Latymer Foundation Hammersmith

Celebrating 400 years of the Latymer Foundation at Hammersmith

We're thrilled to be sharing with you the news of our special 400th-anniversary book!

This beautifully illustrated hardback is a lively, intelligently written history of the Latymer Foundation, its creation and evolution, alongside that of the village of Hammersmith.

The book chronicles the many challenges the Foundation has faced in establishing and running the schools in the founder’s name – and the colourful characters who have shaped its destiny along the way. Latymerians, including leading historians, along with staff members past and present, have all contributed to writing and researching the book.

The result is an engrossing, entertaining, and sometimes surprising, account based on meticulous research from primary sources in the School’s archive. The Foundation has survived 18 monarchs, the upheavals of two world wars – as well as the English Civil War (one battle of which took place a mere mile or so from the classrooms) and various relocations around the Hammersmith area. More importantly, 400 years on it remains true to its founding ethos of providing children with a lifechanging education, regardless of their social background.

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Click on the link below to find upcoming online talks by members of the Latymer community on a wide range of fascinating subjects.

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Inspiring Minds

Campaign Review 2022

We are pleased to share with you our fifth Inspiring Minds Campaign Review. We cannot thank you enough for your generous and ongoing support.

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The only criteria for entry to Latymer should be ability and potential. The Inspiring Minds campaign will help to make that a reality.

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Meet our campaign heroes

Fran Boorman (2000)

One of the first girls to attend Latymer, Fran Boorman is now an award-winning entrepreneur with a £9m turnover business portfolio.

Taylor Downing (1971)

Taylor Downing is a historian, writer of several best-selling books and producer of over 200 television documentaries.

Top marks for LUS and Prep in latest inspection

Latymer scored top marks in an extremely positive school report from our latest inspection in November 2019 by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI). Key findings include: