Seven of our fearless Lower 6 (Year 12) students are returning today from their incredible Gold Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) qualifying expedition to the natural wonders of Slovenia! The group finally embarked on their adventure last Tuesday after a year of training and working hard on their Gold DofE award, including a practice walk in

The Upper 6 (Year 13) Leavers’ Ball was a fabulous evening celebrating our oldest Maynardians’ amazing accomplishments! Our leavers enjoyed a prize-giving ceremony, some bubbles and a delicious three course meal followed by dancing the night away. What a delightful last hurrah for our Upper 6 – now time for them to enjoy a very

The classrooms are quiet and our hearts are full after yesterday’s triumphant Summer Celebration, marking the end of another academic year of learning, laughter, success and so many memories made. A huge number of our school community gathered at Sandy Park for a fantastic send-off, including a huge prizegiving ceremony recognising our absolutely amazing students

It’s hard to find a more perfect end to the school year for our younger Maynardians than the excitement and energy of the Pre-Prep & Junior School Summer Show! This year was no different, and our wonderful Pre-Preppers and Juniors treated audiences to stunning performances following the theme of “Musical travels around the world”. The

Last Friday’s GCSE and A-level Art Exhibition was a dazzling display of our spectacular artists’ creativity and talent, sharing work they’ve poured innumerable hours into over the last few months. Their tremendous artistic achievements have blown us away! Take a look at some of the many highlights from what has been yet another inspired year

Our lovely Lower 5 and Lower 6 (Years 10 and 12) historians thoroughly enjoyed a trip to the Chalke Valley History Festival on Thursday, an event packed full of fascinating ‘living history’ exhibitions, immersive experiences and features from the most eminent historians from television and academia. There was an immense amount to take in, from

Year 6 and Upper 3 (Year 7) are looking fabulously stylish with their brand new makeup bags, designed and made by themselves in our Fashion and Textiles Suite! Check out all the gorgeous summery colours and patterns!

Year 1 had a fantastic time exploring the amazing natural world at Haldon Forest on Tuesday. Luckily dodging the showers, our little adventurers followed the Discovery Trail around the forest and spotted characters from Julia Donaldson’s story ‘The Stick Man’, as well as keeping an eye out for the different types of trees and animals

We welcomed a whopping 17 teams from local schools and The Maynard to the PAC yesterday for the ultimate test of wits – the Year 5 Primary Mathematics Team Challenge! Budding mathematicians went head-to-head in a series of fun rounds, split up by a delicious lunch outside in the Rose Garden. After a full day

The Maynard Summer Prom was, without a doubt, a sparkling evening to remember – a most wonderful way for our Upper 5 (Year 11) students to celebrate the end of their GCSEs! After working immensely hard in the lead up to their exams and in all their previous years at The Maynard so far, this

Learning about history from the people who lived it themselves is such a privilege, and so we were honoured to welcome a few of our friends and neighbours from The Lodge Care Home as guest speakers yesterday, who shared their experiences of the Blitz with Year 6 as part of the students’ History topic. After

Could Wednesday have been any more gorgeous for a field trip to the beach? Lower 6 biologists did some fantastic work at gorgeous Slapton Ley carrying out ecological surveys and doing statistical tests as part of their A-level studies. Well done all!

Our brilliant Upper 3 (Year 7) girls celebrated completing their first year in Senior School with an adventure-packed two-night stay at the amazing Barton Hall in Torquay this week. From thrilling activities in the gorgeous sunshine to making unforgettable memories, the girls embraced every moment with enormous energy, laughter and friendship. A huge well done

The Lower 6 Geographers just got back from their fascinating residential trip to Snowdonia, packed full of learning and activities that will be invaluable for their A-levels. As part of their work on rebranding, they started by heading to the depths of the Llechwedd slate mines to understand more about the economic change that has

Year 3 had a lovely time visiting the Dawlish Warren Nature Reserve this week to learn about coastal erosion. The area is an internationally important site for wildlife, and the trip was a great opportunity to understand wildlife protection and coastal management up close. Of course, an ice cream on the beach at the end

Fantastic news from our Carnegie Medal Shadowing Group! On Wednesday, a host of Lower 4 (Year 8 ) and Upper 4 (Year 9) readers travelled to Exmouth Community College for a Carnegie Celebration Event, championing their favourite of the shortlist – The Final Year, by Matt Goodfellow – with a persuasive presentation. Needless to say,

Yesterday’s annual Mutts about Maynard event was every dog-lover’s dream! Four-legged friends of all shapes and sizes, as well as their beloved humans, joined us on Leebourne to be in with the chance to win a coveted rosette in one of several fun-filled rounds. As ever, it was an absolutely wonderful evening packed full of