The Maynard School A GSG School
- The Maynard School
Denmark Road
Exeter
EX1 1SJ - Head: Mrs Liz Gregory
- T 01392 273417
- F 01392 355999
- E admissions@maynard.co.uk
- W www.maynard.co.uk/
- An independent school for girls aged from 4 to 18.
- Read about the best schools in Devon
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Devon
- Pupils: 471; sixth formers: 110
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £7,926 - £16,542 pa
- Open days: Please contact the school
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- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
This is a school that both parents and girls fall head-over-heels in love with. Small class sizes, wonderfully warm and mutually respectful pupil–teacher relationships and an atmosphere of calm enthusiasm sum up the learning environment, whilst pastoral care is exemplary. This is not a school that focuses purely on the traditional female sports. Rugby is as important as netball here and the girls have an inclusive range of sport options from dance to martial arts, table tennis to outdoor education. The majority of parents had not gone out in search of a single-sex school but…
What the school says...
Set in a leafy area of central Exeter in Devon, The Maynard School is the leading independent day school for girls aged 4 -18 (Reception – Year 13) in the South West.
Steeped in a rich history dating back to 1658, The Maynard today is so much more than a top academic school. Over the years we have built an outstanding reputation for excellence in the Arts, Music and Sport whilst our pastoral care is widely regarded as second to none.
We are a School where happy girls carve for themselves successful futures, create everlasting friendships and enduring childhood memories.
As the second oldest girls’ school in the country, we pride ourselves on being experts in educating girls. Statistically it is a proven fact that girls in single-sex schools outperform their peers and the Maynard’s long history is testament to this success.
We are an academically selective school and our students achieve outstanding public examination results year-on-year. League tables consistently place us as one of the highest performing schools in the South West.
However, a Maynard education isn’t just about academic achievement. It is about so much more; we boast numerous individual and team champions in the sporting arena with access to some of the best facilities available; we celebrate our femininity and are proud to offer Food & Nutrition and Textiles & Fashion classes as a life-skill; we are one of the highest achieving schools for music and drama in the county; we relish our timetable packed with trips and workshops to be enjoyed by the whole school. But we take our greatest pride from the happy, ambitious and successful students with whom we have the pleasure to work with each day!
At its core, The Maynard is an outstanding school that has deep rooted values and a clear moral purpose. We hope that when your daughter departs for the next stage in her life, she will take with her lasting friendships, have fostered a passion for life as well as learning and own the confidence to take on every new adventure. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmistress
Since September 2022, Liz Gregory. She won everyone over when she joined by launching a consultation with pupils, parents and staff to audit current perceptions of the school; her resultant strategic development plan has been warmly received. It is ‘a pivot not a massive shift’, she says, but parents and pupils were particularly enamoured by the chance to ‘have their say’ and ‘feel listened to’. A clever move that underpins her inspiration for heading into teaching in the first place: she genuinely cares about helping others to get things right.
State educated in Portsmouth then Horsham sixth form college, she studied economics at Reading University before realising that working in the world of finance was not for her. A gap year spent teaching English in Thailand left her not only...
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Special Education Needs
The Maynard School aims to provide appropriate support and adjustments for specific learning difficulties or disabilities to girls who meet the academic entrance criteria. Interested parents are encouraged to make an appointment with the Learning Support and Special Educational Needs Coordinator. The needs of the potential pupil can be discussed and a taster day and assessment can be tailored to fit individual circumstances. All pupils are now screened, using LUCID software, for underlying processing difficulties and memory skills which may affect their academic progress. If difficulties are detected at entrance, in the classroom or through the screening programme, parents will be informed and the type of support possible in school explored. The SENCo role includes providing colleagues with practical information on ways to make adjustments for pupils' specific difficulties and support all pupils' learning. Lively study skills sessions led by the SENCo are part of the tutorial programme. Study skills teaching aims to raise awareness of study habits, time management and learning styles, with a view to encouraging mixed approaches to learning: visual, listening and speaking, and kinaesthetic. Pupils are taught strategies which maximise memory strengths from their screening. Individual or small group help may be offered where pupils experience difficulty with the curriculum. Whenever possible, this help is arranged for a time which avoids lessons being missed. Assessment for examinations Access Arrangements can be arranged in or through the school. The Maynard School recognises that each of its pupils may have a special gift and/or talent which should be nurtured by the school environment. The school seeks to enable its pupils to enjoy the benefits of one another’s “gifts and talents”, which may relate to exceptional academic learning ability, exceptional talent in a specific curricular or extra-curricular area, or exceptional attributes which benefit the whole school community e.g. leadership, creative imagination or social maturity. It is not part of the Maynard ethos to create divisions by unnecessary labelling, and the Maynard teaching departments recognise that careful differentiation and subtle stretching in methods of teaching are effective means of challenging the exceptionally able. 10-09
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | Y |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | Y |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment | Y |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter Cathedral School | 2023 | 2 | 2 | 1 The Maynard Award and Music Scholarship, 1 The Maynard Award and Academic Scholarship |
| St Peter's Preparatory School | 2023 | 1 | 1 | Art Scholarship |
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