Year 5 had a fantastic Wednesday workshop with talented local artist Steve, where he shared about his sources of inspiration then taught everyone about colour mixing and new painting techniques. Take a look at the end result – Year 5’s beautifully vibrant bird paintings!

Creative Year 2 have been having lots of fun learning about Yvonne Coomber, a local Devon artist known for her beautiful wildflower paintings. The girls observed her techniques and explored how she uses bright colours, layers, and texture in her work – inspired by her joyful style, they created their own wildflower fields using similar

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!

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!

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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.

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

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!

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

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

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