The summer 2025 edition of The Lyonian is rich with highlights from across the term, it offers a vivid picture of life at John Lyon - from academic accomplishments and artistic achievements to sporting milestones and pupil-led initiatives.

Our Sports Day events were fantastic celebrations of athleticism and team spirit across both the Prep and Senior Schools.

Year 3 enjoyed an unforgettable Romans Day workshop filled with exciting activities and hands-on learning.

Enrichment Week takes place each summer term and is designed specifically for our Lower Sixth Form. The week removes students from their usual academic timetable and engages them in a varied programme of activities designed to help them start preparing for life beyond school.

The School has a strong tradition of using live theatre to support drama studies for pupils of all levels.

It has been an exciting couple of weeks in Nursery and Reception with some very special visitors - ducklings!

Upper Sixth Senior Cadet SSgt Adam and Lower Sixth Senior Cadet LCpl Klara had the privilege of attending the BBC’s VE Day event at Horse Guards Parade this year, accompanied by two members of the John Lyon school community, Lt Mann and Capt Kanwar.

Year 6 enjoyed an enriching field trip to Epping Forest and the Debden River, where they gained first-hand insight into physical geography.

At the beginning of the Easter break, a group of courageous Year 11 (Silver) and Lower Sixth (Gold) pupils set off to the Brecon Beacons for their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award practice expeditions.

John Lyon signed off an excellent football season in style on Friday 25 April, with a superb 5-0 victory

As a proud member of the Harrow Family of Schools, we work especially closely with Harrow School.

On Friday 28 March, our Year 10 Cadets took part in the Pass-Off Parade in which the Head inspected her Contingent.

The Spring edition of our termly magazine is out now!

In March, a group of Year 9 John Lyon pupils, accompanied by staff, embarked on a memorable journey to Bangkok for an exchange hosted by Harrow International School Bangkok (HS Bangkok).

The John Lyon Chess Championship returned this term for its third year, bringing together the School’s best chess players for a battle of skill and strategy.

In celebration of World Book Day on Thursday 6 March, pupils brought the magic of literature to life as they came in dressed in a fantastic array of characters from their favourite books.

In recognition of National Careers Week, which took place the week commencing Monday 3 March, our Careers team organised several enriching events to inspire and spark career aspirations amongst pupils from Year 7 through to Sixth Form. 

Our 2025 Musician of the Year showcased our pupils' talents in a range of incredible instrumental and vocal performances.

We are delighted to announce the launch of our new strategic plan for John Lyon School.

Our seventh annual Talks-on-the-Hill, held on Wednesday 12 February, was another huge success. This year's theme was "The Power of Why".