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Revision as of 23:14, 30 January 2005 by 81.157.217.144 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)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 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 Wales.
Latymer was established in 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.