Year 4 visit the Princesshay Beehives

Posted on May 19, 2025

 

Year 4 were buzzing with excitement to visit the Princesshay Beehives last Thursday! The tranquil rooftop garden houses honeybees high above the shops, and everyone got a brilliant insight into their busy world with peeks inside the hive through glass panels. The trip was the bees knees!

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Year 5 residential to Kilve Court

Posted on May 17, 2025

 

Year 5 have returned from their Kilve Court residential adventure and have had an absolutely fantastic time! Action-packed days and making memories with friends in the sunshine, how perfect!

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Chiefs at Maynard Masterclass and Festival

Posted on May 13, 2025

 

Our third annual Chiefs at Maynard Masterclass and Festival was an utterly fantastic day for young rugby enthusiasts from across the local area! Over 120 girls from 11 different schools came along to Topsham Rugby Club and attended a first-class skills carousel in the morning run by none other than Chiefs players Clara, Kayleigh, Taz,

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Ten Tors 2025: an astounding success

Posted on May 12, 2025

 

And Ten Tors 2025 comes to an end! Huge huge HUGE congratulations are in order for our absolutely amazing students! Four Maynard groups took this momentous challenge in stride, with three teams walking 35 miles and one walking 45 miles. Not only did every participant show incredible drive, self-sufficiency and positivity even in the face

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Spectacular Years 3-5 Musical Showcase

Posted on May 8, 2025

 

Performances from our younger Maynardians never cease to wow us and yesterday’s Musical Showcase for Years 3-5 was no exception! Junior Musicians volunteered to share their favourite pieces with a packed audience in the Main School Hall and put on an absolutely wonderful show. There were a huge range of acts featured with everything from

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Gold Duke of Edinburgh water skills training

Posted on May 8, 2025

 

The Gold Duke of Edinburgh team took to last weekend’s water skills training like ducks to… well, water! On Sunday they headed to Totnes Rowing Club to get to grips with canoeing basics on a short journey, including efficient forward paddling, turning, steering, positioning in the boat and paddling in a tandem. Then on the

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U15 Chance to Shine Regional Finals

Posted on May 7, 2025

 

Our absolute superstar U15 cricket team took the long anticipated Chance to Shine Regional Finals by storm today! They headed all the way to Bristol to go toe-to-toe with the region’s finest and wow, did they deliver. Every single player bowled, batted and fielded excellently and were a credit to the school, working fabulously together

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Leavers’ Concert: celebrating our Senior musicians

Posted on May 7, 2025

 

We were delighted to host the Leavers’ Concert yesterday, celebrating our incredible Senior musicians and waving a bittersweet farewell to the wonderful Upper 6 (Year 13) leavers, soon to head off on their next great adventures after years shining on the Maynard music scene. With stunning solos from our leavers as well as beautiful performances from

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Welcoming back our amazing alumnae for a very special reunion

Posted on May 4, 2025

 

It was an absolute delight to welcome back our wonderful alumnae for a very special reunion on Friday! Leavers from 1975, 1985, 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2010 came to share memories and swap stories of what they’ve been up to since leaving The Maynard over a delicious lunch. Our current students were thrilled to have

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Brand new Maynard Netball Summer League begins!

Posted on May 3, 2025

 

The brand new Maynard Netball Summer League has begun this week! Over 50 girls signed up to be put in mixed year teams, and between now and the end of term, they’ll be bringing their A-game for the chance to be the ultimate champions. Plus, exciting summer league rules include shooting outside the netball D

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Special animal guests visit the Junior School

Posted on May 3, 2025

 

A visit from Frazoo is always a treat for all of us animal lovers! A host of wild and wonderful creatures came to the Junior School with Frazoo as part of a fascinating talk all about reptiles and invertebrates. Talk about hands-on learning!

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‘Maynard Makes’ wins Young Enterprise Creativity Award

Posted on May 2, 2025

 

This year’s Young Enterprise team of budding businesswomen in Lower 6 has performed fantastically at the Devon and Cornwall Regional Final, winning the Creativity Award for their ingenious eco-friendly homemade makeup wipes and scrunchies! The Young Enterprise challenge invites groups of students from across UK schools to run their own business and tackle everything from

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U13 cricket with St Peter’s CofE School and Stover School

Posted on May 1, 2025

 

U13 cricket is flying this week with two days in a row of fab matches! On Tuesday the U13A team faced St Peter’s CofE School, where everyone did a brilliant job working on playing through the line of the ball and coming together as a team. Then on Wednesday, the U13A and B teams took

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Brilliant performances at the Great Big Dance Off

Posted on April 30, 2025

 

Congratulations to all of our amazing dancers who wowed audiences at yesterday’s Great Big Dance Off! Two talented teams performed dances they’ve been perfecting over the course of the year for the masses at the Bath Hippodrome (dance photos here taken at Maynard’s Got Talent/Ballet & Modern Dance Showcase). Everyone rose to the occasion brilliantly

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Roar-some Wear it Wild Day raises funds for WWF

Posted on April 29, 2025

 

Pre-Prep and Junior School spent an un-fur-gettable day today raising money for WWF! Everybody came to school ready for the ‘cat’-walk, donation in hand and wearing fabulous outfits inspired by their favourite animals. Girls also ‘flocked’ to give an extra donation to take part in the ‘name the cuddly toy’/’design a poster’ competitions, and will

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U15 cricket is ramping up

Posted on April 24, 2025

 

U15 cricket is ramping up in preparation for the upcoming regional finals! Yesterday, the dream team played a good spirited and close game of cricket against St Peter’s CofE Aided School, with lots of fantastic batting, bowling and fielding. Great fun and great practice rolled into one!

