Founder's Day celebrations once again paid tribute to John Lyon, as the School which bears his name celebrates 145 years and the first girls. Thank yo… More...

Tony, John, Gordon and David - Class of 1970, friends since John Lyon, this year decided to return back to School together for the first time, since l… More...

Read the 145th Anniversary of JLS celebratory edition of the Lyonian! More...

Early this year Mr Patani (father of OLs Neill and Rickie Patani) got in touch to make a very generous offer More...

Former John Lyon teacher, turned children's author, Ian Whybrow, is supporting a charity which provides prosthetic limbs for children in Africa and In… More...

Joshua Beresford-Smart (OL 2013-2020), a talented actor, joyful, charming and inspirational young man tragically passed away earlier this year. We pub… More...

The robots have arrived and Year 8 pupils are getting prepared to construct them! The staff and pupils are very excited and grateful to the donors who… More...

The OLGS's Spring Meeting is on 22nd July at Northwood Golf Club. As ever, all OL golfers are welcome. Details below. More...

"It was the best of times. It was the worst of times." Sounds familiar? So wrote Sharma and Mistry in 1996 of their Duke of Edinburgh expedition. Call… More...

Patrick Miles, OL 2016-2020, is running a half marathon in memory of his very close friend and the incredibly inspirational young man Joshua Beresford… More...

Paul Montague (OL 1945 - 1950) sadly died last month on 21st February. Here he is remembered by his brother, Roger, and friend Martin Sexton. More...

With news of the amalgamation with Quainton Hall, the lockdown diaries cont., lots from the archives and a competition or two, read the latest Lyonian… More...

John Mather, OL 1954-1962 and Head Boy in 1962, sadly passed away on 6th December 2020. More...

As well as the online Act of Remembrance (link to video in main article), OLs laid a wreath at the War Memorial in the Red House Garden. More...

Two recent enquiries from OLs coincidentally led us to some wonderful photographs and a stirring speech by Lord Alexander at his inspection of the CCF… More...

Geoffrey Lancashire (OL 1935-1940) sadly passed away last month. Having lost many classmates during WW2, Remembrance at John Lyon was particularly im… More...

Three celebrations of the Founder, very much missing our Old Lyonians, but nevertheless commemorating the great man were held at St Mary's. Hear the … More...

Thanks to the kind donations of OLs, parents, governors, staff and other friends of the School, the Hardship Fund continues to help children stay at J… More...

Brian Hore became a consultant psychiatrist and world expert on alcoholism, despite some unpromising early medical experiences at John Lyon. More...

Andrew Panter came to John Lyon in 1958 from Scotch College in Adelaide, joining the 1955 - 1962 cohort. His close friend, Stephen Brown remembers hi… More...

In memory of Old Lyonians and friends of the School who have died: More...

In the wake of Covid-19, the Head launched a new fund to help families who were unable to meet the fee. Read her thank you to Lyonians for their gene… More...

This edition of the Lyonian records how the coronavirus affected the School community and our leaving Head Boy's reaction to the death of George Floyd… More...

David Reeves (OL 1949 - 1956), a highly talented scholar, musician and later eminent medic, who gave so much to the School, sadly passed away in Octob… More...