What Next?
We very much hope you enjoyed your visit to Leighton Park or your virtual open day and had the opportunity to ask plenty of questions. We know that it is often once you have had time to reflect on your experience that you think of 101 other things you wanted to ask! We have tried to answer a few of these in this leaflet, but if you should have any more queries, please don’t hesitate to ask us. We will be happy to help.
Admissions Team
Claire Elmer, Fiona Jones, Nickee Houghting e: admissions@leightonpark.com t: 0118 987 9608
Discover more: Saturday 25th September
Annual Open Morning, 9.00am-11.00am
Tuesday 12 October
Weekday Open Morning, from 9.15am
Tuesday 12th October
Sixth Form Open Evening, from 6.30pm
Thursday 14 October
Taster Day for Year 7 Entry (Current Year 6 pupils)
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Tuesday 9 November
Weekday Open Morning, from 9.15am
Thursday 11th November
Taster Day for Year 9 Entry (Current Year 7 & 8 pupils)
Tuesday 16th November
Taster Day for Year 7 Entry (Current Year 6 pupils)
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Important Dates for September 2022 Entry: Friday 19th November
Registration, Bursary and Scholarship Application Deadline
Thursday 2nd December
Dance Scholarship Assessment Day
Friday 3 December
Drama Scholarship Assessment Day
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Monday 6 December
Music Scholarship Assessment Day
Tuesday 7th December
Sport Scholarship Assessment Day
Wednesday 8th December
Art Scholarship Assessment Day
Saturday 8th January
Entrance Tests for Years 7 - 10 entry
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Friday 21 January
Academic Scholarship Assessment Day
Friday 28 January
Decision letters sent to families by post
Friday 4th March
Acceptance Deadline for Years 7 – 10 entry
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ACHIEVEMENT WITH VALUES, CHARACTER AND COMMUNITY
1// Registration
What is the Admissions Process at Leighton Park? 1// REGISTRATION 2// ENTRANCE TESTS AND INTERVIEW 3// OFFER OF A PLACE 4// ACCEPTANCE OF YOUR OFFER 5// WELCOME TO LEIGHTON PARK
Once you have decided that Leighton Park is the right place for your family, you can register by completing the application form online at www.leightonpark.com/howto-apply. You will be asked to upload a copy of your child’s passport and latest school report. The Registration fee of £100 (UK/ EEA) or £175 (Non-EEA) is paid at point of registration. The registration deadline for September 2022 entry is Friday 19th November 2021. Families may also wish to apply to our bursary or scholarship programmes, details of which are available on the back of this leaflet.
2// Entrance Tests
3// Offers
The tests for entry in September 2022 will take place on Saturday 8th January 2022.
Offer letters, with reference as appropriate to any scholarships or bursaries applied for, or to additional support required for EAL, will be sent out to parents by Friday 28th January 2022.
They will consist of an online Maths and online English test, a handwritten essay and an interview with a senior member of staff. We do not expect any additional preparation and prefer to see how your child performs without coaching as this will be their experience in the classroom. We are a selective school and need to ensure our students are able to access the curriculum we offer. Please be assured that if your child is working at the standard expected for their current year group and their school has not alerted you to any particular issues, they should find the tests challenging but manageable.
4// A cceptance of your Offer To secure your child’s place you will be required to complete the acceptance form and make payment of the appropriate Acceptance Deposit (£1,250 UK nationals, £4,000 EEA nationals, 1 term’s fees for non-EEA nationals). For students joining in September 2022 the deadline for acceptance of our offer is Friday 4th March 2022. Please note that as we are regularly oversubscribed that acceptances will be processed on a first come, first served basis until capacity is reached.
5// Welcome to Leighton Park We have a supportive transition programme to ensure your child is confident and reassured about joining their new school community. In the Summer Term before they join we will invite you to several events such as Orientation Day and our al fresco concert. New friendships are nurtured in the first couple of weeks of September through our Newcomers’ Day, Welcome Event for Parents & Guardians, camping on the Park for Year 7 and an adventure weekend for Sixth Formers.
Scholarships Students joining in Year 7, Year 9 or Sixth Form are welcome to apply for one or more scholarships in Art, Dance, Drama, Music and Sport. Students may additionally be invited to sit an Academic scholarship assessment following the result of their entrance test. For September 2022 entry the Scholarship Application deadline is Friday 19th November 2021. If your child has been selected for a Scholarship, they will be invited for their assessment on the following dates: Thursday 2nd December 2021 – Dance Friday 3rd December 2021 – Drama Monday 6th December 2021 – Music Tuesday 7th December 2021 – Sport Wednesday 8th December 2021 – Art Friday 21st January 2022 – Academic Thursday 2nd December Friday 3rd December Monday 6th December Tuesday 7th December Wednesday 8th December
Dance Scholarship Assessment Day Drama Scholarship Assessment Day Music Scholarship Assessment Day Sport Scholarship Assessment Day Art Scholarship Assessment Day
form and undertake a home visit to discuss the application with you in a sensitive and confidential matter. Their feedback will then be submitted to the School’s Bursary Committee for a decision on the value of the bursary that may be awarded.
Individual Learning Centre (ILC) We are able to support some mild specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, dyscalculia or working memory issues, if they are deemed to require no more than one hour one-to-one support per week. We do not have classroom assistants or scribes. If you feel your child would benefit from ILC support, please ask the Admissions Team to arrange an appointment with our Head of ILC, Keeley Toms. Children with specific learning difficulties will be granted additional time for their Entrance Tests. We will require evidence of any access arrangements in advance of registration.
English as an Additional Language (EAL) We expect students to have a minimum level of English on joining the School. Year 7 and 8 should be IELTS 3.5-4.0, Years 9 and 10 IELTS 4.0-5.0 and Sixth Form entry IELTS 5.0-5.5. Our EAL Department offers group and one-to-one lessons to support speaking, listening, reading and writing skills for those students whose first language is not English. EAL sessions usually take place during the timetabled language lessons.
Bursaries At the heart of our Quaker values, Leighton Park Trust aims to improve accessibility to those students who would otherwise be unable to benefit from its education on financial grounds. For September 2022 entry, the Bursary Application deadline is Friday 19th November 2021. Application forms are available from Finance Manager, Jenny Rowe, at jennyrowe@ leightonpark.com. They include a Confidential Statement of Financial Circumstances form for an independent company, Bursary Administration Ltd. BAL will review the
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