12 May 2023
Class of 2023 Leavers’ Day
Ian Dennison (OL 1995), chair of the Old Lyonian Football Association, visited to formally welcome the Upper Sixth to the Old Lyonian Association. Founded in 1902, the FA remains an active member of the Southern Amateur Football League, with matches taking place on Saturdays from September to April at Sudbury Playing Fields.
At the farewell assembly, the Upper Sixth received a leavers hoodie, leavers book, OL tie, and pen, which we hope will inspire them to come back to the school in the future as mentors for younger students or to give a lecture to our pupils. We are confident that their resilience and hard work will lead to success in their A-Level exams and future careers.
After the assembly, we celebrated with a BBQ, and we are grateful to the catering team for making the event feel special. We want to express our gratitude to the departing students for their achievements at John Lyon and wish them all the best in their future endeavours.
We provide a wide range of sporting activities and opportunities for all pupils.
At our Prep School we concur with educational theorists who emphasise the importance of the creative mind and ‘emotional intelligence’ and ‘wellbeing’ – the need to develop the whole personality and our pupil’s imaginations especially. Drama has the power to liberate the mind.
We encourage our pupils to become healthy, independent and responsible members of society. 
At our Prep School, Computing covers the use of electronic technology in all its forms, including computers and other communication devices.
• What is religion?
Art is an integral part of our Prep School’s curriculum, providing our pupils with a unique means of expressing their ideas by allowing them to explore new thoughts and give life to their creative minds.
History is taught throughout the School and pupils are encouraged to find out about events and peoples.
Planet Earth is our only home. It is an mind-blowing, diverse and constantly changing place of awesome beauty and power. 
French is the language of our nearest neighbours, probably the easiest foreign language for English speakers to learn and, after English, one of the most widely-learned languages worldwide.
The core of every science lesson at our Prep School is about developing every pupil’s curiosity in the world around them. 
Mathematics is a key subject for children of all ages at our Prep School.
English is taught using lively and creative methods through a variety of texts and resources incorporating ICT from Pre-Prep onwards.