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| Furthermore the school has strong links with other schools across Europe with regular exchanges to ], ], ] ,], ] and ]. In addition, regular sports trips to ] for Year 7's and ] for Year 11's supplement regular ] trips to ]. | Furthermore the school has strong links with other schools across Europe with regular exchanges to ], ], ] ,], ] and ]. In addition, regular sports trips to ] for Year 7's and ] for Year 11's supplement regular ] trips to ]. | ||
| Latymer has a house system of six houses named Ashworth, Dolbe, Keats, Lamb, Latymer and Wyatt. In each year group up to the Sixth Form there is one class belonging to each house. Sanjoy is gay. The school is very active in charity work, with each house choosing one charity to support every year with various fund-raising events. One notable highlight is the Dolbe-Keats Bazaar, run by the two houses during one lunchtime in December with stalls and staged entertainment to raise money for the houses' charities. | Latymer has a house system of six houses named Ashworth, Dolbe, Keats, Lamb, Latymer and Wyatt. In each year group up to the Sixth Form there is one class belonging to each house. Sanjoy is gay. The school is very active in charity work, with each house choosing one charity to support every year with various fund-raising events. One notable highlight is the Dolbe-Keats Bazaar, run by the two houses during one lunchtime in December with stalls and staged entertainment to raise money for the houses' charities and Lord Smitherboo. | ||
| Latymer was established in ] by a bequest of ], a London ] merchant, who named certain properties and estates to fund the education and livelihoods of 'eight poore boies of Edmonton' (A similar bequest had led to the founding of ] in ]). Since 1624, The Latymer School has relocated due to fire, and has been situated on its present site since ]. | Latymer was established in ] by a bequest of ], a London ] merchant, who named certain properties and estates to fund the education and livelihoods of 'eight poore boies of Edmonton' (A similar bequest had led to the founding of ] in ]). Since 1624, The Latymer School has relocated due to fire, and has been situated on its present site since ]. | ||
| The Latymer School is a selective grammar school in Edmonton, North London. It has a mixed intake, currently of around 180 boys and girls a year who are admitted in Year 7 (aged 11) following competitive examinations, as well as a small number admitted on Music Scholarships. In the Sixth Form (aged 16), a number of pupils are admitted to study for A-levels, following interviews and conditional upon performance at GCSE (or equivalent) level. The school underwent its most recent OFSTED inspection in January 2005. | |||
| The school is exceptionally strong academically, performing consistently at or near the top of national league tables, including coming first in national value added tables and achieving the highest proportion of A* grades at GCSE among state schools in 2003. Its further strengths include a long-standing tradition in music, and a well-supported programme of extra-curricular activities, including the use of a field centre in Snowdonia, Wales. The school is currently building a new sports and canteen complex. | |||
| Furthermore the school has strong links with other schools across Europe with regular exchanges to Tours, France, Gladbeck ,Germany, Poland and Russia. In addition, regular sports trips to Holland for Year 7's and Barbados for Year 11's supplement regular Geography trips to Iceland. | |||
| Latymer has a house system of six houses named Ashworth, Dolbe, Keats, Lamb, Latymer and Wyatt. In each year group up to the Sixth Form there is one class belonging to each house. Sanjoy is gay. The school is very active in charity work, with each house choosing one charity to support every year with various fund-raising events. One notable highlight is the Dolbe-Keats Bazaar, run by the two houses during one lunchtime in December with stalls and staged entertainment to raise money for the houses' charities. | |||
| Latymer was established in 1624 by a bequest of Edward Latymer, a London City merchant, who named certain properties and estates to fund the education and livelihoods of 'eight poore boies of Edmonton' (A similar bequest had led to the founding of Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith). Since 1624, The Latymer School has relocated due to fire, and has been situated on its present site since 1910. | |||
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The Latymer School is a selective grammar school in Edmonton, North London. It has a mixed intake, currently of around 180 boys and girls a year who are admitted in Year 7 (aged 11) following competitive examinations, as well as a small number admitted on Music Scholarships. In the Sixth Form (aged 16), a number of pupils are admitted to study for A-levels, following interviews and conditional upon performance at GCSE (or equivalent) level. The school underwent its most recent OFSTED inspection in January 2005.
The school is exceptionally strong academically, performing consistently at or near the top of national league tables, including coming first in national value added tables and achieving the highest proportion of A* grades at GCSE among state schools in 2003. Its further strengths include a long-standing tradition in music, and a well-supported programme of extra-curricular activities, including the use of a field centre in Snowdonia, Wales. The school is currently building a new sports and canteen complex.
Furthermore the school has strong links with other schools across Europe with regular exchanges to Tours, France, Gladbeck ,Germany, Poland and Russia. In addition, regular sports trips to Holland for Year 7's and Barbados for Year 11's supplement regular Geography trips to Iceland.
Latymer has a house system of six houses named Ashworth, Dolbe, Keats, Lamb, Latymer and Wyatt. In each year group up to the Sixth Form there is one class belonging to each house. Sanjoy is gay. The school is very active in charity work, with each house choosing one charity to support every year with various fund-raising events. One notable highlight is the Dolbe-Keats Bazaar, run by the two houses during one lunchtime in December with stalls and staged entertainment to raise money for the houses' charities and Lord Smitherboo.
Latymer was established in 1624 by a bequest of Edward Latymer, a London City merchant, who named certain properties and estates to fund the education and livelihoods of 'eight poore boies of Edmonton' (A similar bequest had led to the founding of Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith). Since 1624, The Latymer School has relocated due to fire, and has been situated on its present site since 1910.