The Latymer School
Haselbury Road, London, N9 9TN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Joseph Gilford
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,438
- Pupils on roll
- 1,355
- URN
- 102055
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088074037
About this school
The Latymer School is a voluntary aided secondary school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,355 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Latymer School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 189 | 191 | 191 |
| Attainment 8 score | 81.6 | 81.0 | 80.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.79 +0.59 to +1.00 | +0.74 +0.54 to +0.95 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 98% | 99% | 99% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 99.5% | 99.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 93% | 95.8% | 93.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Latymer School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Enfield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 81.6 | 42.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 81 | 40.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 80.1 | 37.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,357 |
| 2023/24 | 1,380 |
| 2024/25 | 1,374 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Latymer School compares
The Latymer School ranked 1st of 21 secondary schools in Enfield for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 99% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80.1 | 3.1% | 9.1% | 1,355 | — |
| Lift Aylward | 39.8 | 9.4% | 49.5% | 1,324 | 0.7 miles |
| Winchmore School | 46.2 | 7.8% | 28.9% | 1,859 | 0.8 miles |
| AIM Academy North London | 35.3 | 7.4% | 44.8% | 630 | 1.3 miles |
| Duke's Aldridge | 38.1 | 10.6% | 49.7% | 873 | 1.5 miles |
| St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls | 54.4 | 5.2% | 32.1% | 960 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report15 April 2026
- 24 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.09%
- English as an additional language
- 20.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.14%
- Persistent absence
- 3.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lift Aylward0.7 miles
Secondary · London
-
Winchmore School0.8 miles
Secondary · London
-
AIM Academy North London1.3 miles
Secondary · London
-
Duke's Aldridge1.5 miles
Secondary · London
-
St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls1.6 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
The Latymer School ranks 2nd of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does The Latymer School teach?
- The Latymer School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of The Latymer School?
- The headteacher of The Latymer School is Mr Joseph Gilford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Latymer School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Latymer School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The Latymer School?
- The Latymer School has 1,355 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Latymer School full?
- The Latymer School has capacity for 1,438 pupils and 1,355 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Latymer School a faith school?
- No. The Latymer School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Latymer School a selective school?
- Yes. The Latymer School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have The Latymer School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 81.6 in 2022/23 and 80.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Latymer School compare with other schools in Enfield?
- The Latymer School ranked 1st of 21 secondary schools in Enfield for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 99% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Latymer School's absence rate?
- The Latymer School's overall absence rate is 3.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Latymer School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Latymer School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.