing and remarkable relationship we enjoy with the global university which surrounds us.  We are hugely fortunate in our facilities and environment.

MCS is a friendly, inclusive and highly distinctive school of about 700 pupils, aged 7-18.  We are small enough to develop every young person's character and talents, yet large enough to provide a very wide range of subjects and activities.  We encourage a respect for learning whilst developing in every pupil a close interest in a remarkably broad number of extra curricular interests.

A lot happens at MCS.  This General section of our website, and especially the recent News, the Calendar, the Newsletters, and Reports about us by Inspectors and the press, will give you an impression of this.  The Junior and Senior sections contain much further information and I also have my own web pages.  Prospective parents and pupils will find relevant additional information, such as details of our Open Mornings, in the Admissions section.  You can request a prospectus pack by clicking here. 

However, there is really no substitute for a visit, and the school will be happy to welcome you on any working morning.  You can book an appointment by emailing or by phoning 01865 242191.  We will look forward to hearing from you. 

Timothy Hands, Master