What better to inspire Upper 6 (Year 13) physicists than a talk from famous face of science, Professor Brian Cox? Girls were treated to a completely mind-blowing talk on the history of cosmology, the evolution of the universe and the beginning and end of time at the Princess Theatre in Torquay. Brian Cox’s clarity of

It’s not rocket science… or is it? Lower 6 (Year 12) girls had some fabulous success at the latest Senior Physics Challenge, part of the British Physics Olympiad! Every student who entered got an award, and 40% of Maynard entries were Gold compared to 18% overall. Highlights include Joey and Vratny’s Gold Awards – in

We’re very grateful to brilliant representatives from It Happens Education, who visited our girls from Upper 4 (Year 9) to Upper 6 (Year 13) for a series of open talks about important RSHE topics. As part of the day, students had crucial conversations that will help them make informed choices, be critical thinkers and ask

We’ve had another flurry of fab netball fun! Highlights include wins from the U14s and U15s and amazing collaboration, sportsmanship and constant positive progress from training. Well done to all teams, who are storming ahead and always taking their game to the next level!

Our first musical extravaganza of 2024 featured 16 of The Maynard’s talented young musicians performing in a Teatime Concert in the Main School Hall. With a tango, a hornpipe, some Dolly Parton and Maroon 5, traditional folk music, film music, works by local composers and an abridged version of John Cage’s 4’33, it was certainly

On Monday our senior school students competed in their first ever Inter House Escape Room Challenge! All houses split into small groups with members across the ages from Upper 3 (Year 7) to Upper 6 (Year 13), and worked together to Escape from Wonderland… They collaboratively solved conundrums from the caterpillar, puzzled out chess challenges

Eager to get a peek of university life, Upper 4 (Year 9) attended the fascinating Science and Engineering Showcase at the University of Plymouth on Friday. This was a unique opportunity for girls to chat with current undergraduate students, PhD students and all-round academics about what it’s like to study and work in STEM and

The U12 A, B and C netball teams all brought their A game to matches with Blundell’s earlier this month. We saw inspiring teamwork and fabulous skill from all players, and the A team brought home a win – well done to our netball extraordinaires! This time, talented Players of the Match were Clemmie, Bea,

Last weekend we were delighted to attend the Bristol Grammar School Model United Nations Conference. Girls were part of over 220 students who came to learn about the principles and function of the UN, this time grappling with historical issues from the Suez canal crisis to the transition of Zimbabwe from Rhodesia. The girls performed

A selection of superstar speedy girls from Upper 3 (Year 7 – Bea, Emily and Freya), Lower 4 (Year 8 – Issy) and Lower 5 (Year 10 – Issy) powered through to victory at the Devon Schools Cross Country Championships! All competitors had already made it through a tough two rounds to secure their spot

The U8 netball team were naturals in their first fixture! The girls had a lovely time playing against Exeter School – lots of goals were scored, and the hot chocolate and cookies at the end were a real treat. We’re so proud of our budding netball stars!

Last week, the star U13 cricket team got their ‘Chance to Shine’ at the exciting so named Chance to Shine competition. The girls improved hugely throughout each game, and had so much fun in matches against Blundells, Exeter School and West Buckland. Consider us bowled over impressed – well done to everyone who played! Extra

Plucky Upper 4 Geographers took on roles in humanitarian aid, search and rescue, military and medical aid in a fascinating disaster relief mapping workshop, led by the British Cartographic Society. In the two-hour ‘Restless Earth’ workshop, girls learned about the Japanese earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster of 2011, and were tasked with mimicking organisations like

Our U15 netball team have done it again! In the latest ISNC netball match against Bradfield College in Berkshire, the girls played exceptionally well and had a fabulous match, ending with a win to knock your socks off. They’re now heading through to round 3… who knows how far they’ll travel? Huge congratulations to everyone

We’re delighted to offer a huge, HUGE congratulations to our Upper 6 girls who have secured their well-deserved place to study at Oxford or Cambridge University! Almost 10% of the Upper 6 year group have obtained their highly sought-after Oxbridge opportunity this year after being star students all the way through their school career, and

Our top team of Eco Warriors have been on the case to fight energy waste… In their Friday meeting, they invited The Maynard’s very own all-knowing IT mastermind to brainstorm how the school can make changes that will greatly influence our energy consumption and reduce emissions. They brought some exciting ideas to the table that

Year 6 girls found themselves in a watery wonderland during this week’s trip to the National Marine Aquarium! During the visit to the largest aquarium in the UK, home to over 4,000 animals, everyone enjoyed a fabulous interactive tour and an unforgettable VR experience exploring the Mariana Trench. In the afternoon, the girls worked in

The U15 cricket team were absolute stars at last week’s Chance to Shine cricket competition! With fun matches playing Exeter School, Blundell’s and West Buckland School, they showed great teamwork and became more confident with every game – an even bigger achievement considering that they are entering competitive cricket for only the second season. Well

This week our U12, U13 and U15 netball teams kept warm in the wintry weather with a series of exciting netball matches against Truro School. All teams played exceptionally well, remaining super resilient and smiley despite the cold, and it was really clear that the girls listened to pointers from training and brought their A

It’s Thesaurus Day, but how could we possibly find enough words to describe The Maynard? Armed with a trusty whiteboard and pen, we called in some of our amazingly creative girls to help and tell us how they’d describe the school. They came up with some delightful definitions!

Year 4 unleashed their wild side for yesterday’s trip to a Double Elephant Print Workshop at Exeter Phoenix, producing a host of bright and bold prints on the theme of animals in their habitats. Artist Simon Ripley did a superb job teaching the girls all about printing. They had the opportunity to have a go

Upper 5 have officially let their hair down for a truly exciting trip to London now that mock exams are finished! The girls are ending this week by taking in iconic sights like the London Eye, basking in the heart of performing arts at the Globe, learning about history at the Imperial War Museum, exploring

A team of STEM superstar Lower 4 (Year 8) girls put their skills to the test today for the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) Faraday Challenge Day, facing off against teams from other local schools to create a solution to a real-world problem. We were very happy to host the challenge in the PAC,

Upper 4 (Year 9) embarked on their own fantastical journeys into a dreamy artistic landscape with their ventures into surrealism, letting imaginations run wild. We’re captivated by their big ideas, which look right out of a daydream!

What better way to celebrate the excitement of the new year than with some fantastic creative expression? Upper 3 (Year 7) created these exuberant renditions of celebrations, skillfully using pencil crayon, watercolour and acrylic paint to produce some delightfully bold and bright pieces of art. Lovely work!

Our Ten Tors teams did amazingly well to tackle the winter wilds again yesterday for their third training weekend on Dartmoor, as they continue to prepare for this year’s Ten Tors Challenge in May. The teams’ focus for the Sunday walk was on fast, effective navigation over some extremely testing terrain. Indeed, the routes involved

This week we welcomed back our wonderful students and staff for what is sure to be an exciting, fun-filled spring term! We hope you had a lovely break! To help you start the year with a good laugh, here’s a roundup of some of our favourite funny festive bloopers from December…

It’s time for our last Festive Banger of the year and The Maynard Street Boys are back with their next hit single, set to top the Christmas charts! Could their cover of “Stay Another Day” make it all the way to number 1?

Pre-Prep and Junior School got to experience their own Magical Maynard Christmas with this fun twist on the retelling of the classic story, “‘Twas the night before Christmas”…

Bursting with energy and in top form as always, the PE department treated us to a marvellous “Mistletoe” Festive Banger…