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Thousands of practice questions and up to 6 mock papers, all in the exact Godolphin and Latymer 11+ format, on one simple plan. It starts with a free diagnostic.
If you have a daughter who is curious, quick to think for herself and ready for a busy city school, Godolphin and Latymer is worth a close look. It is an independent day school for girls aged 11 to 18, set on Iffley Road in Hammersmith, west London. The school traces its beginnings to 1861, when the Godolphin School first opened on the site, and to 1905, when a day school for girls was founded in its place and took on the present name after support from the Latymer foundation. Each year the school still marks those origins, so girls grow up with a quiet sense of the story they have joined.
What gives the place its character is a promise made in 1945, when Head Mistress Dame Joyce Bishop pledged to do the school's part in educating a nation. That promise still shapes a means-tested bursary programme, and the aim is plain: a bright girl offered a place should be able to take it, whatever her family can afford. Pupils come from a wide range of cultures, faiths and backgrounds, and the school sets out to help them grow into considerate, compassionate and courageous young women, with a full life of music, sport, art and drama running alongside their lessons.
Godolphin and Latymer suits a girl who is happy to be stretched and who will take to a diverse school that cares as much about character and community as it does about results. It has been led since 2017 by headmistress Dr Frances Ramsey. The lasting impression most families take away is of a school where a girl is encouraged to be herself, think hard, and feel at home.
Godolphin and Latymer uses the Quest Admissions exam for 11+ entry.
No, there is no interview stage as part of the 11+ admissions process at Godolphin and Latymer.
Godolphin and Latymer is a single-sex independent day school for girls.
Godolphin and Latymer is an independent day school.
You can visit the official admissions page at https://www.godolphinandlatymer.com/admissions/11-entry/.
Yes. Godolphin and Latymer offers means-tested bursaries at 11+, awarded on family financial need and ranging up to a full free place. Around ten girls in each year receive help, most with fully funded places. Applicants are assessed in the entrance exams in exactly the same way as everyone else, and do not need to score higher. To apply, indicate it on the Examination Entry Form, then complete the online bursary application with supporting documents by the deadline.
Godolphin and Latymer does not offer academic scholarships. At 11+ the only scholarship is a Music scholarship, for a talented musician who has qualified for a place, and it includes free lessons on one or two instruments. The Art scholarship is for Sixth Form entry only. If you need help with fees, you can apply for a means-tested bursary alongside a scholarship. You request scholarship details on the Examination Entry Form after registering.
Candidates sit the written entrance exam first, as part of the London 11+ Consortium, and interviews follow in January. The interview is a chance for the school to meet your daughter and see how she thinks, rather than a test to revise for. If she needs extra time or other concessions for the exam, you can request these on the entry form with supporting evidence. The school aims to keep the process fair and accessible to girls from all schools and backgrounds.
