The Leys is proud to have been named as a finalist in the @bsaboarding Supporting Excellence Awards, in the category of ‘Supporting International Boarders’. This follows our ISI 2025 ‘Significant Strength’ judgement for the School’s exceptionally supportive community. Read more on the link in our bio.
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We are thrilled to announce the release of our new promotional film, following its premiere last week! Though it’s brief, this film beautifully showcases the joyous, generous, and powerful spirit of our school. It highlights our diverse and vibrant community, where there’s always something happening, yet we remain small and cohesive enough to celebrate each other’s achievements.
We hope you enjoy watching it as much as we enjoyed creating it. A huge thank you to Miles Latham and his incredible team at @affixxius_education for capturing the essence of what makes The Leys so special.
To celebrate our Upper Sixth, leavers drinks were held with pupils from Dale, North A, Fen and West dressing up for the occasion and gathering on the Head’s Lawn.
The photos capture a memorable evening for pupils and staff, before departing for their House dinners, set in the beautiful surroundings of the colleges. 📸
Good luck to the Year 9 cast of Bright Young Things, taking to the stage tonight, in the first of a two-night showcase. 🎭
The play, set against the backdrop of a television show, follows young geniuses as they compete to win a coveted prize.
Enjoy some behind the scenes photos of the cast rehearsing, before the big night.
Our Lower Sixth Classics and Psychology pupils performed ‘The Freudipus Revue’; a series of sketches and scenes from the classical Greek plays, Oedipus the King and Electra.
Pupils devised the scripts, performances, costumes and music to demonstrate Freud’s ‘Oedipus Complex’ theory and Jung’s ‘Electra Complex,’ adding commentary to highlight the plays influence on early childhood development theories.
Thank you to all who went along to support pupils and to Ms Drinkwater, Mr Pang and Ms Kotowska for their guidance.
This time of year brings around the annual golf match against the Old Leysians team, held at The Gog Magog Golf Club, it proved to be a closely contested and enjoyable fixture. 🏌♂️
With several matches going down to the 18th green, the standard of golf was high throughout. Hamish C and Ross K produced a standout 6 and 4 win with composed par golf, whilst Hugh M and Theo W combined effectively, to claim victory on the final hole. Well done to players across the four year groups who represented the School, showing great enthusiasm and sportsmanship.
The annual End of Year Concert took place at Saffron Hall on Thursday 30 April, showcasing musicians from across the year groups. 🎻
Introduced by the Director of Music, Mr Kenworthy, performances featured the Clarinet Group, Junior Band, Brass Group and Chamber Choir, with highlights including Saint‑Saëns’ Aquarium by Sharon D and Daniel L and the Orchestra’s performance of the 2nd movement of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in A minor with soloist Kaka C.
Congratulations to all involved, and thank you to the Music Department for making it a memorable evening.
In a prizegiving ceremony held on Wednesday 29 April, the third Minerva Prize was awarded to Benji P. Hermione H took second place and Aimie D finished in third. The competition invited pupils to submit essays on a topic of their choosing for consideration by Stephen Hancock, former English teacher at The Leys and the person responsible for setting up the prize in 2023. Read more on the link in our bio.
Potential Difference, a Sixth Form physics team from The Leys, secured their place in the final of Imperial College London’s prestigious Science & Innovation Competition.
Read the full article to find out more about their entry, link to the story on our profile.
It was wonderful to welcome Marylebone Cricket Club, which included OL's Issy, Georgia and Francesca, to the School for an afternoon of cricket, playing teams from The Leys and The Perse.
The guests enjoyed lunch on the Head’s Lawn, offering a welcome opportunity to pause, enjoy the sunshine and connect, before play resumed.
The weekend just gone saw our rowers take to the water in the local Head of the Cam. Three boats were victorious, including the Girls' Junior 18 Double, the Boys' Junior 18 Eight (which included some epic silverware - swipe to see their shield), and the Girls' Junior 15 coxed quad.
Well done too all the rowers that have competed this season. We're so lucky to have such an amazing boathouse and wonderful coaches. Brilliant effort from all! 🚣🏽
On Friday evening we held the Peter Watson Award Presentation Evening - the school's highest award for STEM research projects.
This year, pupils from Years 9-12 took part, presenting topics ranging from rocket motor efficiency to the wavelength dependence of photosynthesis. Awards are given for unusual observations, innovative thinking, constructive development of ideas and problem solving.
Well done to all those that took part and a special congratulations to runners up Jacob L-A and Roxanne C, and this year's overall winner Clinton C for his investigation on the radioactivity attenuation properties of different states of lead.
