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 5212
- E head@latymer-upper.org
- W www.latymer-upper.org
- A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 11 to 19 with a linked junior school
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Hammersmith & Fulham
- Pupils: 1,180
- Religion: Not Applicable
- Fees: £18,510 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..
Majority of teachers hugely 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. DT is fantastically equipped, with an emphasis on creativity. ‘The people who maintain the school use this room, so it’s built to industrial standard,’ raved one excited pupil. ‘The arts aren’t considered an alternative to academia here,’ said one pupil. ‘There’s room for people to excel in both’...
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. Scholarships and awards for music, ranging from 40% of fees to free tuition on two instruments, are available at 11+. A small number of places may are available for entry at 13+ every year via exams in the year of entry.
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 scholarships, up to 100% of fees and scholarships in art, music, drama are available at Sixth Form. ...Read more
What the parents say...
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2015 Good Schools Guide Awards
- Best performance by Boys taking History of Art at an English Independent School (GCE A level)
Other features
All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since September 2012, Mr 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 their young son. Read classics at Oxford and previously deputy head of Durham School. Spends at least one hour every day walking round 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.’
Academic matters
Grades have been steadily improving over recent years and although research from the University of Durham found pupils are achieving either in line with – or better than – their abilities, results remain a notch short of stunning. A levels in 2016 saw 76...
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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 | |
| Not Applicable | |
| 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 |
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