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. 🍭🍬🍫

🍪 Pre-Prep lit a fire, melted chocolate and spread it on Miss Smith's favourite biscuit. Nothing beats Forest School! 🍪

It's here!! The Summer Term has started and what a day for it ☀️. This week has all been about preparing for today, so lots of making beds, mowing, cleaning, lesson prep, pre-season training and....more mowing. We can't wait for the joys of cricket, camping, speech day, athletics, tennis, the summer ball and...did we mention cricket?! #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

As we enter the Summer Term, we have a very limited number of spaces for this September in our Reception class. If you, or any of your friends, are considering your options and would like to hear more about a Maidwell education, then do get in touch. #maidwellhall

The ski trip returned from Pila with happy faces at the weekend. Our groups skied in deep powdery snow and loved every minute. We can’t wait for next year! ❄️⛷

Maidwell Hall ski trip 2024! Everyone is having a great time - some snow, some sun and a lot of fun!

Open Morning! Our next Open Morning is on Friday 3rd May from 9.30-11.30am. Visitors will be guided around the school by one of our senior pupils and have the opportunity to meet with staff, including our Headmaster and Head of Pre-Prep. To book your place please email: enquiries@maidwellhall.co.uk or call 01604 686234

All of the children had an egg-cellent time hunting for Easter eggs around the grounds and they were lucky enough to receive a visit from the Easter Bunny! 🐣🐰🌷

"That was truly incredible, an amazing production in every way!" There's no doubt that this parent's comment echoed what we all thought of Maidwell Hall's production of Matilda the Musical Jr. Seeing the whole prep school come together to put on such a stunning show was a very proud moment for our whole school community and our parents. Of course, having the opportunity to perform on @uppinghamschool stage was a great opportunity for all the cast and crew. What a way to end the term! We hope that all our pupils, parents and staff have a very relaxing holiday. #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

Our Art department has some brilliant news this week. Following our entry to the Shrewsbury School Annual Art Competition, we are delighted to announce that one of our Form III girls was an overall winner for her age category. In addition another three pupils at Maidwell were all awarded highly commended. Our entrants had an excellent and informative day at the Shrewsbury Art Faculty and Mrs Linnecor is very proud of them all! #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

🏰 Reception enjoyed a super trip to Rockingham Castle. They learnt about turrets, crenellations, arrow slits and curtain walls, amongst so many other things. They saw the dungeons, met a knight and heard about how King John had lost his treasure in The Wash; their favourite thing was hunting for it outside. The children also spent time in the grounds, learning about the animals that live there and tramping in some very soggy mud.

Last Saturday we were extremely proud to hold the inaugural Maidwell Hall U13 Rugby 7s Tournament. The sun shone on an afternoon of competitive, free flowing rugby which saw 13 teams battling it out for the cup. #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity #maidwellsport

It was wonderful to welcome seven other schools at the end of last week for our annual Maidwell Chase. The sun shone and it was great to see such displays of sportsmanship and team work across the board. A special mention to our U9 girls and boys who did brilliantly. Thank you to our brilliant sports and grounds staff for everything looking great and running perfectly. See you all again next year! #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

What a day! The children had a jolly time supporting Comic Relief by wearing their red noses 🔴 and Reception dressed up for 'Banquet Day' to learn about all things medieval 🏰

Form II (Year 7) had a fantastic time at The National Civil War Centre earlier this week. The children dressed up and learned to fire muskets. One of the boys volunteered to have his leg 'amputated', much to the delight of his friends, particularly noticing the rather blunt instruments that would have been used. Charles the Ist was also tried and executed, by a rather fearsome jury and executioner. However, seeing one particularly brave pupil dress up as Prince Rupert and his hunting poodle 'Boye' was definitely a highlight! #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

Where does chocolate come from? After a trip to Cadbury World, Year 2 know the answer! Yesterday they followed it's journey right from the coco beans growing in hot countries to the bars that end up in our supermarkets. They went on a tour of the factory, enjoyed a magic bean ride, a tasting experience and their famous 4D chocolate adventure! 🍫

Pre-Prep were really excited to welcome their parents into School for the second Parent Work Share session of the year; the children were proud to show all that they have been learning.

📚 It is that time of year again... World Book Day! The beauty of books has been celebrated throughout school, from the classroom, to the swimming pool and Forest School! 📖

Every week our Headmaster invites pupils who have excelled in a particular area of school for hot chocolate and biscuits in his study. It's a great chance to have a good chat about what sport, activity or piece of work they're really proud of....and enjoy the treats! #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

It's back! The brilliant Maidwell Hall Show Jumping competition returns on Sunday 28th April. We were overbooked for all classes last year, so please book early: www.horse-events.co.uk #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

Year 1 enjoyed learning to 'survive' after being shipwrecked at Fermyn Woods! They found out how to test if a plant is poisonous, how to look for animal trails and how to spear an animal for a hearty meal. They made fire, built dens and found moss to improve weather proofing. Later, they drew upon their adventurer skills to tackle the zip wire!

