The Leys School

The Leys is Named East Anglia’s Independent School of the Year

4th December 2023

The Leys has been named East Anglia’s Independent School of the Year by The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2024. The guide is widely acknowledged as the most authoritative survey…

Leys Pupil Freya Nets Place in Saracens Mavericks U17 Squad

29th November 2023

Year 12 Leys pupil Freya H has been selected as part of the Saracens Mavericks U17 netball squad for the 2023-24 season. Their first match is against Team Bath on…

Army Officer Scholarship for Harry

14th September 2023

Over the summer break, Year 13 pupil Harry CB received the news that he has been awarded a prestigious Army Officer Scholarship from The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. This will…

Tife Wins Young Financial Journalist Competition

30th June 2023

Year 10 pupil Tife Y, who currently studies at The Leys, has won The London Institute of Banking & Finance (LIBF) and the Financial Times (FT) Young Financial Journalist competition…

Putting a Lid on Plastic Waste

28th June 2023

The Leys School will no longer distribute single-use water bottles on school trips and at sports fixtures. Instead, pupils are encouraged to fill up their own reusable bottles at any…

Noah T Signs Contract with Essex

30th May 2023

Year 13 pupil Noah T has signed a rookie summer contract with Essex County Cricket Club. Noah has been part of the Essex Academy since 2021 and is an all-rounder,…

Bath Cup Victory for Leysian Swimmers

15th March 2023

On Friday 10 March, Upper Sixth pupils Austyn J, Chris H, Alex H and Isaac H finished in first place in the Small Schools Medley Relay event at the Bath…

Leysian Takes Gold in UK Linguistics Olympiad

28th February 2023

Lower Sixth pupil Edward S, from The Leys School Cambridge, achieved a Gold award in the first round of the 2023 UK Linguistics Olympiad Advanced Paper, placing him in the…

Top 100 GB Ranking for Leys Tennis Stars

16th January 2023

Year 11 pupils, Marton H and Jack S, have both placed in the U16 Top 100 Tennis Players in Great Britain. This is a fantastic achievement for both boys, placing…

First Place for Alex in International Computing Competition

8th December 2022

Congratulations to Year 9 Leys School pupil Alexander R who has been ranked first in the Intermediate category of this year’s Bebras Computing Competition, ahead of more than 185,000 participants…