Seeing fluffy yellow ears and bright polka dots everywhere you look can only mean one thing… it’s Children in Need Day! Girls enjoyed a Mufti Day and a range of Pudsey activities, from making their own Pudsey mask in Forest School to a themed inter-house quiz in assembly. In true unique and whacky Maynard fashion,

Maynard sport just isn’t slowing down! The Area Cross Country at Blundell’s School earlier this week saw vibrant sunshine – not your typical cross country weather! – and all our girls having a great time pushing themselves to their limits despite the unusually warm temperatures. They ran brilliantly with amazing results – special shout-out to

We’re continually blown away by the absolutely amazing sporting achievements coming in every day this term! Today we’re celebrating the fabulous U14 badminton players who had a fantastic time at their Area Badminton Competition at Clyst Vale on Tuesday. Girls had a terrific attitude as always and it was lovely to see them cheering each

Earlier this week our U12 and U13 hockey teams thoroughly enjoyed fun fixtures with our local friends, Exeter Cathedral School! Girls played some amazing hockey, putting everything they’ve been learning in training into practice, and came away in brilliantly high spirits. It’s always lovely to play a great game with our neighbours – thank you

One sock, two sock, red sock, blue sock… it’s Odd Socks Day! We’ve seen mismatched socks of all shapes, patterns and colours today, all in the name of celebrating what makes us unique this Anti-Bullying Week!

The Ten Tors 2025 season is off to a flying start! Last weekend 45 girls put their best foot forward, ‘trying out’ for this year’s squad and the opportunity to take on one of the most ambitious challenges for young people in the South West. Our amazing adventurers threw themselves wholeheartedly into this initial outing

What a fantastic performance from our U12 hockey team to end the week last Friday! Their teamwork in the In2Hockey Devon Tournament was simply impeccable and helped them take 2nd place in the county overall, as well as earning them a coveted spot in the Regionals in March. Huge congratulations to the team for their

Today we joined the rest of the nation in remembering the men and women who have served and sacrificed for our freedoms, forever grateful for their bravery. Across the school, our girls have been making beautiful poppies to mark the day, and we began Remembrance Day with a thought-provoking whole school assembly led by our

In PSHCE, Year 4 have been talking all about courage and the importance of standing up and doing the right thing, even when it feels difficult. Finding your voice in these situations needs us to be brave, but with the help of the book ‘The Lion Inside’, girls have learnt that no matter how small

With Halloween season coming to a close, some of our dazzling Junior dancers put on a spooktacular show in assembly this week! They’ve been working hard in Modern Dance Club to choreograph their own dances, performed in full costume – a wonderful celebration of all things spine-chilling and hair-raising!

Our Head, Mrs Gregory, had some very special guests visiting her office for a lovely tea party this week! Year 2 had a wonderful time sitting with Mrs Gregory and sipping tasty hot chocolate together. Mrs Gregory loved hearing how all the girls are enjoying being in Year 2 as well as what their favourite

Year 5 set sail for a time long past on their latest school trip exploring Brunel’s SS Great Britain in Bristol! She’s described as ‘one of the most important historic ships in the world’, being one of the vastest of her time in the mid 1800s, uniquely built of iron, and driven with a then

Between being the only school to proudly sponsor the Exeter Chiefs Women’s team as part of supporting women’s sport locally, and our secret weapon Clara Nielson (team trainer, Chiefs player extraordinaire and one of our super Science Technicians), it’s abundantly clear that we absolutely LOVE our rugby here at The Maynard! Our first rugby match

What better way to learn about ancient history than to visit in person? Girls from Upper 3 (Year 7) to Upper Sixth (Year 13) with an appreciation for Classics had a wonderful five-day trip to the breathtaking Bay of Naples over half term! Throughout the week, they were immersed in the most iconic areas of

The amazing U14 netball team started this half term with a bang at their ‘Sisters n Sport’ plate round 1 on Monday! Girls faced a tough physical match against Devonport High School for Girls but played phenomenally, being 18-25 down going into the final quarter but bringing it all the way back to 30-30 with

