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..
The academic pace is dizzying. Rounded and grounded these kids may be, but they are all also unashamedly high flyers. ‘It can be a miserable experience if you’re not able to keep up,' acknowledges the head, ‘which is why we discourage tutoring for the entrance test.’ Only maths is set (from year 8)—no need for the rest. Seven classes per year group, 24 children in each, all working at full tilt. ‘My daughter was in the bottom maths set,' a mum told us, ‘and it was still charging along at break-neck’. Teachers are energetic and ...
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) FRSA (50s). Read classics at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, then taught classics at Eton College and Bancroft’s School; became head of classics at Bristol Grammar School in 2000, director of studies at Arnold School from 2005 and senior deputy head at Durham School in 2008. Serious, not stern. A local boy who made good, Mr Goodhew grew up in a London tower block opposite Grenfell. He attended the local comp and was the first in his family to take A levels or go to university – the perfect champion for Latymer’s trailblazing bursaries programme.
After his educational odyssey, our conquering hero moved ‘back home,’ now living 10 minutes from Latymer with his French wife, Céline. Their two young sons attend school nearby, and Mr Goodhew...
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaton Square School | 2021 | |||
| Falkner House | 2020 | 2 | ||
| Garden House School | 2020 | 2 | ||
| Glendower Preparatory School | 2020 | 3 | ||
| Hill House | 2020 | 3 | ||
| Kensington Prep School | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| Kew College | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Kew Green Preparatory School | 2021 | 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 | ||
| The Study Preparatory School | 2021 | 1 | ||
| Trevor-Roberts School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Wetherby Preparatory School | 2021 | 3 |
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