Latymer Upper School A GSG School
- Latymer Upper School
237 King Street
London
W6 9LR - Head: Mr David Goodhew
- T 020 8629 2024
- F 020 8748 7523
- E [email protected]
- W www.latymer-upper.org
- Latymer Upper School is an English independent school for pupils aged 11 to 19 with a linked junior school, both located in Hammersmith, west London. It educates over 1,300 boys and girls and was founded by Edward Latymer in 1624.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Hammersmith & Fulham
- Pupils: 1321; sixth formers: 392
- Religion: Not Applicable
- Fees: £20,835 pa
- Open days: Contact Registrar for details or see school website
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Latymer Prep School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Teachers greatly admired, with several references to them going the extra mile and being ‘very imaginative in their teaching methods’. ‘Staff really care, not just academically but in a pastoral way,’ summed up one parent. ‘We attract a real mix from city investors, media types and academics living in leafy streets through to families on the White City estate, which is surely better than just those from a privileged bubble mixing with each other,’ explains the head. Parents agree, describing the school as ‘grounded’. ‘Privileged, yes, but posh, no,’ said one...
What the school says...
Latymer Upper School 11+ entrance examination in January in Maths and English followed by interview for those children who pass the exam. Means-tested bursaries up to 100% of fees.
Scholarships and awards for music available at 11+ range from free tuition on up to two instruments to 40% reduction of fees.
Around 35-45 places are available for Sixth Form entry every year, for boys and girls. For further information see the school website. Means-tested bursaries, up to 100% of fees and scholarships in art, music, drama are available at Sixth Form. ...Read more
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Curricula
Cambridge Pre-U - an alternative to A levels, with all exams at the end of the two-year course.
School associations
Round Square - a network of 40 schools worldwide that share ideals such as internationalism, adventure and service.
Sports
Rowing
Fencing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2012, David Goodhew (MA Oxon), originally a local boy who has now moved ‘back home’, living 10 minutes down the road with his French wife, Céline, and two young sons. Read classics at Oxford and previously deputy head of Durham School. Spends at least one hour every day walking around the school – visits lessons for a few minutes, which both pupils and parents say sums up his ‘hands-on approach’ and ‘openness to ideas for change’. Not stereotypical headmasterly, parents and pupils describe him as ‘very approachable’.
Entrance
Of the 170 places available at 11+, 40 come from the school’s own on-site prep. Of the remaining 130, 50 per cent come from local state primaries, with the other half coming from other preps. Some 1,200 candidates altogether. The entrance assessment consists of its own English...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
09-09
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falkner House | 2020 | 2 | ||
| Garden House School | 2020 | 2 | ||
| Glendower Preparatory School | 2020 | 3 | ||
| Hill House International School | 2020 | 3 | ||
| Kensington Prep School | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| Kew College | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Notting Hill Preparatory School | 2020 | |||
| Pembridge Hall School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Prospect House School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Queen's College Prep School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School | 2020 | 8 | ||
| St Mary's School, Hampstead | 2020 | 1 | ||
| The Mall School | 2020 | 2 | ||
| The Roche School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Trevor-Roberts School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Wetherby Preparatory School | 2020 | 2 |
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