A huge thank you to Kettering RFC for hosting the Maidwell 1st XIII yesterday evening and providing them with an opportunity to play on a professional ground and under floodlights. The rugby was flowing and there was a great atmosphere around the ground. A fantastic evening and we look forward to many more in the future. #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

Our inter-house competitions kicked off with a very sporting evening of House Golf. A glorious autumn evening, saw lots of very impressive driving although not all the putting was predictable. Something to practise over the coming months! Well done to the older, seasoned players who were very supportive of the younger players. A tight finish.... but Beech clinched first place, with Ash runner up. Golf can be played from Reception onwards at Maidwell, and is fast becoming one of our most popular clubs. We have inter house and inter school competitions throughout the year. #maidwellcommunity #maidwellhall

Our boarders enjoyed a trip to Woburn Safari Park last weekend, which was a huge success. They saw lions, tigers, black bears, sea lions and giraffes. The monkeys loved the minibus, which caused a lot of laughter, but the overall favourite was the very sweet Red Panda. #maidwellcommunity #maidwellhall

From climbing to painting, and counting to building, our wonderful Pre-Prep children have had a fabulous time settling into the new academic year! 💙

On a beautifully sunny September afternoon, a handful of junior and intermediate members of our Swimming Team took the water, but this time.....on paddle boards! We are very lucky to be only a short drive from Pitsford Reservoir, where we received a taster session from Northampton Sailing club. The pupils enjoyed games like ‘Simon says’ ‘tag’ and team paddling- all testing their balance on water. Lots of fun and plenty of smiles all round. #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

🌟Reception 2025 Taster Morning 🌟 Friday 20th September 9am-10.30am We have just a couple of places left on our taster morning for next September's Reception. If you're interested in finding more about a Maidwell education then book your place through our website or by calling 01604 686234.

Our first weekend back saw a trip for boarders to Oxford for some exploring and lots of punting, while our younger years had a really fun trip to The Hub in Northampton. It was fantastic to see everyone having so much fun together. #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

We are thrilled to, once again, be featured in the Tatler Schools Guide with a wonderfully glowing review: "....Founder Oliver Wyatt used to say that his charges were the sort who, when invited to stay for the weekend would be invited back. According to one recent visitor, this still holds true of the "exceptionally polite but chatty and smiling" youngsters." "....And the school is just as charming as its occupants: the mansion's original drawing room now houses an impressive library; the dorms, their common rooms and bathrooms have been redecorated and the classrooms have been relocated so that the overlook the picturesque gardens and lake." "...This academic year is Anthony Rendall's third as head of this school, and he continues to cultivate an atmosphere in which every child is known and celebrated as an individual." #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

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The weather on our first day back may be telling us that summer is over, but the children's spirits are definitely sunny! It was great to see the them building dens, on the swings and exploring the grounds. Particularly, the lucky Form I's (year 8s) who get to explore on two wheels, which brought huge excitement. #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

Today is all about pre-season training, making beds, mowing, hoovering and gearing up for tomorrow! We are welcoming our boarders back today and our day children tomorrow. We can't wait to hear about your summers and get stuck in to the new term! #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

We had a wonderful end to our summer term with a very happy Speech and Sports Day. Rain almost stopped play, but the Maidwell spirit prevailed and we were rewarded with sun and some great competitive races from Reception through to Year 8. We also said good bye to our wonderful Form I's and wished them well at their Senior Schools. We hope that all our Maidwell families are having a relaxing and fun summer holidays and look forward to welcoming everyone back at the beginning of next month. #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

Ice creams and lollies at the end of term - a well deserved treat! 🍦🍧

🏅Our U13 golf team has had a storming term....winning all of their matches and remaining unbeaten for the last three seasons. ⛳️Golf is one of our most popular activities, with even those in Reception picking up their clubs. #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

Having had the fantastic experience of batting and bowling at the Home of Cricket, our 1st and 2nd XI went their separate ways (but not before ‘beatling’ across the iconic zebra crossing on Abbey Road!😉) The 1st XI then played under a blazing sun against a major senior school where they were second best but learned much from their opponents. The next day, they played in a tournament comprising three large London Prep Schools, they won their semi final with a brilliant performance, including a great 50 from one our Form I's. We went on to bowl/field superbly in the final......but were just pipped to the post. The boys regained their strength and morale with a slap up dinner which was walked (partly) off with a stroll in the evening sunshine down Wembley Way. #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

