The Leys Reach Bursary Fundraising Target

The Leys School are thrilled to announce that they have not only reached, but exceeded their £150,000 fundraising target for 2025, the School’s 150th anniversary year.

 

The total raised was £162,824 which, with matched funding included, means a final total of £312,824.

Director of Development, Sarah Proud, shared how happy the School is to have achieved this: 'Setting a target of £150,000 for the 150th year was just too tempting, and when a generous Old Leysian provided £150,000 of match funding, we had to go for it! It was an ambitious number but, with the Leysian community behind us, I had faith we could pull it off.

'We are so grateful to our donors, who believe in the power of bursary places at The Leys and reached out to make it happen. It went down to the wire in December but, in the end, we beat our target by over £12,000, raising more for bursaries than in any previous year.

'This campaign will have a profound and enduring impact: for the children who will be able to attend because of it; the School community of which they will be a part; and the future world they will help to shape.'

Throughout the year, the whole community – pupils, parents, staff, Old Leysians and other supporters of the School – pulled together for fundraising activities, including the pupil Pitlochry House Challenge, and a Parent Ball at Girton College, where guests took part in a very successful silent auction. Both activities brought out the competitive side in our generous Leysian community, which was great news for bursary recipients.

January 2026