Schools / The Maynard School
The Maynard School is an independent school for girls in Exeter, Devon, educating around 410 pupils aged 4 to 19. Entrance is by the school's own 11+ examinations, usually in English and mathematics, together with an interview.
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School-set papers - the school's own 11+ Entrance Assessment: English, Maths, Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
1038 published practice questions tagged for this exam
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Set by Individual schools / small consortia (no board)
School-set papers - the school's own 11+ Entrance Assessment: English, Maths, Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
1038 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
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Test: January of Year 6 — the school’s own examination day (a few schools test in November or December of Year 6)
Results: Outcomes follow the school’s published timetable, typically in the spring term of Year 6
Offers: February of Year 6 — the school publishes its offers to its own timetable (London day schools cluster around a mid-February offer point)
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the autumn term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
Test: January of Year 6 — the school’s own examination day (a few schools test in November or December of Year 6)
Results: Outcomes follow the school’s published timetable, typically in the spring term of Year 6
Offers: February of Year 6 — the school publishes its offers to its own timetable (London day schools cluster around a mid-February offer point)
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the autumn term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
No catchment — open competition
There is no catchment area. Admission is by the school’s own assessment process (examinations and, usually, an interview); the school sets its own oversubscription criteria in its admissions policy — commonly the assessment result first, with sibling or other connections considered at some schools.
GCSE: 76% of GCSE grades were grade 7 and above (55% grades 9–8; 25% grade 9)
School-published
A level: Average point score per A level entry 47.94 (average grade A-); 45.5% of A level students achieved AAB or higher
DfE performance tables
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Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28 · official source · checked 2026-10-28
A level: Average point score per A level entry 48.20 (average grade A-)
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
Schemes recorded from the school's own published information. A scholarship is a merit award; a bursary is means-tested. Values are shown exactly as the school states them — where a scheme is honorary, its stated value says so.
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: Decisions are based on the 11+ assessment results, school reports and an interview with the Head; candidates bring examples of academic achievements to the interview
When: Not stated on the published pages
What it's worth: 5–10% of tuition fees (may be combined with a means-tested bursary)
How to apply: Separate application required — external candidates must be registered; candidates may apply for up to two scholarships
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipArt
What is assessed: Five images submitted with the online application; bring a portfolio and school sketchbook to the assessment day; produce a piece of work from a given stimulus; interview with the Head of Art and the Head
When: Assessment day during the admissions cycle
What it's worth: 5–10% of tuition fees (may be combined with a means-tested bursary)
How to apply: Separate application required — external candidates must be registered; candidates may apply for up to two scholarships
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipDrama
What is assessed: Prepare a short monologue (maximum 2 minutes) from a published play; interview/observation of the practical performance; interview with the Head of Drama and a short interview with the Head
When: Assessment during the admissions cycle
What it's worth: 5–10% of tuition fees (may be combined with a means-tested bursary)
How to apply: Separate application required — external candidates must be registered; candidates may apply for up to two scholarships
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipMusic
What is assessed: Grade 3 standard on at least one instrument; perform two pieces (two on one instrument or one on each of two instruments); sight-reading and aural tests; interview with the Director of Music and the Head
When: Assessment during the admissions cycle
What it's worth: 5–10% of tuition fees (may be combined with a means-tested bursary)
How to apply: Separate application required — external candidates must be registered; candidates may apply for up to two scholarships
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipSport
What is assessed: Candidates of at least county standard in one or more sports, competing outside school; performance-based fitness tests (speed, agility, power, coordination, game-based aerobic/anaerobic endurance); technical skills and tactical knowledge assessed; interview with the Director of Sport and the Head
When: Assessment during the admissions cycle
What it's worth: 5–10% of tuition fees (may be combined with a means-tested bursary)
How to apply: Separate application required — external candidates must be registered; candidates may apply for up to two scholarships
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Means-tested, calculated by the Finance Office on evidence of income; families with a combined income of £60,000 or more are generally not eligible; reviewed annually and continues through the Sixth Form
When: Assessed alongside the admissions process
What it's worth: Up to 45% reduction in fees
How to apply: Email the school for a bursary application form
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: Decisions are based on the 13+ assessment results, school reports and an interview with the Head; candidates bring examples of academic achievements to the interview
When: Not stated on the published pages
What it's worth: 5–10% of tuition fees (may be combined with a means-tested bursary)
How to apply: Separate application required — external candidates must be registered; candidates may apply for up to two scholarships
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipArt
What is assessed: Ten images submitted with the online application; bring a portfolio and school sketchbook to the assessment day; produce a piece of work from a given stimulus; interview with the Head of Art and the Head