Our leavers' have had an absolute blast during their final couple of weeks with us. There's been a trip to London to see the British Museum and Mrs Doubtfire, lots of activities including climbing and tubing, the Leavers' triathlon and even a very enlightening and inspiring careers morning. Not to mention the epic Leavers' Walk. You will all be missed, but are always part of the Maidwell community. #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

We have been enjoying the fair weather in Forest School this half term! Here are a few photos to show what the children have been up to. We always enjoy being outside, especially when the sun is shining! ☀️

Pre-Prep demonstrated the myriad of techniques that they have been learning with Mrs Smith throughout the year, whilst having quite a bit of fun! It was a Swimming Gala to be proud of 💦

These lovely summer evenings are allowing the children the best possible chance to have fun with their friends in the wonderful grounds. While the Form Is are are biking and boating, there's also tennis, golf, tree climbing, cricket nets and generally mucking around with friends. ☀🏏 #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

Our U13 A&B teams are currently having a fantastic time on cricket tours. As well as some very competitive and enjoyable games against other schools, they've had the incredible opportunity of visiting the home of cricket, Lords Cricket Ground. They enjoyed a tour, net practice and saw the professionals on the pitch. #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

Yesterday we welcomed Quantum Theatre back for another wonderful outdoor performance. This year it was Jemima Puddle-Duck, which was thoroughly enjoyed by our Pre-Prep families and lots of visitors. There were cream teas, ice lollies, sunshine and lots of fun. #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

Year 1 had a brilliant time at Brixworth Country Park. They followed the BB trail, looking carefully for the local author's 'Little Grey Men', otherwise known as the last known gnomes in England! They also found the oak tree where they lived, where it was lovely and cool on a very hot day 💚

Among many other things, an annual highlight of this term is the Form II (Year 7) trip to Normandy. Highlights of the trip were walking across the sand to Mont St Michel (very sinky!) the Abbey tour, kayaking, apple juice tasting, a day of vélorail and kayaking, as well as buying their own lunch in Condé market. There was also a fittingly poignant moment at the American and British war cemeteries, just a week after the anniversary of D-Day.#maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

We invited our new Reception children into the sun-filled forest on Friday to enjoy a fairy themed afternoon 🧚‍♀️ The children enjoyed roasting marshmallows, making magic wands, blowing bubbles, crafting nature fairies and mixing magic potions. We are so excited for them to join us in September!

A couple of weeks ago we hosted our annual House Athletics. No other events get the children more excited than cheering on their houses! The weather was not what you'd call summery, but thank you to the parents who still cheered from the side-lines. A particularly loud cheer for OAK, who came a very respectable first place. #maidwellcommunity

What a night!! Last weekend we had our Summer Ball, which saw all the glamour of the Great Gatsby come to Maidwell. Thank you to our wonderful committee, sponsors, auctioneers and Intents Marquees for helping make it such a fabulous night. @intents.events

Did you know that by the end of 1895 it was estimated that there were 14 or 15 cars on Britain's roads? A figure which increased dramatically by 1900 to approximately 700 - 800! As part of their Victorian themed topic, Year 2 had a go at making 4-wheeled vehicles during Design and Technology lessons this term. 🚗🚙

Our current Form I's have completed their Leavers' Walk at the weekend, walking 43 miles along the Devon Coast Path over three days, raising money for SANDS and camping every night. A huge congratulations to them all and a big thank you to all the parents who came along to walk, BBQ and generally help keep the troops on the move! It's always a really wonderful few days for our Form I families after CE. #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

🌿 Reception had a fantastic day exploring the wonderful world of nature at Leicester's Attenborough Arboretum. They followed a trail to learn about the different creatures who inhabit the small woodland, and found bird nests and a very small froglet that still had a tail! In the afternoon they learned about how to be green warriors and made super-eco masks to give them super-powers to look after our environment 🐸

A huge congratulations to our brilliant Form Is ( Year 8 ) who all passed their Common Entrance exams. This is our 25th year of CE success across the board, seeing all our Form Is go to their first choice of Senior Schools. Here is a very recent photo of them all on their Leavers' Walk in Devon, where they walked 43 miles raising money for SANDS. We are very proud of them all! #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

It’s the time of the year to be growing vegetables! 🥕 The Pre-Prep enjoyed a veg themed afternoon; they made vegetable characters, vegetable Lego models and vegetable printed people! The children were all keen to try growing food of their own at home.

