School Profile

The Leys School

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East of EnglandBoardingIndependentGBP 0-58k/yrEstimateISI · GoodTier 2Sixth Form
Profile Notes
The Leys School is a fee-paying independent school for ages 11-19 with boarding in Cambridge, East of England. Currently has 564 pupils on roll and a sixth form. Religious affiliation: None. Admissions policy: z. (auto-generated from GIAS metadata; the school may have a fuller profile on its website)
Cambridge • CB2 7AD • National Curriculum
564 pupils (94% of 600 capacity) • 331 boys / 233 girls
Official URN 110914 • LAESTAB 8736003
www.theleys.net
Official Registration
StatusOpen
PhaseNot applicable
Establishment typeOther independent school
Statutory age11 - 19
Opened 01-01-1875 • Closed Still active
Destination Snapshot
Newcastle University14%2025
Durham University10%2025
University of Bristol10%2025
University of Exeter9%2025
University of Leeds7%2025
University College London6%2025
Loughborough University4%2025
University of Bath4%2025
University of the Arts London4%2025
University of Warwick4%2025
Cardiff University2%2025
Imperial College London2%2025
Queen Mary University of London2%2025
The University of Edinburgh2%2025
University of Liverpool2%2025
University of Nottingham2%2025
University of Oxford2%2025
University of York2%2025
Brunel University London1%2025
King's College London1%2025
Oxford Brookes University1%2025
University of Birmingham1%2025
University of Glasgow1%2025
University of Sheffield1%2025
University of Southampton1%2025
University of St Andrews1%2025
Inspection & quality signals
ISI inspection
ISI · GoodStandards: Met
Last inspected: 2025-11-11
Prestige score
173.1 / 233
How calculated →
Historical Links
No predecessor or successor relationship was found for this school in the current GIAS extract.
Evidence TrailCurated senior school destinations
School Path AI • senior_destinations_curated
Curated from each school's annual destinations report. Numbers are best-faith multi-year averages.
Government performance dataDfE EES • latest 2024/25
A Level2024/25 • 101 students
Avg points / entry46.62
% achieving AAB+44.9%
GCSE / KS42024/25
Attainment 845.1
EBacc avg points4.07
Eng & Maths 5+0.0%

Source: UK Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Independent schools that teach IGCSEs, Pre-U or the IB are NOT counted in standard GCSE league tables; their KS4 figures appear low for that reason.

Official Performance Snapshot
202425 • AcademicAbove average
Students 101 • APS 46.62 • Value added 0.32
202425 • A levelAbove average
Students 101 • APS 46.65 • Value added 0.33
202425 • Applied generalz
Students 101 • APS n/a • Value added n/a
202425 • E/M measuresz
Students 101 • APS n/a • Value added n/a
202425 • KS4 (GCSE) — All pupilsNo band
Students 95 • APS n/a • Value added n/a
202425 • Tech levelz
Students 101 • APS n/a • Value added n/a