- 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.
Cricket
v The Gary Kirsten Foundation: U13As hosted a touring side from Khayelitsha, the first township side ever to leave South Africa. The opposition posted 124, which MCS chased into the last over, tying the scores
v Lord William’s Thame: U14A won by 9 wickets
v Merchant Taylors’ School: 1st XI won 94 runs; 2nd XI lost by 52 runs; 3rd XI lost by 8 wickets; U15A lost by 98 runs; U15B lost by 5 runs; U14A lost by 9 wickets; U14B also lost against strong opposition; U13A won by 30 runs; U13B lost by 64 runs; U13C won by 6 runs; U12A won by 18 runs; U12B lost by 6 wickets; U12C lost by 16 runs
Tennis
v Pangbourne: Girls 1st Team lost 5-4; v Burford: U15B won 8-4; v Abingdon: U13A lost 12-0; v Oxford Sports: 1st lost 5-4: 2nd lost 6-3
v Eton: U15A lost 6-3; U15B lost 6-3; U15C lost 6-3; U14A lost 8-1; U14B lost 7-2; U14C lost 8-1
Internal Tournament: U12 & U13 C, D and E teams played an internal festival in a round robin, providing some great experience of match play for all involved.
Sailing
BSDRA Finals: A tough weekend for the Fevas, who finished in 17th , but won races on both days. This was a great experience for them as a young crew. The 2nd VI came 16th of 21, and hopefully will have learnt a huge amount.
The 1st VI just scraped into the gold league after gaining 11 wins from 14 races, progressing into the knockouts with 3 wins from 5 in the gold league (including a win over Sevenoaks). Giving it all they could, they won their semi against RGS convincingly, but then lost the final to Sevenoaks. The team finished 2nd overall, the same position as last year – and in doing so, kept the record of a top 3 finish since 2006 intact!
Rowing
The rowers had a fantastic Sunday at Thames Valley Park Regatta, a 3-lane knockout event. All crews rowed exceptionally well against some strong competition, leading to multiple nail-biting races.
In the J16 single category, both Gregg and Bradbery came 3rd in their respective heat. In the J14 quad category, the boys came 2nd in their heat (with three of the rowers racing for the first time, and in the A Division!), whilst MJ in the J14 single came second in his final.Â
The boys who took part in the J15 category progressed well, with the J15 double coming second in their heat, the quad finishing in second place in the semi final, and Underwood winning the event in the J15 single.
Furthermore, Pullinger, competing in the Schools single division finished 2nd in the final, an amazing achievement as he was racing up an age category against two Team GB hopefuls.
Congratulations to all who took part in the event.
Team of the week
Team of the week is awarded to the 1st VI Sailors for finishing 2nd at the BDRSA competition.
Performance of the day
Performance of the day awarded to Fin Szafnauer who finished 16th at the British Schools Championship. On his handicap he was rated 122nd out of 125 players, which makes this all the more remarkable. He finished 6 over after 4 rounds!