A maiden half century for this very proud Form III pupil in the Colts A team match against Laxton.

Boys from Forms V, IV and III attended the IAPS Swimming Finals at the London Aquatics Centre. They swam in the Small Schools 8x25m Relay and were placed 7th overall, achieving their personal best by more than 16 seconds. One of our boys swam the U12s Freestyle against the top 20 swimmers nationally. It was an amazing achievement for all involved!

Form III had a wonderful day at Mary Arden’s farm, the home of Shakespeare’s mother. The children dazzled with their recall of Shakespeare plays and the rather complex plot of ‘As You Like It’ in particular. They learnt about Shakespearean language and rhyming couplets, and Shakespeare’s career as actor then playwright. They also wrote with quill pens, thought about Tudor farming and lifestyle, and and even squoze in time to learn a Tudor dance and perform as travelling players themselves! Our pupils threw themselves into everything and truly shone.

We took our boarders to watch Loughborough Lightning play London Pulse! They were ball girls for the evening and met the players after the game 🏀

What’s the time Mr Wolf? ⏰ Year 2 have been busy learning how to tell the time! The children made their own clocks to remind them of the things they have learnt in mathematics.

🪐 We welcomed Forms VI, V and IV to a Space Camp themed boarding weekend! After lessons and Games on Saturday children enjoyed an extended evening of galactic fun. Moon and star shaped shortbread biscuits (made by our wonderful Gap Student Ms Gibson!) were decorated, aliens were made from polymer clay, space gliders were designed, planet dartboard football was enjoyed, and space themed colouring proved to be very popular. Prizes were won and lots of laughter was had! The night concluded with a cinema screening in the Library of the film Lightyear and the children woke to a full English breakfast. It was out of this world! 💫

Year 1 had great fun using clay to sculpt an owl. They learnt how to roll out, use tools to mark make, and use the score and slip technique to stick on a beak. Once dried, they used their design sheets to help paint them as planned. 🦉

🌳 Form VI really enjoyed their day outdoors with Acorn Forest Schools at Salcey Forest. They learnt about woodland habitats, built fires, hunted for minibeasts and much more! 🐛

📖 Year 2 are busy preparing to enter the Prep School in September, and each week are excited to meet a surprise member of the Prep staff when they come to read a story to them. Mrs Nicholson read a lovely book about friendship and shared inspiring friendship bracelets.

This year a brilliant sixteen pupils from our Form I (Year 8) have won scholarships or awards to their senior schools. Well done to you all, we are very proud of you! #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

We thought that a post with some sun was probably needed! Before Half Term our boarders had a wonderful time on the slip and slide and a special outdoor 'Boarders got Talent' which proved extremely popular and amusing. 👏☀ #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

Nothing seems to bring the school together like cricket. The children learn ball skills in Year 2 and in Year 3 they are in teams and playing against other schools. Every break time the nets are full of keen cricketers practicing. The friendly competitiveness, team attitude and camaraderie between girls and boys and differing year groups is wonderful to see. All we need now is some more sun for the spectators! ☀🏏

🌈 Pre-Prep celebrated National Outdoor Classroom Day in style! The theme 'Unicorns and Dragons' excited the children greatly; they made unicorn playdough, clay dragon footprints and rainbow fire, before hunting for golden eggs, having their faces painted and enjoying a story! They even ate unicorn cake for their snack and had a picnic for lunch. Learning outdoors is magical. 🦄🐉

Year 2 spent the day in the year 1891 at Holdenby House where they tried out for a servant’s job! With Mrs Crumpet leading the way, we spent the day busy doing chores for Her Ladyship. From bed making to shoe polishing, all the children were brilliant at getting their jobs done! We even got to see the cook’s garden in the sunshine!

It was a truly lovely day at our annual May Fair on Saturday where we welcomed parents, pupils and friends to one of our favourite events of the school year. The day began with a wonderful music concert, where we all enjoyed a programme of solo and group performances. Afterwards our whole school gymnastics display was brilliant as always, followed by a delicious lunch. During the afternoon, guests had the opportunity to view our art and design exhibition, and enjoy the fun stalls organised and run by our pupils. Thank you to everyone for coming! It was a truly lovely day. #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

Caught on camera! Given the wonderful woods that wrap around the back of the school, our lucky children were given some motion sensor cameras to see who we share our incredible grounds with. The children were so excited to see foxes, badgers, muntjac and more. They recorded their findings and set the cameras up again. We can't wait to see some more wildlife antics! #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

Year 2 have been busy practising maypole dances for the May Fair on Saturday!

