The Godolphin and Latymer School

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Description

The Godolphin and Latymer School is an independent day school for girls in HammersmithWest London, for girls aged 11-18.

Godolphin and Latymer is conveniently situated just minutes away from Hammersmith Broadway in West London and is very well served by buses and tubes.

Facilities

  • Recently opened on-site sports centre includes a fabulous sports hall which is equipped and marked-out for cricket, football, fencing, badminton, basketball, netball, volleyball and hockey – plus a full-height climbing wall and professional sound system.
  • There’s a dance studio, separate fully-equipped fitness studio, and a dual-aspect viewing gallery overlooking the sports hall and the outside astro pitches. These flood-lit pitches include hockey pitches – doubling up for rounders and athletics in the summer – adjacent to netball and tennis courts. 
  • A converted church accommodates our wonderfully versatile performing arts centre with a glass atrium providing light and open spaces. This connects to the modern music school with its rehearsal and practice rooms and a fully-equipped music suite.
  • Inspiring art studios are flooded with natural light, and our design and technology and food technology workshops add to extensive curricular and extra-curricular programme. There’s a well-stocked library and impressively equipped science block with modern labs and interactive learning spaces.

Features

  • Girls
  • Ofsted Rating: Good
  • DFC Number: 205/6291

Things to note

  • At Godolphin and Latymer they seek to instil a lifelong love of sport and fitness by offering choice and opportunity across all abilities and all year groups. 
  • Music making and performing are central to the lives of a great many girls and there are over 700 instrumental lessons taking place each week; at break times the corridors and numerous practice rooms are bustling with instrumentalists and singers.
  • Theatrical productions at Godolphin are widely anticipated by the school and local community and regularly perform to sold-out audiences. With facilities in the Bishop Centre to rival a professional theatre, students can act, produce, choreograph, direct or run the technical aspects of a range of productions. 
  • Variety is celebrated across the clubs and societies of Godolphin and Latymer with something for every girl. From budding scientists to gastronomists, linguists to gardeners, film buffs to psychologists, chess masters to debaters, economists to poets, – we’ve got it covered. And if there isn’t a club for you then start up your own! For more information CLICK HERE.
  • Educational visits are an intrinsic part of Godolphin life and over 100 trips are organised during the course of the academic year to enrich cultural awareness, extend academic boundaries, support personal development and embrace exciting opportunities. 

Extra Curricular

Selection Criteria: Selective

Admission Details

Godolphin and Latymer is academically selective and they are looking for intellectual potential and for girls who will thrive in a school that offers a wide range of curricular and extra-curricular opportunities. Entry is by examination and interview, normally at 11+ Entry (Year 7) or 16+ Entry (Lower Sixth) with some occasional places for Years 8, 9 and 10.

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Fees

TUITION FEES:

  • Autumn Term 2023: £8,395.00
  • Spring Term 2024: £9,218.00
  • Summer Term 2024: £9,218.00

OTHER CHARGES FROM SEPTEMBER 2023:

  • Music Lessons £365.00 per term
  • Musical Instrument Hire £48.00 per term
  • Speech and Drama Lessons £140.00 per term
  • Lunch £6.00 per day

Scholarships

MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP (11+ AND 16+ ENTRY)

This is up to 30% of school fees and is open to a talented musician who qualifies for entry into Year 7. However, there is the possibility of bursary funds being made available to increase the award. A further Music scholarship may be available in the Sixth Form. Music scholarships also attract free music lessons for one or two instruments.

ART SCHOLARSHIP (16+ ENTRY ONLY)

This is up to 30% of school fees and is open to a talented artist who qualifies for entry into the Sixth Form. However, there is the possibility of bursary funds being made available to increase the award.

APPLYING FOR A SCHOLARSHIP

You must apply in the normal way: application is a two-part process, first you register and then we issue Examination Entry Forms in the October before entry. On the Examination Entry form you can request details of the Music scholarship (and if applying for Sixth Form, the Art scholarship). Once the Examination Entry Forms are issued we can provide you with further details.

Achievements

Please check the school website link for details.

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