The Mathematics and Verbal Reasoning paper is set and scored by GL Assessment. The answer sheets are marked using Optical Mark Recognition (OMR).
The written English paper is set by the school and will be marked by staff at the school.

We would suggest asking your current school for assistance.

Invitations are normally emailed to parents at least seven days before the test takes place.

Results of the Maths and Verbal Reasoning tests will be emailed to parents before the end of September.

For those in the top 700, the restandardised results, including the English score will be emailed to parents before the end of October.

Please check our English sample papers and you can go to https://11plus.gl-assessment.co.uk for mathematics and verbal reasoning samples.

No - all applicants are considered on an equal basis by the Latymer governors, provided the child lives in one of the postcodes noted in the school admissions policy. Parents will need to submit the Common Application Form (CAF) to their own local authority listing Latymer and all of their other preference schools in their order of preference irrespective of the Borough/County in which the school is located. Parents must also complete The Latymer online Supplementary Information Form (SIF) and submit it to the school by the published closing date, if they wish their child to sit the assessment tests.

Yes – please see In-Year admission for further information.

No - the school cannot prioritise on gender.

Yes - boys and girls are taught in mixed classes for all subjects except some aspects of Physical Education.

Designated grammar schools cannot give priority to siblings of current or former pupils.

Parents of successful applicants will be invited to Welcome Meetings in June or July. There is also an induction half-day in the summer term which gives the children an opportunity to see the school in operation and to meet their form tutor and other children who will be in their form group.

In the first year, pupils study either French or German. In the second year all pupils begin a second language chosen from French, German, Russian and Latin.

There are 20 music places available.  Those seeking a music place have to sit the entrance tests and governors must be convinced that the student can access the Latymer curriculum at the same pace as all other students. Applicants applying for a music place must be ranked within the Top 700 in the Maths and Verbal Reasoning tests. A small number of those applying under the music criteria may be auditioned at the school’s discretion.

A child with a special educational need is welcome to apply. Their application will be treated in the same way as all other applicants. We will be guided by current provision at their primary school in deciding if special facilities need to be provided. Parents should indicate an SEND on the online Supplementary Information Form (SIF). We will inform you of any decision about special arrangements for the assessment tests in writing.

If your child is finally offered a place at the Latymer School, the Head of Learning Support will liaise with you and the primary school in order to put in place any relevant support. Read more about our Learning support.

Children holding an Education Health & Care Plan will be considered for admission after consultation with the local authority. SEND applicants must be ranked within the top 700 in the Maths and Verbal Reasoning tests.

Details of the steps you need to take will be made known to you in the outcome letter you receive from us after the tests have taken place.

Firstly you will need to inform the Governors of your wish to appeal; you will then be sent a form on which you state the reason(s) for your appeal.

Parents have 20 school days in which to lodge an appeal for any school named on the Common Application Form. Appeals are heard in May by an independent panel, online.

You express your preferences for schools on the CAF.  You must list your schools in strict preference order.

Schools know the names of students who applied to them, but they don’t know the preference order. The school puts the list of children in rank order, according to their own published over-subscription criteria. We advise that you read through the school’s current admission arrangements so that you are aware of our over-subscription criteria.

Your local authority will try and allocate your first preference school if your child fulfils the criteria for that particular school.  If not, they will work their way down the preference list in order to accommodate your child.

Up to fifty children are put on our waiting list in rank order. We write to tell you if your child is on the waiting list and the position within the list.

If a place is declined from the 192 offers, we will write to you letting you know a place is now available at Latymer if you are still interested. You are then entitled to decline the place your child has been offered at another school and take up the waiting list place instead. 

Please be aware that parents can request for their child to be considered for a school that was not one of their original preferences, or was a lower preference than the school they were offered. This may cause some fluctuation in the waiting list.

Yes - we have 20 places available for children on Free School Meals, or Universal Credit at the time of application, with a ranking of 900 or higher in the Maths and Verbal Reasoning test. These places will be allocated to children living within our published Inner Area. We require supporting evidence for FSM applications.
More information in the Policies section.