- 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.
On Tuesday 4th December the school held a dinner to honour Sir James Munby (OW 1966), who retired this past summer from his position as President of the Family Division of the High Court of England and Wales. He has been a great supporter of MCS, assisting with the school’s development and selflessly giving his time to young aspiring lawyers.
After leaving MCS, Sir James went on to Wadham College, Oxford, before being called to the Bar in 1971. He took Silk in 1988 and became a High Court judge in 2000. From 2009 to 2012 he was Chairman of the Law Commission, and he became a Justice of the Court of Appeal in 2009. In 2013 he was appointed President of the Family Division of the High Court of England and Wales.
The dinner was held in Middle Temple Hall, a grand location steeped in legal and cultural history. The first performance of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night was at Middle Temple in 1602, and in reference to this a talented group of MCS pupils performed a shortened version of the play, adapted by teachers Alex Thomas and Georgie Hildick-Smith.
Speeches by the Master and Richard Sear (OW 1997) bore witness to Sir James’ tireless commitment to his vocation, and to his sense of humour. In a characteristically modest address, Sir James fondly recounted stories from his time at MCS as he was, in his words, an unruly school boy, and credited the school with helping him to achieve his success.
The dinner was attended by a diverse group of OWs who were united by their interest in law. The evening was a fitting tribute to Sir James and his distinguished legal career.
