Leighton Park School
Leighton Park is a day and boarding school for girls and boys aged 11-18 in Reading, Berkshire and winner of the Best Co-educational School 2021, South East England. The UK Government’s latest Sixth Form league tables reveal Leighton
Park to be the best performing School in Berkshire and in the top 14 boarding schools in the country. Leighton Park exists to form young people of real character and confidence, with a determined desire to change the world, reflecting the school’s Quaker values and forward-looking approach.
The School is set of 65 acres of beautiful parkland and offers an holistic curriculum, it is particularly well-known for its approach to STEAM, which combines the analytical skills from Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths with the creativity from the Arts. It won the national Award for Excellence in STEAM Education in 2020.
Music is another strength with a new Music and Media Centre providing students with exceptional facilities, including a Yamaha Live Lounge recording studio. Our Music department is accredited as a
Flagship Music Education Partner, the only school in Europe to hold this status, with 50% of students studying an instrument and 27 music teachers on staff.
We believe a school must be judged by the full range and depth of achievements of its students, and at Leighton Park we develop young people who understand, cherish, and make a difference to the world which they inherit. We are a school that inspires Achievement with Values, Character and Community and academic excellence is the consequence of our approach. With Quaker values held strongly at the centre of all that we do, our emphasis is on our students love of learning, encouraging them to try a huge range of new experiences and developing their greatest talents. You will be struck on visiting us by the warmth of relationships that characterise the school, the wealth of opportunities for development of body and mind, and the sense of purposeful calm in which that development takes place.
We warmly invite you to visit us and meet the enthusiastic students and dedicated staff who each make a unique contribution to the success of our School community.