When: Assessment day during the admissions cycle
What it's worth: 5–10% of tuition fees (may be combined with a means-tested bursary)
How to apply: Separate application required — external candidates must be registered; candidates may apply for up to two scholarships
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipDrama
What is assessed: Prepare a short monologue (maximum 2 minutes) from a published play; interview/observation of the practical performance; interview with the Head of Drama; design candidates present a portfolio of design ideas (Lighting/Set/Sound/Costume) for a published play and discuss a live theatre show seen in the last two years
When: Assessment during the admissions cycle
What it's worth: 5–10% of tuition fees (may be combined with a means-tested bursary)
How to apply: Separate application required — external candidates must be registered; candidates may apply for up to two scholarships
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipMusic
What is assessed: Grade 5 standard on at least one instrument; perform two pieces (two on one instrument or one on each of two instruments); sight-reading and aural tests; interview with the Director of Music and the Head
When: Assessment during the admissions cycle
What it's worth: 5–10% of tuition fees (may be combined with a means-tested bursary)
How to apply: Separate application required — external candidates must be registered; candidates may apply for up to two scholarships
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipSport
What is assessed: Candidates of at least county standard in one or more sports, competing outside school; performance-based fitness tests (speed, agility, power, coordination, game-based aerobic/anaerobic endurance); technical skills and tactical knowledge assessed; a short presentation on sporting achievements and ambitions; interview with the Director of Sport
When: Assessment during the admissions cycle
What it's worth: 5–10% of tuition fees (may be combined with a means-tested bursary)
How to apply: Separate application required — external candidates must be registered; candidates may apply for up to two scholarships
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Means-tested, calculated by the Finance Office on evidence of income; families with a combined income of £60,000 or more are generally not eligible; reviewed annually and continues through the Sixth Form
When: Assessed alongside the admissions process
What it's worth: Up to 45% reduction in fees
How to apply: Email the school for a bursary application form
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipAcademic
What is assessed: CV and a short personal statement, a 10-minute presentation on a topic of academic interest, and a discussion with the Headmistress and Head of Sixth Form; predicted GCSE grades are considered
When: Sixth Form Interview Day
What it's worth: 5–10% of tuition fees (may be combined with a means-tested bursary)
How to apply: Separate application required — external candidates must be registered; candidates may apply for up to two scholarships
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipArt
What is assessed: Portfolio including at least two pieces of GCSE coursework plus supporting studies and sketchbooks; interview; practical assessment producing work from a given stimulus on Interview Day
When: Interview Day during the admissions cycle
What it's worth: 5–10% of tuition fees (may be combined with a means-tested bursary)
How to apply: Separate application required — external candidates must be registered; candidates may apply for up to two scholarships
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipDrama
What is assessed: Prepare a short monologue (maximum 2 minutes) from a published play; interview/observation of the practical performance; interview with the Head of Drama; design candidates present a portfolio of design ideas (Lighting/Set/Sound/Costume) for a published play
When: Assessment during the admissions cycle
What it's worth: 5–10% of tuition fees (may be combined with a means-tested bursary)
How to apply: Separate application required — external candidates must be registered; candidates may apply for up to two scholarships
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipMusic
What is assessed: Grade 7 standard; two pieces of the candidate's own choice; a sight-reading passage; short aural tests; interview with the Director of Music
When: Assessment during the admissions cycle
What it's worth: 5–10% of tuition fees (may be combined with a means-tested bursary)
How to apply: Separate application required — external candidates must be registered; candidates may apply for up to two scholarships
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipSport
What is assessed: Candidates of at least county standard in one or more sports, competing outside school; performance-based fitness tests (speed, agility, power, coordination, game-based aerobic/anaerobic endurance); technical skills and tactical knowledge assessed; a short presentation on sporting achievements and ambitions; interview with the Director of Sport
When: Assessment during the admissions cycle
What it's worth: 5–10% of tuition fees (may be combined with a means-tested bursary)
How to apply: Separate application required — external candidates must be registered; candidates may apply for up to two scholarships
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
AwardAcademic
What is assessed: A combination scholarship and bursary for external Sixth Form entrants, allocated at the Head's discretion primarily on academic ability enhanced by other talents; assessment is the Sixth Form Interview Day (CV, personal statement, 10-minute presentation, conversation with the Head and Head of Sixth Form, short interviews with Heads of Department for the first three A Level choices); predicted GCSE grades considered; combined with a means-tested bursary based on total family income under £60,000
When: Sixth Form Interview Day
What it's worth: Potentially up to 100% of school fees; a minimum of two fully funded Lower Sixth places are offered each year
How to apply: Separate application required (Maynard Award Application Form, Bursary Application Form and Sixth Form Registration Form)
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Means-tested, calculated by the Finance Office on evidence of income; families with a combined income of £60,000 or more are generally not eligible; reviewed annually
When: Assessed alongside the admissions process
What it's worth: Up to 45% reduction in fees
How to apply: Email the school for a bursary application form
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
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