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Leighton Park SchoolShinfield Road, Reading, RG2 7ED, UK0118 987 9600 |
admissions@leightonpark.comwww.leightonpark.com |
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| School type |
Co-educational Day & Boarding Senior & Sixth Form |
| Status | Private |
| Head of School | Mr Luke Walters |
| Language of Instruction | English |
| Co-ed Age Range | 11-18 years |
| Number of pupils | 597 |
| Average Class Size | 18 |
| Teacher/Pupil ratio | 1:7 |
| Authorised IB Programmes | IBDP |
| Diploma Coordinator | Mr Kees Luteijn |
| Associations | BSA, HMC, IB, ISA, ISC |
Leighton Park is the winner of the Independent Schools Association (ISA)'s Senior School of the Year 2023–24 and a TES Awards Finalist in the same year. The School was founded in 1890 and is a day and boarding school for both girls and boys aged 11–18, with a 50:50 ratio of girls to boys at its Year 7 entry point. It is set in 65 acres of beautiful parkland in Reading.
The UK Government's latest Sixth Form league tables reveal Leighton Park to be the best performing school in Berkshire and only one of eight schools in England to have always appeared in the top 100 since the rankings began.
The Independent School Inspectorate (ISI) awarded Leighton Park a 'Significant Strength' in values-led education in 2025, the only school in the UK to hold this accolade.
Leighton Park has offered the IB Diploma for eighteen years and we continue to invest in your success. In 2024 the school created a new senior post – Assistant Head: Director of International Baccalaureate – and appointed Kees Luteijn to ensure that every IB student has an outstanding experience. In his first year he oversaw a 7% rise in our average IB score and doubled the number of students choosing this "gold standard" qualification. By joining Leighton Park you'll benefit from this dedicated leadership and a track record of academic excellence, giving you the best possible foundation for university and beyond.
An Exceptional Values-Led Education
We offer an exceptional values-led education where every individual is empowered to flourish. Academic excellence is nurtured through an innovative, future-ready curriculum, enriched by outstanding opportunities for personal development. We inspire courageous thinkers and doers – young people with the character and confidence to imagine and shape a better world.
Live your values
We give our Quaker values currency and purpose, believing in the unique potential of each individual and nurturing a community of kindness. At Leighton Park you won't just succeed – you'll succeed as your authentic self. We are the only school in England to be recognised by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) as having a Significant Strength for its values-led approach.
Find your voice
Here it's about more than just learning, it's about becoming who you're meant to be. That means pushing yourself, not being afraid to fail and taking every opportunity – all within a supportive community that's got your back. We've won the national ISA Award for Pupil Personal Development so however you want to shine, we'll help you shine bright.
Be future ready
We won the Independent Schools Association Award for Future Readiness 2024–25 and in a world of by-standers, we choose to make a difference. We combine critical thinking with creativity and innovation – all in real-world, interdisciplinary learning. You'll gain the skills to understand the complex problems you see around you in the world and the tools to work with others to create solutions – everything you need, in short, to be changemakers.
Our IBDP Director, Kees Luteijn, will be pleased to talk to you about any questions you may have about studying here.