Throughout the term each year group has enjoyed lots of fun, competitive internal fixtures. These come to a climax with the much-anticipated House Matches which always bring out the competitive streak in us all. That aside, it’s just wonderful to witness so many girls playing sport, being active, supporting each other so fully and absolutely

Our Key Stage 3 Dance Company and our Key Stage 4/5 Dance Company once again performed at the Great Big Dance Off Regional Finals held in Swindon this year. This was an amazing opportunity to perform in a professional theatre and compete against other outstanding schools for dance. As ever, they all danced absolutely brilliantly

An exceedingly tasty end to the term! Last week, Pre-Prep and Junior School parents rose to the challenge of a Bake Sale, providing all kinds of delicious desserts to delight sweet-toothed passers by across the school. Their ‘flour power’ and the hard work of students running the sale was in aid of raising funds for

The Spring Term culminated in the wonderful variety show that is Maynard’s Got Talent and wow, what a night it was! With twenty different dancing, singing and musical group and solo performances, plus some wonderfully comical staff acts, it made for another fantastic evening and our huge thanks to all those who came to support

Last week, our tennis enthusiasts Katie (Lower 4, Year 8), Giselle (Upper 4, Year 9), Joey (Lower 6, Year 12), and Madeline (Upper 6, Year 13, captain) had a lovely afternoon on the court, making the most of the (somewhat) sunny weather for the U18 Aberdare Senior Tennis Fixture. Coming up against Taunton School, girls

Upper 3 and Lower 4 (Year 7 and 8) girls made their Houses proud in the latest Netball and Rugby House Competitions! See how they did in the results tables below. Congratulations to all, with a special shout out to the winning Houses, Goldsmiths (Upper 3 House Netball) and Merchants (Lower 4 House Rugby).

What a lovely Friday afternoon spent at the Ballet & Modern Dance Showcase! Our Pre-Prep and Junior dancers, with features from Senior girls, put on an absolutely dazzling show. There were sparkles and smiles galore as the girls delighted the audience with upbeat bop-along songs and enchanting storytelling. It was such a joy to see

Year 5 had a fabulous space-themed showcase with their homework projects this week, which all look to be plucked straight from the far reaches of the galaxy! As part of their Science lessons, they brought in spectacular space creations ranging from bakes and light-up models to artwork and poetry.

Some of our girls have had the exciting experience of playing their very first cricket matches! The U13B team enjoyed a fun cricket fixture versus St James School on Wednesday. They were amazing and played brilliantly, especially Players of the Match Isla and Liv who earned the title with their excellent batting. The fixture ended

Our U15 netball teams played brilliantly in their latest netball fixture. Facing Exeter School, the U15A team absolutely smashed it out of the park with a 24-8 win – consider us blown away! The U15B team also had a really good game and did themselves proud, although didn’t come away with the win this time.

Ever since World Book Day, the classroom doors in the Senior School have been brightening the corridors adorned with book-themed decorations. Senior girls were tasked with designing their classroom door in the style of a book cover, and the results were simply delightful! Now, after careful deliberation from the Head Girl Team, we can announce

Last week the U14 netball team travelled to Blundell’s for their end of season tournament, and what an exciting tournament it was! They had the chance to play a range of teams including Okehampton College, Blundell’s, St Peter’s Church of England Aided School and Exeter School. Both A and B teams did spectacularly and should

Years 5 and 6 greatly enjoyed their recent art workshops with artist Steve McCracken, working together to create a striking collection of stylistic birds in full bold colour. Steve’s art is easily recognisable and he is known for the cheery works seen brightening the streets of Exeter: now the art from our Junior girls will

Yesterday, we set up our very own court and invited around 60 aspiring lawyers from West Exe School, Axe Valley Academy, Blundell’s School, St Peter’s Church of England Voluntary Aided School and our own Maynardians to test their skills with a fully fledged Mock Trial. Beginning with a lovely supper provided by Andrew and our

The U13 Hockey Team had a brilliant, but challenging day at the Regional Hockey Finals at Clifton College. They showed excellent teamwork and were determined in their approach, resulting in draws with Salisbury Cathedral School and Clifton College. Unfortunately winning wasn’t in the cards and it ended with losses in the other matches. The girls

A huge congratulations to our U11 netball team for their growth in confidence, exceptional sportsmanship and excellent effort in last Friday’s competitive tournament! They faced Queen’s College, Exeter School, Blundell’s and Trinity School to storm into second place overall. Absolute superstars!

