Latymer Upper School
London, UK
A Finest School since 2012
Student centred, high quality education
The highlights of the Latymer Upper School programme:
School Profile
Latymer Upper School is a coeducational public school in Hammersmith, London, England, between King Street and the River Thames. There are approximately 1,200 pupils; most are admitted through examination and interview to Upper School at the age of eleven, with some entering into the Sixth Form at 16.
The school can be traced to a charity school for boys founded by the English merchant Edward Latymer in 1624. It moved to its present site in 1863 and in the mid-20th century became a direct grant grammar school. It has been independent since the abolition of that system of funding in the 1970s. It remained single-sex until Sixth-Form admissions were opened to girls in 1996; the remainder of the school became coeducational in the first decade of the 21st century.
Latymer has been ranked consistently among the leading schools in the country academically alongside Eton College, Westminster School, Winchester College, and St Paul’s School. This is on the merit of its position in the national GCSE and A level examination performance tables combined with one of the highest Oxford and Cambridge acceptance rates of any secondary school or college, and it is one of the top schools for the arts and sport. As of 2020 the Sixth Form of 340 is one of the largest in London and offers forty academic courses as well as extra-curricular activities.*
What makes Latymer Upper School one of the The World’s Finest Schools
Diversity is celebrated
Students at Latymer come for a diverse range of backgrounds and the school offers a programme rich programme that strives to celebrate this diversity.
Strong academic & arts programmes
An academically rigorous school, Latymer manages to offer quality programmes across a broad range of curricular areas. Students are encourage to explore and achieve.
Who is this school best suited for?
Tradition without being old fashioned
If you are looking for a school that has deep traditions but is firmly focused of delivering in the 21st Century, then this may be the school for you.
Allow students to grow
Latymer has a reputation for supporting students to grow and achieve their full potential whilst allowing them to choose from a wide range of possible futures.
Essential contact information
Address & contact information
Type: Public school/Independent day school
Motto Latin: Paulatim ergo certe (Slowly Therefore Surely)
Established: 1624
Founder: Edward Latymer
Staff: 180 full time, 37 music staff
Gender: Coeducational since 2004 (Formerly all-boys)
Age: 7 to 18
Enrolment: 1,284
Colours: Black, blue and white
Website: www.latymer-upper.org