What The Latymer School does

The Latymer School is a state-funded, maintained grammar school located at Haselbury Road, Edmonton, London, N9 9TN, founded in 1624. It provides selective secondary education to pupils aged 11-18 across Years 7-11 and a Sixth Form (Years 12-13), with admissions governed by a fixed-postcode catchment covering specific E, EN, and N London postcodes and by academic entrance testing (the 11+ for Year 7 and subject-specific assessments for Sixth Form entry). Approximately 192 Year 7 places and roughly 50 Sixth Form places are filled each year through this competitive, selective admissions process; the school also operates Learning Support services for pupils with SEND, careers and UCAS guidance, and an extensive extracurricular programme in music, drama, sport, and clubs.

The school does not charge tuition fees; revenue is provided by the UK Department for Education via Enfield Local Education Authority and supplemented by The Latymer Foundation, a separate charitable endowment. The technology layer is deliberately commodity: a public website (www.latymer.co.uk), the Edulink One school portal for parents and pupils, video-conferencing for parent evenings, and a partnership with Atom Learning that delivers free online 11+ preparation to verified Pupil Premium-eligible pupils. There are no proprietary software products, no APIs, no mobile apps, and no disclosed commercial revenue streams.

Leadership rests with the Headteacher (Joseph Gilford), Deputy Head (Sixth Form), and a Governing Board; departmental heads oversee Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Design & Technology, Computer Science, and Learning Support. The school is not a commercial entity (no investors, no M&A activity, no funding rounds); it is a public educational institution operating under the UK maintained-schools framework, with outcomes validated primarily through published GCSE and A-Level results and university destinations including Oxbridge and other Russell Group institutions.

Name

The Latymer School

Legal name

The Latymer School

Website

https://latymer.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Latymer School is a state-funded, selective grammar school in Edmonton, North London, founded in 1624, serving pupils aged 11-18 across Years 7-11 and Sixth Form, with admissions determined by 11+ entrance testing and a closed postcode catchment in North London.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Grammar School Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC)

Keywords

• Grammar school education
• Secondary education
• Sixth form education
• GCSE preparation
• A-Level programmes

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. State-Funded Education: As a state-funded grammar school, The Latymer School receives government funding through the Department for Education and Enfield Local Education Authority. The school does not charge tuition fees for students meeting the admissions criteria.

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Latymer School is a state-funded selective grammar school in Edmonton, North London, founded in 1624. It delivers secondary education (Years 7-11) and Sixth Form education (Years 12-13) leading to GCSE and A-Level qualifications, admitting approximately 192 Year 7 students via the 11+ entrance examination and around 50 new Sixth Form students each year. The school also provides extracurricular activities (music, drama, sports, clubs), learning support for SEND students, and a careers guidance programme.

Product overview

The Latymer School is a grammar school founded in 1624 offering comprehensive educational services from Year 7 through Sixth Form (A Level). The core products include grammar school education (Years 7-11) and Sixth Form A Level programmes across diverse subjects including STEM disciplines (Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Design & Technology), Languages (French, German, Latin, Russian), Humanities, and The Arts. Support services include Learning Support for students with SEND, a comprehensive Careers Guidance Programme, and extensive Extra-Curricular Activities spanning music, drama, sports, and clubs. Administrative services cover admissions for both Year 7 (via 11+ entrance examinations) and Sixth Form (via subject-specific assessments), along with in-year admission processes. The school serves students from North London postcodes and maintains a focus on developing confident and considerate young people through academic excellence and character development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grammar School Education (Year 7-11) Comprehensive grammar school education for students in Years 7-11 providing academic instruction across STEM, Languages, Humanities, and The Arts. Admission requires passing the 11+ entrance examination. Approximately 192 places available annually.
• Sixth Form (A Level Education)

Quantifiable outcome

• Strong GCSE results with high percentages of students achieving grades 9-7 and grade 9 in 2024-25.
• +2 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Atom LearningcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Latymer School partners with Atom Learning, the leading online Key Stage 2 learning and 11+ preparation platform, to provide free online learning and 11+ exam preparation for eligible Pupil Premium students. This programme helps children become familiar with 11+ exam question types and builds exam technique and confidence. Free access to Atom Home is granted once Pupil Premium status is verified by the student's primary school.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet: Boys' state-funded grammar school in Barnet, North London. Direct peer — selective admissions grammar with strong STEM focus and consistent top-tier GCSE/A-Level results feeding Oxbridge and Russell Group destinations.
• St. Olave's Grammar School: Selective boys' state grammar school in Orpington, Kent. Direct peer — competitive entrance examination model, strong STEM and academic results, comparable Sixth Form A-Level pathway.
• Henrietta Barnett School: State-funded grammar school for girls in Hampstead, North London. Direct peer — same selective state grammar model serving a similar North London cohort with comparable Oxbridge-track academic outcomes and a strong oversubscription dynamic.
• Tiffin School: Boys' state-funded grammar school in Kingston upon Thames. Direct peer — selective grammar with rigorous entrance testing, consistently among the UK's top state schools for A-Level results and Oxbridge progression.
• Wilson's School: State-funded grammar school in Sutton, South London. Direct peer — one of the UK's highest-performing state grammars, comparable selective admissions model, similar extracurricular breadth, and consistent top-tier league-table performance.

Broad incumbents

• Dulwich College: Independent day and boarding school in South London. Broad incumbent — comparable selective intake model and academic positioning, but fee-paying and not constrained to a local catchment.
• Eton College: Premier independent boarding school in Windsor. Broad incumbent — operates in the same elite UK secondary education category with overlapping Oxbridge-track outcomes, but serves a fee-paying national/international cohort rather than a state-funded selective one.
• Westminster School: Independent school in central London with strong academic and Oxbridge placement record. Broad incumbent — overlapping A-Level results and university destinations, but fee-paying and broader curriculum portfolio.
• Harrow School: Independent boys' boarding school in Harrow on the Hill, North-West London. Broad incumbent — comparable historic brand, similar academic excellence narrative, but operates in the fee-paying independent sector.

Others

• Latymer Upper School: Independent day school in Hammersmith, West London, founded through the same Latymer Foundation endowment but operationally separate. OTHERS — not a direct competitor but shares historical Latymer Foundation heritage and similar academic ethos.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-latymer-school

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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