Phenomenal GCSE Results! – Leighton Park School
22 Aug 2025
Phenomenal GCSE Results!
Leighton Park School was buzzing with families celebrating a record-breaking set of GCSE results this morning! 59% of grades were 9-7, with a whopping 41% of grades at 9-8. 18 students achieved all 9-7 grades and 43 students at least seven 7s!
Deputy Head (Academic), Alex Wallace, enthused: “We are absolutely delighted to announce our record-breaking GCSE results this year. They are a testament to the relentless dedication and hard work of our students and teachers. They truly deserve every bit of this remarkable success. Following the outstanding achievements in A Level and IB results, this summer has been a season of celebration for our entire school community.”
Leighton Park’s Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Maths (STEAM) academic departments achieved particularly impressive results, with the proportion of grades 9-7 shown in brackets, including: Engineering (76%), Chemistry (76%), Physics (70%), Textiles (70%). Computer Science (69%), Music (69%) Maths (67%) and Biology (63%). Leighton Park is one of very few schools in the UK to offer the Engineering GCSE, reflecting the School’s focus on teaching critical thinking and creative problem-solving.
Languages did very well, including French (73%), Russian (100%), Mandarin (80%) and German (83%). The school also offers a BTEC in Creative Media Production with six students enjoying Distinction* or Distinction grades.
“It’s a mark that the school is on an upward trajectory.” reflected Luke Walters, Leighton Park’s new Head, “Very able students achieve brilliant results here, and those children who need a little more support can also achieve excellent grades at Leighton Park. It’s because of our great teaching, and a supportive and very collegiate approach.”
“I’m so proud of how the Year 11s have done.” added Sam Bates, Head of Year 11 (2024-25). “They’ve worked so hard over the past two years; they’ve all done absolutely brilliantly!”
Alana Basinger, who is staying for Media, Music, Music Tech and Drama A Levels in the Sixth Form, commented: “I was excited and also quite nervous about what was going to happen but when I opened them it was a big relief because I feel like I’ve worked so hard. My teachers were really supportive, especially after the mock results, in helping me focus on what I can do to improve.”
“My teachers were perfect!” agreed Maia Singh “I don’t think I would have got anywhere near the same results without them. I am doing the IB next year because I don’t really like tests so much, I prefer coursework. There are smaller class sizes, more one-on-one time with teachers and if I’d done A Levels I would have concentrated on humanities but this allows me to keep Maths and Science too.”
Daniel Bailey, who achieved all 9s with 7 and 8 in English, is looking forward to joining the Sixth Form for Maths, Further Maths, DT and Physics with a view to pursuing an Engineering degree after A Levels, was pleased with his results and keen to head into town to claim his free results day meal deal as a celebration!
Eva Peirce, was another of the high flying students who achieved all 9-7 grades. “I got six 9s, three 8s and a 7. I came here in Year 7 so I’d have the option to do IB so that was always the plan. I have always enjoyed a wide variety of subjects. I want to do Medicine but I didn’t want to narrow my options so I wouldn’t have the opportunity to change my mind later on. I love History too so I didn’t want to drop that and just focus on STEM subjects.”
Focussing her academic attainment on A Levels next year, Alice Mackenzie enthused, “I’m just really grateful to all my teachers who have helped me to do quite well, I think. They give you a lot of help in the revision process. We all know that the school is proud of us which is nice. I’m doing Biology, Chemistry, History and Music A Levels and hoping to do either Music or Veterinary Science.”
“I am just so happy today to see the results.” smiled Joseph Bamisaye’s proud mum, Adeyinka. “It has been a long journey, it wasn’t an easy one, but I’m telling you today that he’s made us so proud, the results are so fantastic; thank you Leighton Park!”
Federico de la Mora whose son Fred collected eight 9s, one 8, an A in Global Perspectives and an A* in FMSQ this morning, and whose daughters Diana and Rio both achieved great success on the IB Diploma at Leighton Park to go on to study Medicine at UCL and Edinburgh respectively, commented: “My children have benefited from very good teaching at Leighton Park. The School has a great sense of community and inclusive social groups, helped by the fact that most students stay for dinner.”
Leighton Park won the Independent Schools Association (ISA )Future Readiness Award 2024-25, recognising the importance of an academically rigorous education that is rooted in the school’s Quaker ethos. The Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) also celebrated Leighton Park in January for a significant strength, an exceptional values-led education, the only school in UK receive this accolade.
If you are considering studying A Levels, CTEC Sport, BTEC in Digital Film & Video Production or the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, the next Sixth Form Open Afternoon at Leighton Park School is on Saturday 27th September, 1.30-3.30pm with a Sixth Form Taster Afternoon on Wednesday 8th October, 1.30-4.30pm. To join us, book online at www.leightonpark.com/visit-leighton-park.