- 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.
Magdalen College School is very pleased to announce a positive result from the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) following a Regulatory Compliance inspection in January 2020.
You can read the full report here:
ISI Regulatory Compliance Report
Subsequent to the two-day compliance-only inspection on 15th and 16th January, the ISI confirmed the school meets the quality standards expected of it and “no further action is required as a result of this inspection.”
“This strong report is the result of the sustained commitment of colleagues and pupils, and owes much to the support of parents and Governors"
Helen Pike, Master
To reach their findings, the inspectors observed 21 lessons, examined samples of pupils’ work and held discussions with members of staff, and the chair of governors. They also took the opportunity to observe the many extra-curricular activities that occurred during the inspection period, and attended form meetings and assemblies. The responses of parents, staff and pupils to pre-inspection questionnaires were analysed, and the school’s curriculum was examined. MCS was found to have met regulations in all areas.
The Regulatory Compliance inspection sits alongside the ISI’s more comprehensive Educational Quality inspection, which MCS received in March 2017. In this report, the ISI praised the “remarkable school” with its “incredibly rich opportunities”, where “pupils’ achievements are exceptional”.
"We sailed through inspection during a week which also saw pupils receive 44 Oxford and Cambridge offers and increased numbers of pupils sitting our entrance exams."
Helen Pike, Master
The Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) is the body approved by the Department for Education for the purpose of inspecting schools belonging to Independent Schools Council (ISC) Associations and reporting on compliance with independent school regulations. ISI inspections are also carried out under arrangements of the ISC Associations for the maintenance and improvement of the quality of their membership.
Master Helen Pike said of the result: “This strong report is the result of the sustained commitment of colleagues and pupils, and owes much to the support of parents and Governors. We sailed through inspection during a week which also saw pupils receive 44 Oxford and Cambridge offers and increased numbers of pupils sitting our entrance exams. We are a busy and thriving school!”