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Growing knowledge in the allotment

Posted on April 8, 2025

 

This term, Upper 3 have been getting their hands dirty—literally! As part of our new science topic on allotments, the girls ventured outside to plant a variety of seeds, including peas, potatoes, and some beautiful flowers. This hands-on experience is designed to help them understand plant growth, the importance of caring for living things, and

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FIRST LEGO League Tournament

Posted on April 8, 2025

 

Last Friday, Mr Friendship and Mr Wood took 13 enthusiastic Lower 4 and Upper 4 students to County Hall for the regional round of the FIRST LEGO League Robotics Tournament. The competition provided a fantastic opportunity for the girls to put their problem-solving and teamwork skills to the test in a dynamic and challenging environment.

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Trip to the Norman Lockyer Observatory

Posted on April 8, 2025

 

The recent trip to the Norman Lockyer Observatory was a tremendous success, providing eight of our Upper 6 students (alongside Mr Ridler and Mr Wood) with a valuable insight into astronomy, the history of scientific discovery, and the wonders of our universe. The evening began with a captivating talk about solar eclipses. Our host expertly

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Easter egg hunts

Posted on April 5, 2025

 

What’s Easter without an Easter egg hunt? Maynardians of all ages had a fantastic time hunting for Easter eggs around the school on Friday!

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A new era with a new Head Girl Team!

Posted on April 5, 2025

 

Our new Head Girl Team was announced in assembly on Friday and huge congratulations to Rosie, Poppy, Anna, Claudia, Melanie, Grace and Georgie for being elected! We know you will be absolutely brilliant ambassadors and inspirational role models for the year ahead. And our huge thanks also to the outgoing team who have been utterly

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Baking Easter cakes

Posted on April 4, 2025

 

We’ve already reached the end of our Spring Term – how time flies when you’re having fun! We’d like to wish all of our students, staff and wider Maynard community a wonderful break. To get you in the spring spirit, here are some of the delectable Easter-themed cakes recently baked and decorated by our talented

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Lower 4 perform The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

Posted on April 4, 2025

 

Drama at The Maynard is absolutely flying, the latest amazing performance being yesterday’s showing of ‘The Wolves of Willoughby Chase’ starring our incredible Lower 4 (Year 8)! A thrilling adventure set in an alternative history of England, this adaptation of a classic children’s novel told the story of two brave and determined girls as they fought

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Spring Fair

Posted on April 3, 2025

 

Today’s lunchtime Spring Fair was chock-full of fun activities and tasty treats in the name of raising money for House charities! A huge crowd gathered to try their hand at cookie decorating, hooking ducks, spinning a wheel of prizes, egg and spoon racing, jewellery making and more. Well done to the stall runners and organisers

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Upper 3 build their own sustainable Treasure Islands

Posted on April 3, 2025

 

Our brilliant Upper 3 (Year 7) have been thoroughly enjoying their exciting ‘Treasure Island’ Science module, learning all about key topics like energy stores, food tests, pollution, animal cells and more in the context of being marooned on a beautiful island. Tying all this together, they’ve now constructed amazing 3D models of Treasure Island demonstrating

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Maynard’s Got Talent 2025: a smash hit!

Posted on April 2, 2025

 

The one and only Maynard’s Got Talent fundraiser was once again a terrific smash hit and a riotously fun time for all involved! Yesterday saw our incredibly talented dancers, singers, musicians, gymnasts and even staff groups give it their absolute all on the stage, with a fantastic line-up of almost 20 acts making for an

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Forest School Fun

Posted on April 2, 2025

 

Yesterday we held some extra special sessions in our on-site Forest School, where the wonderful Pre-Prep girls were joined by their parents for some fun in the great outdoors! Young and adult explorers alike had a fantastic time sharing favourite Forest School activities like scavenger hunts, getting messy in the Mud Kitchen and, of course,

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The Great Lower 4 Bake Off

Posted on April 1, 2025

 

Ready, set, BAKE! Lower 4 (Year 8) have been pulling out all the stops in the Food & Nutrition Suite to make some absolutely smashing showstopper cakes for their Bake Off competition! Each baker dove straight in to the challenge to whip up classic Victoria sponge cakes, artfully decorated with delicious strawberries for that extra

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Upper 3 uncover our local history

Posted on March 31, 2025

 

Our Upper 3 (Year 7) historians enjoyed a fantastic trip around Exeter last week, visiting the hidden gem that is Tuckers Hall, exploring our city’s stunning Cathedral, and braving the Underground Passages. The girls spent the day learning about life in Medieval Exeter, including its cloth trade, and our guides at the different venues were

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A groovy Science challenge for Year 4

Posted on March 30, 2025

 

As part of Year 4’s Science work on sound, they’ve been learning all about how sound is made, how it travels, and how we hear it. To deepen their understanding, they were given a thoroughly groovy homework challenge: to design and make their own musical instruments that play different pitches! Using a variety of materials,

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