On Sunday our boarders weekend trip took us to Twisterz rollerskating park. A really memorable trip that is for sure! A great time had by all boarders, GAPS and staff whizzing around the skating area like professionals. The disco music and lights were just perfect for Mrs Linnecor who was bravely 'looking after the coats!'. #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

Whether it's behind the scenes or on the stage, everyone is gearing up for Matilda The Musical Jr! #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

⚽️ Year 2 always look forward to joining Junior Games sessions in the Prep School with Forms VI and V 🏀

🌊 As part of their ‘Storms and Shipwrecks’ topic, Year 1 have designed, built, decorated and evaluated their own fabulous treehouses for a desert island 🌴

Huge congratulations from us all at Maidwell Hall to our brilliant equestrian team, who finished the Bloxham Eventer Series with such success. Our 65cm team came first and were awarded Team Champions of the series for their class! The 80cm team also did brilliantly, finishing an admirable 7th last Sunday, following some excellent riding. There were also some very notable individual placings, seeing the teams gain a couple of 1st places, a 4th and a 7th. Well ridden to both teams! #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

🐮 Pre-Prep had a 'moo-velous' time at Farmer Barnes' Dairy! They learnt how and when cows are milked and how to take care of them. It was 'udderly' brilliant! 🐮

In honour of Valentine's Day, our children came to school wearing red accessories, to raise money for the British Heart Foundation. They also filled a ‘Jar of Hearts’ with heartfelt messages of positivity to provide those who might need it with a little pick-me-up 💗

The weather has, once again, been very disappointing, but as always we didn't let it dampen our spirits and so our annual Pancake Racing took place inside. This brilliant Maidwell tradition sees the four houses go head to head across the year groups to see who can run and flip their pancakes the fastest. Congratulations to Ash who were victorious, but judging by the very loud cheering, an enormous amount of fun was had by all. Thank you to Mr Jenkinson for all his organising and our gappies for their judging of pancake flips! #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

Our boarders celebrated Chinese New Year with some weekend craft activities including designing a Chinese bamboo fan, decorating biscuits with Chinese patterns and symbols and having lots of popular and delicious foods from China. This morning our Uppingham Thring Scholars put together a presentation on Chinese New Year and the Year of the Dragon for the whole school. #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

🐣 We welcomed some lovely visitors into the Pre-Prep! 🐥

Well done to the whole school and our parents for braving the weather in the first half of term to support the wide range of sporting endeavours! Particularly to our Form I (Year 8 ) parents who were such good sports at the parents' v children match. Well played, ridden and swum to all the netball, hockey, swimming, football, squash and riding teams who have represented us so brilliantly. We wish lots of luck to both our brilliant equestrian teams who have made it through to the Bloxham Arena Eventing Series Championships on Sunday 18th February! 👏👏 #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

Break time is a happy time for the Pre-Prep, with raisins, carrots, peppers and more, as well as fruit from the Snack Shack for an extra nibble! 🥕🍌

Our children were treated to a visit from the poet Joshua Seigal earlier this week. Joshua entertained us with an interactive and very funny poetry performance, and hosted two inspiring workshops in which our pupils wrote and performed their own compositions. A thoroughly enjoyable day with a brilliantly gifted poet! @joshuaseigal #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

The lucky children at Maidwell have up to ten clubs and activities to choose from every day, meaning lots of fun with friends and no after school driving needed for parents. Gymnastics, riding, debating, maypole, swimming, Greek, Taekwondo, climbing, fishing, jewellery making.....We suspect that the hardest thing must be choosing! #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

Our brilliant ballerinas, working hard and being creative at the Northamptonshire School of Dance studios 🩰

Pre-Prep love playing Football after school with our talented Mr Gordon ⚽️

This year’s House Monopoly was as keenly contested as ever. A good number of children represented their houses at the ‘round table’ over the course of three gruelling evenings of negotiations. Beech ultimately emerged as Magnates of Mayfair with a portfolio of properties and cash worth £5,000! Pine came second and Ash third, with Oak fourth but grimly holding on until the game’s cut-off with a measly £270! #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

🌳🐦‍⬛In Forest School we have been thinking about this weekend’s Big Bird Watch. The children made bird feeders to hang in their gardens and we are looking forward to finding out which British birds enjoy munching upon their creations! Some of our children enjoyed sketching their favourite birds too. Can you spot their favourite garden bird?🐦🌳

Transient Art is a popular after school activity; the children created lovely imaginative and abstract pieces with every day objects 🎨

Maidwell celebrated Burns night in style last Friday, with wonderful music, poetry, dining and dancing. The school looked more beautiful than ever and an enormous amount of fun was had by all. We offer our sincere thanks to a brilliant team of parents who organised it all so perfectly. Again next year please!! #maidwellcommunity #maidwellhall

