Leighton Park

Summary

Leighton Park (E02003404) is part of Reading local authority (view on map). Leighton Park has an approximate population of 8,700 people, of which 16% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Leighton Park neighbours Wokingham Road, Southampton Street & Redlands Road, Kennet Island & Green Park, Whitley Wood, Lower Earley North, and Shinfield.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Leighton Park is the 15th least deprived area in Reading (out of 19) with 43% of children living in low-income families, compared to 33% across Reading and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Leighton Park, 31% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 23% in Reading and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Leighton Park % in Reading % in England
Eligible for free school meals 31% 23% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 69% 77% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Leighton Park, 22% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 19% in Reading, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Leighton Park % in Reading % in England
No special educational needs 78% 81% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 16% 15% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 6% 4% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Leighton Park, 61% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 60% in Reading, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Leighton Park % in Reading % in England
White 36% 40% 67%
Asian 28% 32% 14%
Black 14% 10% 7%
Mixed 14% 12% 7%
Other 4% 3% 3%
Not known 4% 3% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Leighton Park with English as an additional language is 35%, compared with 37% in Reading, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Leighton Park % in Reading % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 35% 37% 22%
Known or believed to be English 64% 63% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Leighton Park has 4 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Leighton Park
All childcare providers 4
Childminders 2
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 2

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Leighton Park since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Leighton Park has 1 state-funded school.

Type Number in Leighton Park
All state-funded schools 1
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 1
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Leighton Park since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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