Earlier this week we welcomed Claire Wright, Community Relations Manager for Exeter’s local homelessness charity St Petrock’s, who gave an important talk about her work as part of a team supporting rough sleepers. Claire explained a day in the life of many of the charity’s volunteers: they deliver cooked breakfasts, run the centre so people

Did you spot some familiar faces on yesterday’s BBC Spotlight Evening News? Our amazingly business-savvy Young Enterprise team chatted with the BBC about their product at the Devon Finals, held at Exeter College! They’ve been successfully selling ‘Seed Salutations’ environmentally-friendly cards made from old study notes and embedded with wildflower seeds, so when the lucky recipients are finished

Yesterday’s Leavers’ Concert was a beautiful celebration of the wonderful musicianship and achievements of our senior musicians! It was the perfect send-off for our talented Upper Sixth leavers, and serves as a very special memory for them to keep as they move on to exciting adventures beyond The Maynard. Leavers performed stunning solos, featuring alongside other

As part of their Biology A-level, Lower Sixth (Year 12) girls enjoyed an enriching trip to the Slapton Ley Field Studies Centre last Friday, working together to carry out a real ecological study in a whole new environment. With the Centre set in the Slapton Ley National Nature Reserve and sitting a stone’s throw from

On your mark, get set, BAKE! L4Q have conjured up a delightful selection of dessert delicacies for their Great Maynard Bake Off competition. Although very hard to choose, the winning Star Baker this time was Fleur, with her stunning cake complete with edible flowers and handmade chocolate/gold leaf decorations. The runners-up were Maddie and Olivia.

Our sporty superstars were very lucky to have a truly inspiring talk from Ollie Devoto, current Exeter Chiefs player, last Friday! Ollie received his first professional contract at 18 to play for Bath, and then moved to Exeter Chiefs in 2016. In his first season, Ollie was part of the team that won the league,

Anticipation is building as the Ten Tors Challenge approaches! Our extraordinary expeditioners completed their final training weekend last week and were thankfully blessed with beautiful conditions – just look at that sunshine! Everyone returned fit and healthy, ready to give the final Challenge their all next month. Good luck to everyone now making their preparations

Our Eco Warriors team are always doing fantastic work to get action for sustainability buzzing around school. Last week they launched their ‘Plants in Classrooms’ initiative, planting cosmos seeds for tutor groups to look after together during Summer Term. At the end of term, plants will be judged based on: Not only is this a

We couldn’t be prouder of our Sixth Form students’ recent Chemistry Olympiad results! Not only did everyone who entered win prizes, but our fabulously clever chemists brought home a whopping five Gold certificates, making this a truly record-breaking year for us! The Chemistry Olympiad, organised by the Royal Society of Chemistry, is a challenge designed

With only a few months until work begins, we’re so excited to share these latest visuals of the upcoming great big Sixth Form Centre refurbishment! Click on the photos below for a closer look at all their fabulous details. Huge thanks to our student focus group for all their help in advising on some of

Throughout the term each year group has enjoyed lots of fun, competitive internal fixtures. These come to a climax with the much-anticipated House Matches which always bring out the competitive streak in us all. That aside, it’s just wonderful to witness so many girls playing sport, being active, supporting each other so fully and absolutely

Our Key Stage 3 Dance Company and our Key Stage 4/5 Dance Company once again performed at the Great Big Dance Off Regional Finals held in Swindon this year. This was an amazing opportunity to perform in a professional theatre and compete against other outstanding schools for dance. As ever, they all danced absolutely brilliantly

An exceedingly tasty end to the term! Last week, Pre-Prep and Junior School parents rose to the challenge of a Bake Sale, providing all kinds of delicious desserts to delight sweet-toothed passers by across the school. Their ‘flour power’ and the hard work of students running the sale was in aid of raising funds for

The Spring Term culminated in the wonderful variety show that is Maynard’s Got Talent and wow, what a night it was! With twenty different dancing, singing and musical group and solo performances, plus some wonderfully comical staff acts, it made for another fantastic evening and our huge thanks to all those who came to support

