- 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.”
MCS ranks among the top independent secondary schools in The Sunday Times Schools Guide 2024, placed seventh nationally and third in the Southeast.
- Senior School
39 of our pupils achieved 10 or more 8 or 9 grades in 2023. - 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.
39 of our pupils achieved 10 or more 8 or 9 grades in 2023.
Your donations contribute over £150,000 a year to bursaries as well as building an - 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
39 of our pupils achieved 10 or more 8 or 9 grades in 2023.
- 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.
The Junior School and guests from seven other schools enjoyed a virtual author visit from the award-winning children’s author Ross MacKenzie on Monday morning. Ross shared his reading experiences as a child and admitted to having been a reluctant reader until about the age of nine. All changed when he listened to his teacher read Roald Dahl’s The Witches to the class, which he credits as changing his life and led him to become a best-selling children’s author. He also revealed that he had just been awarded The Scottish Teenage Book Prize 2021 for his novel Evernight. A truly aspirational talk for every pupil on the call; this multi-award-winning author’s ambition was kindled from just one story!
The event also launched a creative writing competition which is being run by The Oxford Festival of the Arts. We asked Ross to suggest a title that aspiring young writers could use to craft a short story and ‘The Door in the Cellar’ was chosen. Winners of this competition will be awarded signed copies of Ross MacKenzie’s books. Full details can be found here.
This visit was arranged in association with Andersen Press and The Reading Agency, and we are grateful for support from Blackwell’s in providing all attending pupils with the opportunity to purchase signed copies of Ross’ books.
