Leighton Park School A GSG School
- Leighton Park School
Shinfield Road
Reading
RG2 7DE - Head: Mr Matthew Judd
- T 01189 879600
- F 01189 879625
- E admissions@leightonpark.com
- W www.leightonpark.com/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 18.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Reading
- Pupils: 560; sixth formers: 191
- Religion: Quaker
- Fees: Day £24,540 - £29,910 pa; Boarding £33,690 - £48,105 pa (last updated on 07/05/2024)
- Open days: March, May and June
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
STEAM curriculum (‘A’ is for art) is the order of the day, tying with school’s push for what’s called ‘future readiness’ – won an ISA award for it recently. Extracurriculars are known as ‘hobbies’ here – characteristic, somehow, of the easy-going approach to school life. Up near the Nook are various rooms that can be used for counselling or group sessions, all very homely with knick-knacks, colourful cushions and fairy lights. Wellbeing club provides informal opportunity to go and hang out with Sunny the dog. ‘You can steer them towards it without it being a big deal,’ said a mum who was worried about…
What the school says...
Leighton Park offers an exceptional values-led education for 11–18 year-old girls and boys, located next to the University of Reading. We combine exceptiona academic progress in Berkshire with national award-winning personal development and sector-leading pastoral care. We challenge our students to imagine a better world, we then support them to develop the character, confidence and determination to be changemakers. ...Read more
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Curricula
International Baccalaureate: diploma - the diploma is the familiar A-level equivalent.
Other features
Music and dance scheme - government funding and grants available to help with fees at selected independent music and dance schools.
Sports
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
Rowing
Sailing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2018, Matthew Judd. Geography at University of Swansea; teaching qualification from Queens’ College, Cambridge. Previously principal at MPW and second master at Haberdashers’ Boys’ School. Leaving in 2025 to lead Christ’s Hospital in Sussex.
Speaks warmly about what he’s achieved with his team: ‘We have been on a real journey, we are now the school of choice in Reading,’ he tells us, sitting in his plushly carpeted, quiet office. What’s the journey looked like? Major changes include ‘professionalising the school and being confident about the brand’, developing gorgeous new sixth form and music and media centres, increasing use of data to track academics. Last time we visited, we found parents slightly discombobulated by all the change, but things have bedded in now and, though parents still don’t know him well,...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
Leighton Park School currently offers specialist support for a number of students in the Individual Learning Centre. This is provided by six well-qualified teachers, who give one-to-one help on a regular basis. Students receive support from the Centre for a range of learning challenges and difficulties, individually arranged, and in close co-operation with their subject teachers. All students are screened on entry to the school, to determine whether additional support is appropriate. Study skills, including identifying the individual learning style, revision, organisation and mind-mapping are examples of different strategies used to help with students’ learning. At Leighton Park, everyone understands that students will have distinctive learning styles: the community recognises how important it is that all students should feel fully part of school life, with their needs openly understood and supported. Students often drop in to the Centre for a chat, or for additional pastoral or academic support. ILC pupils regularly achieve outstandingly successful results in public examinations, and of course play a full part in the rich variety of school life outside the classroom.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Might cover/be referred to as;
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Aspergers, Autism, High functioning autism, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), PDA , Social skills, Sensory processing disorder |
Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Hearing Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment |
Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Learning needs, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty |
|
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, Sensory processing |
|
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic , OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, Tics, Tourettes |
Y |
| PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability |
|
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, Global delay, Global developmental delay, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty |
|
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Might cover/be referred to as;
Anxiety , Complex needs, Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Mental Health, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Trauma |
|
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Might cover/be referred to as;
DLD - Developmental Language Disorder, Selective mutism, SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication |
|
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, Cerebral Palsy (CP) |
|
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Auditory Processing, DCD, Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties (DCD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Handwriting, Other specific learning difficulty, SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) |
Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Special facilities for Visually Impaired, VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall Grove School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Rupert House School | 2024 | 2 | ||
| St George’s School Windsor Castle | 2024 | 1 | ||
| The Mall School | 2024 | 1 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
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