Last week, our tennis enthusiasts Katie (Lower 4, Year 8), Giselle (Upper 4, Year 9), Joey (Lower 6, Year 12), and Madeline (Upper 6, Year 13, captain) had a lovely afternoon on the court, making the most of the (somewhat) sunny weather for the U18 Aberdare Senior Tennis Fixture. Coming up against Taunton School, girls

Upper 3 and Lower 4 (Year 7 and 8) girls made their Houses proud in the latest Netball and Rugby House Competitions! See how they did in the results tables below. Congratulations to all, with a special shout out to the winning Houses, Goldsmiths (Upper 3 House Netball) and Merchants (Lower 4 House Rugby).

What a lovely Friday afternoon spent at the Ballet & Modern Dance Showcase! Our Pre-Prep and Junior dancers, with features from Senior girls, put on an absolutely dazzling show. There were sparkles and smiles galore as the girls delighted the audience with upbeat bop-along songs and enchanting storytelling. It was such a joy to see

Year 5 had a fabulous space-themed showcase with their homework projects this week, which all look to be plucked straight from the far reaches of the galaxy! As part of their Science lessons, they brought in spectacular space creations ranging from bakes and light-up models to artwork and poetry.

Some of our girls have had the exciting experience of playing their very first cricket matches! The U13B team enjoyed a fun cricket fixture versus St James School on Wednesday. They were amazing and played brilliantly, especially Players of the Match Isla and Liv who earned the title with their excellent batting. The fixture ended

Our U15 netball teams played brilliantly in their latest netball fixture. Facing Exeter School, the U15A team absolutely smashed it out of the park with a 24-8 win – consider us blown away! The U15B team also had a really good game and did themselves proud, although didn’t come away with the win this time.

Ever since World Book Day, the classroom doors in the Senior School have been brightening the corridors adorned with book-themed decorations. Senior girls were tasked with designing their classroom door in the style of a book cover, and the results were simply delightful! Now, after careful deliberation from the Head Girl Team, we can announce

Last week the U14 netball team travelled to Blundell’s for their end of season tournament, and what an exciting tournament it was! They had the chance to play a range of teams including Okehampton College, Blundell’s, St Peter’s Church of England Aided School and Exeter School. Both A and B teams did spectacularly and should

Years 5 and 6 greatly enjoyed their recent art workshops with artist Steve McCracken, working together to create a striking collection of stylistic birds in full bold colour. Steve’s art is easily recognisable and he is known for the cheery works seen brightening the streets of Exeter: now the art from our Junior girls will

The U13 Hockey Team had a brilliant, but challenging day at the Regional Hockey Finals at Clifton College. They showed excellent teamwork and were determined in their approach, resulting in draws with Salisbury Cathedral School and Clifton College. Unfortunately winning wasn’t in the cards and it ended with losses in the other matches. The girls

A huge congratulations to our U11 netball team for their growth in confidence, exceptional sportsmanship and excellent effort in last Friday’s competitive tournament! They faced Queen’s College, Exeter School, Blundell’s and Trinity School to storm into second place overall. Absolute superstars!

How could we possibly express the excitement of last week except with raving applause and a standing ovation? After so long rehearsing and three days of absolutely stellar performances of Spamalot, we have to offer a hearty ‘congratulations!’ to everyone involved. It was a flying success and we couldn’t be prouder! We hope you enjoyed

“I’ll huff! And I’ll puff! And I’ll blow your house down!” Years 5 and 6 brought the well-loved tale of The Three Little Pigs to life with wonderful workshops led by Mr. Gatherer, one of The Maynard’s governors. Everyone took it in turns to learn from Mr. Gatherer and stretch their theatrical skills with roles

International Women’s Day is always a special time for us at The Maynard! With this year’s theme of #InspireInclusion and the help of Mr. Friendship’s trusty drone, the whole school came together as one to show their passion for forging a more inclusive world for women and girls, collectively championing this year’s heart symbol. We