A HUGE well done and thank you so much to everyone who donated to this year’s Exeter Foodbank ‘House Harvest Collection’! A whopping 450kg was collected overall, with Haberdashers winning the House donations with a staggering 126kg. Mrs Dersley and a terrific team of Sixth Formers spent a happy Friday lunchtime whizzing it all off

Upper 3 (Year 7) have officially finished their very first half term in the Senior School! To say a big ‘welcome to Senior School’ and to celebrate how wonderfully they’re settling in already, they’ve each received a free Book Buzz book of their choice from a range of fantastically exciting options. We hope they have

Our fantastic footballers have been at it again with some brilliant playing this week! The ESFA Small Schools U15 Round 2 Cup Competition was ‘epic’ in every sense, as an experience as well as a game: the team brought their all with a true sense of team spirit, fantastic shots, amazing passages of play and

This morning, the brilliant Year 6s enjoyed a special Great Big Live Assembly to celebrate Black History Month! Joining over 1,000 schools from across the country on a live stream by the Sanctuary Foundation, girls learned about inspiring Black figures from the past shared by celebrities and other primary school students on this year’s theme

Our mathematicians have figured out the formula to success! Huge congratulations to everyone who participated in the UK Senior Maths Challenge, featuring thought-provoking questions from beginner to advanced level – we had our best ever set of results with 85% of students being awarded a certificate! Bronze Lower Sixth (Year 12): Imogen Anna Deborah Melanie

Today is International Day of the Girl! It’s a day very close to our hearts with its passionate advocacy for the rights of young girls, aligning perfectly with our everyday core goals of supporting girls to flourish. This year’s theme is ‘Girls’ vision for the future’, conveying how their voices are crucial in driving change

School has been even more vibrant today with ‘Wear a Rainbow’ day bringing beautiful colour to the Pre-Prep and Junior School! All girls from Reception to Year 6 were invited to wear a rainbow for Raynick, coming to school in their most jazzy outfits and making a donation. The money will go towards sponsoring Raynick’s

What better way to end the day than with sparkling performances from our Senior School musicians? Yesterday marked the first concert of the school year as the Teatime Concert saw 16 talented Senior girls treat guests to a delightful musical showcase. Their incredible versatility shone through, with a wide range of instruments featured and music

The U12 A and B hockey teams had a big start to the week with their first ever hockey fixture for Senior School on Monday! Playing against Exeter School, they were absolutely brilliant and showed terrific teamwork, making excellent use of techniques they’d learned in training. They came away with a win and a loss,

There’s always a fascinating project or experiment bubbling away in the science labs! In our lunchtime STEM club, the fantastic Upper 3 (Year 7) girls have been learning to solder and are now completing their own soldering project to make electronic Christmas tree circuits with flashing LED lights, set to be finished in time for

Our hockey teams seem nigh on unstoppable this term! Last week, the brilliant U16 hockey team visited Plymouth Marjon University for the Tier 2 County Hockey tournament and played some absolutely fantastic games, improving as the tournament went on and showing the Maynard team spirit in spades. Their hard work paid off and the team

Year 6 are making their first foray into Fashion and Textiles! As part of their introduction to the subject and our modern Textiles suite, they’re currently learning about all things fabric, from how to safely use a sewing machine and iron to how to use a pattern template. They’ll be putting these exciting new skills

Our amazing Sixth Formers have begun offering bespoke academic mentoring to Year 11s at Paignton Academy, sharing their subject know-how with younger students readying for GCSEs! This revolutionary new initiative will have Sixth Form girls video chatting with students in Paignton to explain different topics, walk them through activities and overall give them another level

A highlight among the oodles of lunchtime clubs happening each week is our ‘Chocolate and Chat’ big sister mentoring programme, in which the lovely Lower Sixth regularly meet up with the wonderful Upper 3s (Year 7) and play games, offer support and act as a friendly face for them as they settle in to Senior