The traditional dressing up as a favourite character from a book inspired an array of imaginative outfits in the Junior School and Pre-Prep on World Book Day (Friday 8 March 2019). We were also treated to two author visits and writing workshops, the first from Matt Oldfield who writes fun footballer biographies for children with

We were delighted and thrilled to receive some superlative feedback from award-winning author, Claire Barker, following her recent visit to the Junior School on World Book Day. We couldn’t have written this ourselves! “As a children’s author with two series of books on the go, I visit many schools as part of my working life,

Congratulations to Natalie (Upper 4) our Under 14 Basketball captain who recently heard that she has been selected for the England Basketball Squad. We are so incredibly proud to have such talent in our midst and we wish her every luck for a successful, and thoroughly well-deserved, future at the top of her game.

The ever-popular Food & Nutrition room has been a hive of activity over recent weeks, playing host to the recent GCSE practical assessments (26 – 28 February 2019) and numerous other mouth-wateringly delicious culinary ventures. The Upper 5 girls kept incredible calm throughout their three hour assessments, holding their nerve to produce a three course

Many congratulations to our three gymnastics teams who competed in the British Schools Gymnastics Association South West Regional Competition on Sunday 3 March 2019, where they were competing in the Team Floor and Vault competition. The weeks and months of preparation paid off and the girls all performed superbly, doing themselves and their coaches proud.

Our legal eagles, as well as those from our neighbouring schools, thoroughly enjoyed the Mock Trial held here at school on Tuesday 26 February 2019. This was the conclusion to a series of interesting Law workshops run by an inspiring group of Exeter University Law students. It was a really fun evening, but also very

During the half term break, 23 Lower and Upper Sixth students took part in a History study trip to Berlin. We had an action-packed schedule and the students experienced in real life much of what they had learned about in the classroom.  One of the most memorable tours was that of the charming Cecilienhof in

We have really enjoyed hosting the Exeter University Law students, who have run a series of three lunchtime workshops for students who are either interested in a career as a lawyer or just in finding out more about the laws of this country. The workshops have been both inspiring and educational. We have covered numerous

It’s a busy time of year for our Upper 5 Sports Leaders and, having spent the Autumn Term developing their leadership skills and behaviours, they are now practising their communication, organisation and motivation techniques whilst teaching Year 2 multi-games at St Leonard’s Primary School. This will culminate in hosting a sports festival here at the

We hosted our first Wellbeing Information Evening on Wednesday 13 February 2019 with really positive feedback from the Upper 3 Parents. As one parent stated, “It was a great evening and I think you are doing wonderful things with the girls.” The evening informed parents of the new Upper 3 PSHE tutor programme which incorporates

Well done to all our many teams who have been out sporting the Maynard blue (and pink) throughout the week beginning Monday 11 February 2019. The entire Year 5 played local rivals, Exeter Cathedral School, topping off some excellent play with equally fantastic results. The Under 10A won 6-3 whilst the Under 10B team posted

Huge congratulations to Emma Declerck (Upper 3) who was super impressive at the recent Devon County Swimming Championships, scooping a total of six individual medals whilst also breaking her personal best in every race! She won silver in the 200m and 50m backstroke and four bronzes for the 50m freestyle, 50m backstroke, the 100m breaststroke

Our Sixth Form Geographers were treated to a series of lectures with world renowned experts at the Plymouth University A-Level Geohazards Conference on Monday 4 February 2019. Amongst the speakers was Professor Iain Stewart, best known for his BBC series ‘Power of the Planet’ and ‘Rise of the Continents’ to name a few, who delivered

As ever, the girls continue to campaign to raise environmental awareness or fundraise for charity and the Eco Warriers’ Clothes Swap on Wednesday 6 February 2019 proved another fine example of how all our students support these endeavours so wholeheartedly. Piles and piles of clothes swamped the venue and queues of girls packed into the

The first of the girls to embark on the new Youth STEMM Award (based on a similar concept to the Duke of Edinburgh Award) fulfilled one of their course criteria by hosting a cake sale in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust during break time on Monday 4 February. They must have spent the entire

