Our marvellous Upper 3 (Year 7) classes went for a walk on the wild side – literally! – during their Teambuilding Day hosted at Wildwood Devon on Wednesday! Wildwood is part of stunning Escot Park, packed with a fascinating array of British wildlife and the ideal location for a teambuilding adventure: our Upper 3s had

With an exciting new year of Young Enterprise starting very soon, Lower 6 (Year 12) had a practice with a quickfire Business Challenge last Friday, designing a brand new pair of crocs to take the market by storm! After a crash course in product design and creative crocs from over the years, teams had just

Today brought a lot of excitement for many of our young readers with the first ever session of the Upper 3 (Year 7) Library Club! In perfect sync with International Literacy Day, new club members had a brilliant time making a range of colourful bookmarks for themselves and other library goers, setting them up well

Our Gold Duke of Edinburgh adventurers never sit still for long – they spent the last week of the summer holidays enjoying their big expedition to the stunning Lake District! Their practice in the Brecon Beacons mountain range earlier this year set them up perfectly for this four day expedition involving camping, canoeing and hiking

We are delighted to share that our brilliant Year 11 (Upper 5) students have once again excelled, delivering some incredibly strong GCSE results that far outweigh the national averages on every level. This year: “I couldn’t be prouder of the girls,” said Liz Gregory, Head. “These are exceptional results that reflect their unwavering focus, hard

The Maynard is thrilled to announce record-breaking A-level results for 2025, marking another triumphant year of academic excellence and confirming our position as the Sunday Times Independent Secondary School of Year South West. “Our 2025 results speak volumes – reflecting the drive, resilience and brilliance of our students, and the unwavering support and dedication of

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