Chocolate mousse cake for pudding always puts smiles on our children's faces at lunch time! 🍰

It was wonderful to see our boarders having a lot of fun last weekend, bowling and then playing 'Maidwell spotlight' and roasting marshmallows. The Christmas holidays are fun, but coming back and seeing all your friends is also pretty great! #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

Last weekend we played our annual game of Convoy, which is a game unique to Maidwell Hall. The rules can be a little complicated, but the children are all experts! It's always played on a January afternoon in a large field behind the school, it is a brilliant team game that involves a lot of running around and mud. Given that it's based on World War II convoys that protected allied merchant shipping from U Boat attack, it's a great way to give the pupils lots of fresh air...and teach them some history into the bargain. #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

The sound of happy Pre-Prep voices filled the Mini Wilderness today 🌳 It's great to be back!

It's a new year and a new term! The staff are all back today to ensure that everything is looking and running perfectly before the children return. It's lovely to see everyone after the holidays and we're sure the children will feel exactly the same way. #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

Hosted by our Headmaster, Mr Anthony Rendall, and the Head of Pre-Prep, Mrs Bobby Haynes, our Open Mornings provide an excellent opportunity to see Maidwell Hall on a busy school day and to meet our pupils. To book your place, please complete our booking form here: https://bit.ly/maidwell-openmorning

It's been a real festive musical feast at the end of this term. Thank you to @uppinghamschool for inviting our Concert Band to play with you, it was a fantastic opportunity. It was also a delight to watch our whole school Christmas Concert, where the children performed brilliantly for all their parents and families. As always, thank you to our Dir. of Music, her talent and passion are an inspiration for all the children. We are all looking forward to the Carol Service today, which is always beautiful, the perfect start to the Christmas holidays. Merry Christmas from us all at Maidwell Hall! #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

We are delighted to announce that one of our Form I pupils has been awarded a Sports Scholarship to Oundle School. He is a talented sportsman and we are all very proud. In addition, two girls in the same year have been selected to join Oundle's Dedicated Athletes Programme. Congratulations all round! #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity @oundleschool

Following on from our fabulous Maidwell tradition of the 'Dorm Decs' competition last night, today has seen a riot of Christmas festivities. There have been Christmas jumpers galore, the most delicious Christmas lunch (and lots of singing!) and the staff pantomime. This final tradition always has the children in stitches; it seems that nothing quite beats seeing all your teachers, including the Headmaster, dressed up for Panto! #maidwellhall #maidwell

Further congratulations to another Form I pupil who has been awarded a Sports Scholarship to Uppingham School. He is a talented sportsman and our school community is very proud of him! @uppinghamschool #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

Several of our children had a great time this week enhancing their bike riding skills with bikeability. The instructors took them out on the roads developing their skills in traffic and at junctions. We now have a group of very proficient cyclists, who also thoroughly enjoyed themselves!

❄️ Pre-Prep had a lovely time watching a super performance of 'Stick Man' at the Royal & Derngate Theatre in Northampton today 🪵

We held our final matches of the term earlier this week, and what a wonderful set of matches it was! Congratulations are due across the board to the Maidwell teams who played exceptionally, as you can see from the photos, they were rather pleased! A big thank you is also due to our wonderful parents for cheering on from the sidelines this past term. We have not seen the best weather, but your cheerful support has been undiminished and is much appreciated by players and staff alike. #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

Congratulations are due to one of our Form 1 (Year 8) pupils who has done exceptionally well to be awarded an Academic Scholarship to Princethorpe College. In his letter, Grove du Toit, Headmaster of Princethorpe, referenced that he is “a top student with so much potential…who is clearly flourishing at Maidwell Hall”. We couldn’t agree more and our whole school is very proud of him! @theprincethorpefoundation #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity

It's the most wonderful time of the year - Pre-Prep's Nativity time! The children shone and we are very proud of them ✨

Our lucky children enjoyed a wonderful Big Boarding Weekend, when we welcomed nearly all our day children from form VI (Year 3) to Form II (Year 7) to stay for a night. Our younger guests arrived with their PJ’s and teddies ready to stay on Friday night, they were soon very excited to be supporting their houses in the House General Knowledge Final, followed by ‘smores in the Dining Room and Christmas cartoons in the Library. There were many bedtime stories, when they ‘may’ have persuaded our house parents and matrons to read just a couple more than they have at home! On Saturday evening, our older boarders enjoyed a silent disco, which is a first at Maidwell and was extremely popular. A definite highlight for the children were the very special dance moves from our GAP team, matrons and Mr Linnecor! On Sunday, we had church as usual, followed by a whole school Christmas Concert for all children and parents.... and then zorbing in the afternoon for the boarders! One boarder said “this is the most fun activity we've ever done at school!”. Thank you to our amazing boarding team for making this such a great weekend for the children #maidwellhall #maidwellcommunity