Leighton Park School

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Simplicity, truth, respect, integrity, peace, equality, and sustainability. These are the Quaker values that remain our touchstones in this modern world.

In our beautiful setting of 65 acres of parkland, just 30 minutes from London, our students have space and freedom to truly be themselves – and achieve greater things as a result.

Despite our Sixth Form students’ academic progress placing us in the top 1% of secondary schools in the country, we are no results factory. We believe it’s our role to develop courageous and happy young people who are environmentally conscious, have a strong global awareness, and don’t shy away from taking a stand. We aim to give students the skills they need to be change-makers.

We are a school that inspires Achievement with Values, Character, and Community. This is the Leighton Park difference and has been since our Quaker foundation in the nineteenth century. The School is distinctive and original in each of these areas.

Values Quaker values of Simplicity, Truth, Respect, Integrity, Peace, Equality, and Sustainability guide the School. At Leighton Park, these values have currency and purpose. They are seen in:

• Reflection: silent reflection is built into the School day, in assemblies, tutor time, and meal times
• Mutual respect: students call teachers by their first names, enabling supportive relationships in which students feel able to ask questions
• Valuing each individual: Leighton Park’s culture encourages all students to get involved and creates a safe, nurturing space to try new activities or interests
• Sustainability: our Change Champions program emphasizes social action, service, and experiential learning, with a link to environmental sustainability.

Character Leighton Park students are encouraged to have real personalities. We seek to reveal young people of character and independence Individuals who are creative and free-thinking with a clear, confident sense of selfhood. Every student is encouraged to have self-discipline, self-respect, and self-awareness.

Our students have:

• An incredible choice of 90 co-curricular hobbies, enabling students to find something they love doing
• The Your Life program, our Personal, Social, Health, Citizenship, and Education program
• An inclusive approach to music, drama, and sport
• A flexible wrap-around School day offering students the opportunity to stay late for hobbies or supervised prep.

Community Our students demonstrate an important ability to understand and appreciate the difference, as well as a commitment to service. It is this sense of community at Leighton Park that makes it such a wonderfully inclusive and aspirational environment. Examples include:

• The empowering strength and warmth of relationships between members of the school community
• Amicus, our student-led charity
• Creativity, Activity, Service program
• Peer mentoring scheme for students
• An active program of international trips and exchanges.
• Please do come and see for yourself what happens in the Park. You have assured a very warm welcome.

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