How could we possibly express the excitement of last week except with raving applause and a standing ovation? After so long rehearsing and three days of absolutely stellar performances of Spamalot, we have to offer a hearty ‘congratulations!’ to everyone involved. It was a flying success and we couldn’t be prouder! We hope you enjoyed

“I’ll huff! And I’ll puff! And I’ll blow your house down!” Years 5 and 6 brought the well-loved tale of The Three Little Pigs to life with wonderful workshops led by Mr. Gatherer, one of The Maynard’s governors. Everyone took it in turns to learn from Mr. Gatherer and stretch their theatrical skills with roles

International Women’s Day is always a special time for us at The Maynard! With this year’s theme of #InspireInclusion and the help of Mr. Friendship’s trusty drone, the whole school came together as one to show their passion for forging a more inclusive world for women and girls, collectively championing this year’s heart symbol. We

Year 3 had a lovely day at Bicton Park Botanical Gardens in glorious spring sunshine! They met some of the incredibly talented gardeners, who told the girls about how they look after plants of all different kinds, some of which are already in beautiful bloom. Girls found it fascinating to hear that the trees within Bicton Gardens

Today was World Book Day – always a crowd pleaser at The Maynard! Girls of all ages had a riotous time celebrating everything books, books, books. Whether their favourite reads are classic fantasy, modern sci-fi, thrilling mystery or something in-between, there was something for absolutely everyone to enjoy. Just a few of today’s activities…

Year 2 thoroughly enjoyed their exciting trip to Paignton Zoo this week. Girls were thrilled to walk on the wild side and see black rhinos, Rothschild’s giraffes, Ural owls, African lions, ring-tailed lemurs, Hartmann’s mountain zebras and many other animals of all shapes and sizes that call the zoo their home. They could definitely teach

Huge congratulations to our fantastic equestrian team who proved to be on top form at last weekend’s NSEA Eventers Challenge held at Bicton Arena. Polly and Georgie (Lower 5, Year 10), and Martha and Amelie (Lower 6, Year 12), jumped some stunning rounds in a competitive 90cm class, dropping just two poles over a stiff

Our English enthusiasts were delighted to attend a reading and Q&A session by current Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage, at the Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival last Friday. As part of the Festival’s spring weekend, our A-Level English Literature students and members of the Book Club enjoyed an afternoon with Simon, who is an award-winning and celebrated

Our Junior girls’ energy is seemingly endless! They spent Wednesday dashing across the rolling fields around Stover School in the latest cross country event. The girls were all absolute superstars and worked so hard, thoroughly enjoying every second of the race, and finishing 5th overall. Special well done to Maya (Year 5) for finishing in

Congratulations to all those who participated in the UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge! In a trial encouraging mathematical reasoning and efficient problem-solving, we had another amazing set of results with a whopping 50 students being awarded a certificate, seven of which were gold. Special congratulations to the following girls who have qualified for a follow-on round

This week’s long-awaited U17 rugby match versus Millfield School was a big opportunity for our girls – they’ve been committed to training all year to play in a competitive match, and what a game it was! As you can see, everyone had no issue with getting super muddy. Comments from Millfield included, “Your girls played

We’re once again delighted to be brimming with amazing netball news! Firstly, we can’t possibly forget the U15A team’s match against Ibstock Place School in the quarter final of the ISNC plate. The opposing team travelled to us all the way from London for the game, and what a game it was! The girls played

Our scientist whizz Sixth Formers dived right into the latest annual British Biology Olympiad earlier this month. It consisted of two rounds of tricky questions involving logical thinking, problem solving and an all-important deep understanding of core biological principles – which, judging by the results, our girls clearly have in spades! Matilda and Megan S

What a wild weekend for our four Ten Tors teams! February’s training will certainly be a story for the ages. Girls had a bright and early 6:30am start from school on Saturday, only to be met with six inches of snow on the higher peaks. Despite a chilly beginning, the plan to cover 48-52km was