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| '''The Latymer School''' is a selective ] in ], North ]. 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 ] (aged 16-18), a number of pupils are admitted to study for ], following interviews and conditional upon performance at ] (or equivalent) level. The school underwent its most recent OFSTED inspection in January 2005 |
'''The Latymer School''' is a selective ] in ], North ]. 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 ] (aged 16-18), a number of pupils are admitted to study for ], following interviews and conditional upon performance at ] (or equivalent) level. The school underwent its most recent OFSTED inspection in January 2005. | ||
| ==Facilities and Ethos== | |||
| ⚫ | The school is exceptionally strong academically, performing consistently at or near the top of national ], 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 |
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| ⚫ | The school is exceptionally strong academically, performing consistently at or near the top of national ], including coming first in national value added tables and achieving the highest proportion of A* grades at GCSE among state schools in 2003. In recent years the school has typically produced around 25 succesful ] applicants per year. Its further strengths include a long-standing tradition in music and a well-supported programme of extra-curricular activities, including the use of a residential outdoor pursuits centre in ], ]. The centre, Ysgol Latymer, is an old primary school house situated in the small village of Cwm Penmachno. | ||
| The school has now built a new sports and canteen complex which is due to be officially opened in early 2006. | The school has now built a new sports and canteen complex which is due to be officially opened in early 2006. | ||
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| Furthermore the school has strong links with other schools across Europe with regular exchanges to ], ], ], ], ] and ]. In addition, there are regular sports trips to the ] for Year 7's and ] for Year 11's, as well as regular ] trips to ] and ] trips to ]. | Furthermore the school has strong links with other schools across Europe with regular exchanges to ], ], ], ], ] and ]. In addition, there are regular sports trips to the ] for Year 7's and ] for Year 11's, as well as regular ] trips to ] and ] trips to ]. | ||
| Latymer has a house system of six houses named Ashworth, Dolbe, Keats, Lamb, Latymer and Wyatt. |
Latymer has a ] of six houses named Ashworth, Dolbe, Keats, Lamb, Latymer and Wyatt. The houses take their names from local historical figures - ], ] etc., and Richard Ashworth was headteacher some decades ago. One class per year group in years 7-11 is affiliated with one house; upon reaching sixth-form students retain their house links but join mixed form-groups for registration. | ||
| The school is very active in charity work, with each house choosing one charity to support every year with various fund-raising events. Such events can vary from year to year but one perrenial funraiser is the Dolbe-Keats Bazaar, run by the two houses during one lunchtime in December with stalls and staged entertainment (mostly live music) to raise money for the houses' charities. | |||
| ==The Legend of Latymer== | |||
| 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 ]). |
] tells that 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 ]). In actual fact the school did not take on Latymer's name for some decades or centuries, and has only been situated on its present site since ]. The school motto, ''qui patitur vincit'' (who endures wins), was also adopted in 1910. Internally, Latymer's legends popularly propagate as fact. | ||
| ==Mr Garbett== | |||
| The current headmaster is Mike E Garbett, who started as head in September 2005. | |||
| The current headmaster is Mike E Garbett, who started as head in September 2005. Upon assuming office Garbett immediately alienated the entire corpus of teaching staff by planning to introduce a controversial Government directive that would remove a variety of paid duties from teaching staff (eg the organisation of examinations) and give them to civil servants external to the school. Teachers were united in threatening Garbett with strike action and were succesful in their application for ] support; had strike errupted, teachers would have recieved compensation from the union for their unpaid leave. | |||
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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 16-18), 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.
Facilities and Ethos
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. In recent years the school has typically produced around 25 succesful Oxbridge applicants per year. Its further strengths include a long-standing tradition in music and a well-supported programme of extra-curricular activities, including the use of a residential outdoor pursuits centre in Snowdonia, Wales. The centre, Ysgol Latymer, is an old primary school house situated in the small village of Cwm Penmachno.
The school has now built a new sports and canteen complex which is due to be officially opened in early 2006.
Furthermore the school has strong links with other schools across Europe with regular exchanges to Tours, France, Gladbeck, Germany, Poland and Russia. In addition, there are regular sports trips to the Netherlands for Year 7's and Barbados for Year 11's, as well as regular Geography trips to Iceland and Latin trips to Italy.
Latymer has a house system of six houses named Ashworth, Dolbe, Keats, Lamb, Latymer and Wyatt. The houses take their names from local historical figures - Charles Lamb, John Keats etc., and Richard Ashworth was headteacher some decades ago. One class per year group in years 7-11 is affiliated with one house; upon reaching sixth-form students retain their house links but join mixed form-groups for registration.
The school is very active in charity work, with each house choosing one charity to support every year with various fund-raising events. Such events can vary from year to year but one perrenial funraiser is the Dolbe-Keats Bazaar, run by the two houses during one lunchtime in December with stalls and staged entertainment (mostly live music) to raise money for the houses' charities.
The Legend of Latymer
Legend tells that 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). In actual fact the school did not take on Latymer's name for some decades or centuries, and has only been situated on its present site since 1910. The school motto, qui patitur vincit (who endures wins), was also adopted in 1910. Internally, Latymer's legends popularly propagate as fact.
Mr Garbett
The current headmaster is Mike E Garbett, who started as head in September 2005. Upon assuming office Garbett immediately alienated the entire corpus of teaching staff by planning to introduce a controversial Government directive that would remove a variety of paid duties from teaching staff (eg the organisation of examinations) and give them to civil servants external to the school. Teachers were united in threatening Garbett with strike action and were succesful in their application for union support; had strike errupted, teachers would have recieved compensation from the union for their unpaid leave.