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Leighton Park School

Other independent school in Reading (Reading).

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

We inspire courageous thinkers and doers: students at Leighton Park are young people with the character and confidence to imagine and shape a better world. Students experience an exceptional values-led education centred around academic excellence, which is achieved through an innovative, future-ready curriculum .

Beyond the classroom, our young people are enriched by outstanding opportunities for personal development . Our Quaker values sit at the heart of all we do. We believe in the powerful potential of the individual and nurture a community of kindness. Success at Leighton Park is achieved as your authentic self.

We are the only school in England to be recognised by ISI as having a Significant Strength for its values-lead approach to education. With a sense of responsibility, a commitment to helping others and a determination to make a difference, our school is a community that places value on compassion, kindness and achievement.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

27 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Athletics
  • Band
  • Basketball
  • Book Club
  • Chess
  • Choir
  • Climbing
  • Coding
  • Cooking
  • Dance
  • Debating
  • Drama
  • Duke of Edinburgh
  • Eco Club
  • Film Club
  • Football

and 11 more

Awards

1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Duke of EdinburghPersonal development

Key facts

URN
110110
Type
Other independent school
Phase
Not applicable
Ages
11 to 18
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Quaker
Admissions
Selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
Reading
Constituency
Earley and Woodley
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1890

Governing body

No governance records are published for this school in the DfE data we hold. Independent schools, colleges and some other types do not appear in the governance returns.

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