Our Facilities

Our impressive Sports Hall, Bradley Hall, is a versatile space used by girls throughout the school from Pre-Prep to Sixth Form. The building is home to badminton, indoor tennis, netball and hockey, basketball and five-a-side football as well as for clubs such
as martial arts, fencing and kickboxing.

This is a versatile space and popular venue for football, hockey, tennis and even some field events at Junior School Sports Day.

This facility is available for recreational use by our Sixth Formers, as well as being used during timetabled PE lessons for Senior School students, and to train and condition our sports teams and elite athletes.

Our double courts provide a versatile space for pupils across the school to use for a range of seasonal sports including netball, tennis and multi-skills for our younger pupils.

Our Gymnasium also doubles up as our Performing Arts Centre. The retractable tiered seating can be packed away neatly to change the area to a modern gym with specialist apparatus and mats. When in gym mode, the room is used for dance shows, gymnastics, dance lessons and various clubs and activities including modern dance, ballet, yoga, body pump, body balance and Pilates.

Home to our countless music and drama performances held throughout the year, this is a versatile space with tiered seating for an audience of 160 and further free-standing seating for another 100 people. Professional lighting and a state-of-the-art audio system, plus a powerful projector with an enormous retractable screen also enables it to be used for assemblies, talks and as a conference venue.

The Drama Department is based in our black box studio which, alongside the Main School Hall and the PAC, is where the majority of lessons take place. The studio is fully equipped with theatre lighting and audio systems, as well as a costume and props store.

We deliver well over 165 music lessons each week and more than 50% of our students learn a musical instrument. These, together with numerous choir practices and class lessons up to A-level standard, take place in our dedicated on-site music rooms under the guidance of a large team of talented peripatetic teachers in addition to our own super experienced music staff.

Our beautiful Forest School is situated on site here at The Maynard in a safe and compact area specifically adapted to suit the needs of every young explorer! All our Pre-Prep pupils take part in weekly Forest School lessons throughout the year as part of the curriculum, with girls in the Junior School also enjoying sessions during the spring and summer, all run by our trained Forest School Leader.

Athletics is one of the main sports offered in the Summer Term. The school makes use of the impressive track and field facilities at Exeter Athletics Arena for lessons, after school athletics club and both Junior & Senior Sports Days.

Situated only five minutes away from school, we use the water and sand-based astro pitches at the University of Exeter for hockey training from Year 3 upwards.

Our Pre-Prep girls take part in swimming lessons once a week during the Autumn and Spring Terms at the University’s indoor 23-metre swimming pool at the nearby St Luke’s Sports Centre. Junior School and Senior School students also enjoy a term of swimming lessons at the state-of-the-art St Sidwell’s Point complex with three separate pools, newly opened in April 2022.

Haven Banks is just a short walk away from the school and many of our students enjoy regular sessions of outdoor and adventurous activities here, including kayaking, canoeing, stand-up paddleboarding, bell boating, climbing, orienteering and archery.

As part of the Sixth Form students’ Tuesday afternoon timetabled activities, students can take part in golf lessons at Exeter Golf and Country Club, benefitting from coaching with the club’s PGA qualified team of Golf Pros.

Rugby fever hit The Maynard thanks to our sponsorship of the Exeter Chiefs Women’s team whose players assist coaching sessions for our up-and-coming stars both in school and at the Saracens Rugby Club.

Our biennial Senior School musical usually takes place in the Barnfield Theatre, situated just a 2-minute walk away. This fantastic collaboration between the Music and Drama departments is an almighty undertaking and is designed to give our budding young actors and backstage specialists the opportunity to experience a professional stage.

Gymnastics is offered throughout the year to all girls from the Pre-Prep to Senior School and we are fortunate to be the only school in the area to partner with the Exeter Gymnastics Club. Our close geographical proximity to the club enables us to take advantage of their excellent facilities and high-level coaching, with our Gymnastics Club attending each week for squad training sessions.

Our musicians and singers are lucky enough to be able to perform at the beautiful and historic Exeter Cathedral for events including the Lord Mayor’s Carol Service and the Brahams Requiem concert for Hospiscare, as well as with the ISCA ensemble.