As a fully-fledged British Heart Foundation HeartStart School, we take great pride in teaching our students emergency life-saving skills such as recognising a heart attack or cardiac arrest, performing CPR, helping a choking person or dealing in serious bleeding.  Our own Mrs Thorne is a fully qualified HeartStart trainer and, as part of their tutorial

Congratulations to Claudia Eveling (Chairperson), Sofija Gelev (Vote of Thanks) and Hannah Clark (Main Speaker) who represented the Junior School at the Rotary Youth Speaks competition on Tuesday 29 January 2019. This event is crucial in encouraging public speaking for students in Year 6 and we were very proud to be the host venue this

The Year 6 girls went on their much anticipated trip to Plymouth Aquarium on Monday 4 February 2019. After a fascinating tour of all the exhibits, including watching the starfish being fed, they carefully manipulated some very sharp scalpels and managed to dissect a squid. The girls thoroughly enjoyed removing the pen and actually writing

Who claimed that adolescence is just a phase? Who suggested that being a parent is easy? Dick Moore, the parent of four often errant children and a headmaster for almost 23 years, embarked upon a mission to discover more about what makes young people tick and what he could or should have done during the

Our huge thanks to Samantha de Reya, the Chief Superintendent of the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary, for delivering such a fascinating talk at our weekly Biz Whizz Careers Club on Friday 25 January 2019. We were truly honoured to welcome such an exclusive speaker and the session attracted a fabulous turn-out of over 35 girls,

Our many Lower 4 (Year 8) coders took part in the initial online round of the CyberFirst Girls Competition, organised by the National Cyber Security Centre, on Thursday 24 January 2019. They cracked challenges in networking, logic and coding, cyber security and cryptography and are aiming to be one of the top ten teams across

According to research one of the five steps to improving mental wellbeing is to give. This is a sentiment that is close to The Maynard heart and, as such, we like to start them young! On Wednesday 23 January 2019 our girls in the Pre-Prep and Junior School enjoyed an extra special assembly led by

The prospective Upper 5 to Upper 6 medics were put through their paces on Tuesday 22 January 2019 when Vicky Downie, an expert from King’s College, London joined us to present a workshop on mini medical interviews. This was a great way for our students to gain valuable ‘inside information’ about how to prepare for

With the mock GCSE and A-level examinations now complete, our sporting timetable has resumed in earnest. Every single Netball team from Year 6 all the way through to the Upper 6 enjoyed some competitive matches during the week beginning Monday 14 January. Of particular note is some outstanding victories over Exeter Cathedral School for our

The Maynard tops the DfE Tables for the fourth consecutive year The Maynard School in Exeter has, once again, consolidated its place as the highest ranking independent school in Devon as well as being at the very top of the leader boards across Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset in key areas of the Department for

Following weeks of dedicated singing and acting practice, the Junior School girls delivered sparkling performances of their multi-cultural Christmas Show ‘Children of the World’ to packed audiences on Thursday 13 and Friday 14 December 2018. The Pre-Prep girls taught us about Christmas customs from countries around the world, while all the girls across the Junior School from Reception to

Huge congratulations to Rosie Thomson in Year 6 who has scooped the top prize in the National Literacy Trust’s Story Explorers competition. Rosie was one of only 25 pupils in the entire UK to have won a visit to their school from an acclaimed children’s author as part of her prize. Several girls from our

On Wednesday 12 December, a group of our Senior Students travelled to the University of Exeter to attend the Royal Society of Chemists ‘Top of the Bench’ competition. As Mr MacDonald reports: “It was broken down into three sections; two practical challenges and a multiple choice quiz, all carried out in the science teaching laboratories.

The Lower 6 Young Enterprise team, EverOcean, were in Princesshay, Exeter over the weekend of 7-8 December 2018 selling their re-useable bottles. The team worked together extremely well to organise a great trade stand and sell to the public. They were thrilled to win the Sustainability Award for their product, although the biggest achievement of

As ever, the Fashion & Textiles room is a complete hive of creativity but never before has anyone attempted to make, yes make, their own leather! Bella Pallett (Upper 6), who will be one of the first to complete our new Fashion & Textiles A-level in the summer, has taken the coursework theme of ‘sustainability’