With sadness, we received the news of the death of Christine Spray, widow of former Head, Bill Spray, at her home in Oxford.  We will share details of funeral or … Read More +

We are delighted to congratulate Rowan Taylor (Lower Sixth) on her phenomenal achievement in the BBC Young Writers’ Award. Rowan’s short story, ‘Allotment’, was announced as one of the five entries shortlisted for the 2019 competition last night on BBC Radio 1’s Life Hacks.

On Saturday 21st September our A Level Psychology students were keen to support their Forensic Psychology education with a visit to the Reading Crown Courts. Experiencing the justice system from … Read More +

Old Leightonian Kirsty Walker (Reckitt 2018) wowed the School community in Collect talking about her epic 2000 miles solo cycle adventure in aid of the charity MIND.

The School’s Patron of reading, Julian Sedgwick, captivated students on Monday 16th September as he delved into the real stories behind his books and had the audience on the edge of their seats as he performed sword juggling as well as a provoking apple slicing trick.

Over half of our new Sixth Form cohort of 49 boys and 34 girls took up the exciting opportunity to attend an Adventure Weekend to round off their first week in the Lower Sixth.

On Monday 9th September we were delighted to welcome Sally Gardner, award-winning author of ‘Maggot Moon’, chosen for the School’s Big Read for KS3.