At last!! This is the Summer Term we've been waiting for. We look forward to welcoming everyone for some great sport and delicious teas. ☀🏏

🌈 We have been busy in Forest School this term! From butterfly printing and rainbow magic with the Pre-Prep children, to cheese twist cooking and tadpole hunting with Form V and VI. 🦋

We had our first proper sunny weekend and the boarders really made the most of it. Sunday tuck, followed by rounders and then a trip to Gallones in Market Harborough....the perfect way to cool down. They learnt about the history of this well known ice cream parlour before making a blue toffee ice cream to take back to school for their pudding! We are all hoping for many more sunny weekends ahead. ☀🍨 #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

🌷When the sun came out, Year 2 went outside to investigate the signs of Spring. They learnt how to record information on a tally chart and some children used this to create pictograms too! 🌷

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The annual Maidwell Hall Show Jumping took place last Sunday at Moulton College and was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Congratulations to the Maidwell team who won two 1st places, one 2nd place, two 3rd places and a 4th place. 🥇🥇🥈🥉🥉🏅 Every child received a goodie bag, with the winners being presented with sashes, and brilliant prizes courtesy of Science Supplements and Evoke. Science Supplements with rosettes kindly provided by Godfrey Payton. - Science Supplements are the UK's multi-award winning research based equine and canine supplement brand. With a range of products developed to help with joints, digestion, respiratory and general health and wellbeing. www.sciencesupplements.co.uk - Evoke are one of the UK's leading safety brand for riding hats and jockey skulls. Designed and tested in the UK to multiple safety standards, carrying the British Kitemark of excellence. www.evoke-group.com - Godfrey Payton are Chartered Surveyors & Registered Valuers. Managing rural estates across the Midlands, Warwick, Coventry and Market Harborough. www.godfrey-payton.co.uk

Yesterday saw the very first of our Beaver group make their promise at the '1st Maidwell Hall' Beaver Scout group investiture. Our new members made their promise in front of their family, their fellow classmates and some existing Scouting pupils. ''I am very proud of the children to have remembered their promise completely independently, and speak so clearly with confidence....they have been practicing during their weekly meetings, not only what to say but what the word 'promise' actually means'' said their Beaver Scout Leader Fox. Weekly Beaver and Squirrel meetings take place at Maidwell Hall every Monday during Term Time. They are fully involved in very varied activities and work hard towards a variety of badges. #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

Year 1 enjoyed an afternoon of learning about and testing forces. They worked out which ball would make the best cannon ball, which shaped plasticine boat would float, how many pennies it would take to sink their boat, and what materials were needed to hold the pirate on a ‘walk the plank’ bridge!

It seems impossible to believe, but yesterday we enjoyed our first sunny cross country competition! Thank you to @sprattonhall for hosting such a great afternoon ☀. As you can tell from the big smiles our U9s did exceptionally well. Great running team👏🥇

The fabulous 'Bird on the Hand' visited Year 1 🦉 Exploring bird pellets containing bones, fur and feathers was fascinating, but flying the birds of prey was the highlight; Bingo the vermiculated eagle owl was very popular! What an exciting start to a new topic 🪶

Yesterday our younger years in the Prep School had a huge treat. Kev Sutherland, professional comic book artist, who has worked for many publications including the Beano visited Maidwell for a Comic Book Masterclass. Each group of pupils created their own unique comic and there was much giggling over the drawings of each of them. Thank Kev for a really great class @kevfcomicart #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

For their first weekend back, our boarders welcomed theatre company 'Laugh Out Loud productions'. The Murder Mystery had a clue-dunnit theme, the 'show' was split into 2 acts, interspersed with an ice cream and birthday cake break! The characters socialised at tables to give the children a chance to pick their brains and pose any questions they had. We clearly have some future detectives on our hands as the actors praised the children on how engaged they were and how thoughtful their questioning was. Well done all! Of course, we have to also mention our wonderful Tuck Shop.....always a highlight of every boarding weekend. 🍭🍬🍫