The John Lyon School

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John Lyon has a clear set of values that are vital to our community. These values shape who we are, what we do, and how we do it. Each value is woven into School life and our admissions process. Our Values are tangible and meaningful they enable us to promote and teach a set of principles to our pupils that will help them develop as individuals to be the best they can be.
A John Lyon boy has a can-do ethos. Ours is a culture that encourages boys to ask more, wants more, and pushes themselves to their limit. Small form groups, specialist teachers, and a supportive culture create an environment in which boys are motivated and ambitious. A John Lyon education enriches and adds value we ensure boys have the tools and character to prosper. A John Lyon boy will aim high and exceed expectations.
Inspirational, dynamic teaching ensures pupils are encouraged, mentored, and nurtured to excel and achieve. We provide a springboard for later life with a broad curriculum that ensures each individual is challenged. John Lyon boys become the best they can be.
We celebrate heritage. We are proud of our charitable history: a strong moral code, our ethical approach to education, and core values derived from our founder, John Lyon. We have a contemporary approach in an established and traditional setting. We maintain close relationships with our Alumni and wider John Lyon family. We are a local school with an international horizon. John Lyon boys have a strong moral code and pride in the charitable history of the School’s founder.
We are happy, kind-hearted, and tolerant, approaching life with a spirit of service. Community starts at School and extends to the Hill, our Alumni, our peers within John Lyon’s Foundation, our families, neighbors, and beyond. Our friendship is for life. John Lyon boys are compassionate and respectful, looking after both each other and our wider community.
A John Lyon boy is encouraged to challenge the status quo and be curious. Boys are inspired to ask questions about themselves and the world around them. We foster their interests through our bespoke curriculum, outstanding extra-curricular provision, and excellent facilities. John Lyon boys have enquiring minds and a love of learning.
We embrace individuality and celebrate the creativity of thought and deed. The Creative Arts are cherished and nurtured. We approach School life with energy and with purpose. John Lyon boys have flair and vision. A John Lyon boy will explore, use his imagination and be inventive.
Leading a prestigious school like John Lyon and being part of school life is a great honor and a huge source of pride. Our academic curriculum is rightly at the heart of every working day – it forms the very core of all we seek to achieve as a leading place of learning. English, Mathematics, the Sciences, Humanities, Creative Arts, Languages, and Digital disciplines form a curriculum designed to educate and inspire, giving both knowledge and a desire to want to know more.
There is, however, much more outside the classroom. Sport, which largely takes place on our 25-acre playing fields, music, and drama are huge strengths of John Lyon and a well-resourced co-curricular and extra-curricular program helps our boys explore the world around them, whether that be public speaking or beekeeping.
J0hn Lyon school life is a program of personal growth and enrichment rarely seen in many schools – the sort of education that is highly sought after in today’s competitive educational marketplace, and prized by parents interested in high-quality independent education.

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