36 Upper Mall, Hammersmith, London W6 9TA
10 reasons to choose Latymer Preparatory School
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Latymer Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 82. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Hammersmith and one of the 7 best primary schools for 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Latymer Preparatory School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 7 and 11 years. The school has an academically selective admissions policy. It is the prep school to Latymer Upper School, an all-through school to age 18. Latymer Preparatory School fees are £7,862 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Latymer Preparatory School has two classes per year and an average class size of 21 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, most Latymer Prep School pupils move up to Latymer Upper School, without needing to sit an exam.
The Latymer Preparatory School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHCE, Mandarin, Spanish. Throughout the curriculum, the school reinforces its ‘Habits of Learning’ which include Persistence, Questioning and Posing Problems, and Listening with Understanding and Empathy. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for all subjects from Year 3.
Sport at Latymer Preparatory School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in swimming.
The Arts at Latymer Preparatory School
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and 80% take extra-curricular instrument lessons. Two choirs, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
No wraparound care as such, but with clubs, school hours can extend from 8.10am to 4.30pm.
Find another school near Latymer Preparatory School
Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School (0.2 miles); Bute House Preparatory School (0.9 miles); St Paul’s Juniors (1.1 miles).
St Peter’s Primary School (0.5 miles); West London Free School Primary (0.5 miles); John Betts Primary School (0.6 miles).
Latymer Upper School (0.2 miles); The Godolphin and Latymer School (0.7 miles); St Paul’s Girls’ School (1 mile).
Sacred Heart High School (0.7 miles); Fulham Cross Girls’ School and Language College (1.5 miles); The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School (1.7 miles).