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Group of pupils infront of waterfall in Iceland
October 26, 2018

Glaciers, Geysers and Geo-thermal Pools! +

From Monday 15th to Friday 19th October, 43 of our keen Geographers ventured to see the best of the Icelandic sights during half term, captivating students with gigantic glaciers, explosive geysers and … Read More +

Black and white photo of Old Leightonian Sir David Lean
October 18, 2018

David Lean visited on this day in 1947 +

Delving in the Archives produces all sorts of surprises and fascination.  “The Leightonian” school magazine for December 1947, tells us that legendary Old Leightonian Sir David Lean returned to school … Read More +

Pupils walk towards Temperate House at Kew Gardens
October 15, 2018

A Passion for Plants +

Blessed with very mild autumn temperatures and glorious sunshine, Year 10 GCSE Art and Textile students were more than happy to visit the stunning Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew on … Read More +

Leighton Park pupils listening to speaker at Quaker Schools Week 2018
October 12, 2018

Quaker Schools Week 2018 +

Quaker Schools Week started bright and early on Monday 1st October with a Collect from the Sixth Form fundraising group, Amicus Dedicating their session to highlighting food poverty the speakers raised … Read More +

Vintage tea with the old leightonians
July 18, 2018

Vintage Tea (Over 70s), July 2018 +

Soaring temperatures matched the high spirits at the Vintage Old Leightonians Tea for the more senior members of the community. OL Father and son duo Michael (G 1947) and John Bowyer … Read More +

2 Old Leightonians return for the 8’s Reunion
May 12, 2018

8s Reunion +

Reunions are always the highlight of the Alumni Office calendar, and record numbers arrived for the “8’s” Reunion. On Saturday 12th May, we welcomed 92 Old Leightonians back to Leighton Park … Read More +

two boys with two old leightonians
July 18, 2017

Vintage Tea (Over 70s), July 2017 +

‘Hello Young Man’ was the greeting when Lyn Wilson (S 1950) met George Bateson (R 1950). They hadn’t seen each other since 1950. 15 Old Leightonians attended the afternoon in a heatwave. Two thirds of … Read More +

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