Leighton Park - day and boarding school for ages 11-18
Leighton Park is the UK's leading future-focused, values-led school and a top ten small-cohort IB World School.
We’ll inspire you to think boldly, learn adventurously and live with purpose, empowering you to become who you're meant to be.
You’ll thrive academically, with an exceptional values-led education, sector-leading personal development and an award-winning, future-ready curriculum.
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Imagine a Better World
We inspire courageous thinkers and doers – young people with the character and confidence to imagine and shape a better world.
An exceptional values-led educationWe give our Quaker values currency and purpose. |
Award winners for future readinessWe'll give you the skills you'll need to flourish in a fast-changing world. |
Sector-leading personal developmentAt Leighton Park, it’s about much more than just academic study. |
Our spacesOur green spaces and impressive facilities inspire achievement, creativity and calm. |
Leighton Park in Numbers |
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594Day and Boarding studentsExplore boarding life |
66%Students achieved A*/B in A LevelsExplore A Levels |
35Average IB Diploma ScoreExplore IB Programme |
100+Co-curricular activies available |
One of the UK's best co-ed schools, located in Reading
Top performing school in EnglandLeighton Park is a Finalist for Best Co-ed School 2026 in the Independent School of the Year Awards and is consistently in the top 10% of UK schools for academic progress across A Level and GCSE results. |
A Prestigious IB World SchoolThe IB Diploma is considered the gold standard in international education. 97% of UK university admissions tutors rate the IB as ideal preparation for higher education. |
A distinguished HMC SchoolAs an HMC school, we are recognised among a select group of the UK's leading independent schools for excellence in education, innovation and student experience. |
Excellent in all areas - ISI Report 2025The Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) has awarded Leighton Park 'excellent' in all areas, with a Significant Strength for our values-led approach. |
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Shortlisted for Outstanding Music Department Award!
We are proud to announce that our excellent Music Department has been shortlisted for the Outstanding School Music Department Award 2027 run by the esteemed Music and Drama Education Awards.
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County Hockey Champions and Regional Qualifications!
Leighton Park School is celebrating an outstanding week of hockey success after both its U16 and U14 Girls' Hockey Teams secured places at the Regional Championships, with the U16s crowned Berkshire County Champions for the second consecutive year.
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Finalist for Co-ed School of the Year
Leighton Park has been named a finalist for Co-educational Independent School of the Year 2026, national recognition that comes in a particularly significant year for the School as we celebrate 50 years of co-education.
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GCSE results 2026
Families were celebrating an excellent set of GCSE results at Leighton Park today, with 56% of grades at 9-7 (equivalent to A*-A). On average, students achieved nearly a full grade higher in each subject than national data predicted, putting the school comfortably in the top 10% nationally for academic progress.
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A Level results 2026
Leighton Park A Level Students celebrate an excellent set of results, including 19% of students achieving a full sweep of A*-A grades and 66% of students gaining A*-B grades.
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