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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