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Strongest results
Highgate School
Highest published results or academic index.
Best bursaries
Highgate School
Up to 100% off fees.
Lowest day fees
Latymer Upper School
Lowest published day fees here.
Less pressured
Latymer Upper School
Open entry, good pastoral reviews or smaller classes.
Next deadline
Latymer Upper School
Registration closes: 6 days.
| Field | Highgate School Highgate, Haringey | Latymer Upper School Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham |
|---|
| Houseroom Index | 87.74/100 (#19) | 89.29/100 (#11) |
| ISI rating | Standards met | Standards met |
| Type | All-through | Senior |
| Gender | Co-ed | Co-ed |
| Ages | 4–18 | 11–18 |
| Pupils | 1,938 | 1,443 |
| Day fees / yr | £28,359 – £32,787 | £31,095 |
| How competitive entry is | Competitive entry | Competitive entry |
| Scholarships | 6 available: Music, Other, Means Tested, Academic (up to 100%) | 16 available: Music, Art, Sport, Academic, Drama, Means Tested (up to 20%) |
| Bursaries | Means-tested · up to 100% | Means-tested · up to 100% |
| Day / boarding | Day only | Day only |
| GCSE 9–7 % | 95.7% | 93% |
| A-level A*–A % | 80.2% | 80.9% |
| Oxbridge offers | 43 offers (15.5%) | 26 offers (14.4%) |
| Russell Group % | 85% | 66.7% |
| Top destinations | Edinburgh (21), Bristol (19), Cambridge (16) | University of Oxford (21), University of Edinburgh (18), UCL (16) |
| Qualifications | GCSE, A-LEVEL | GCSE, A LEVEL |
| Best for | Families wanting one school across the whole journey (ages 4–18) rather than separate prep + senior.; Families who prefer a co-educational setting over single-sex. | Families seeking a senior school for ages 11–18, with thinking already on 11+ or 13+ entry.; Families who prefer a co-educational setting over single-sex. |
| Watch outs | Selective entry — assume some form of assessment at the relevant entry point. Plan tutoring or familiarisation early if needed.; The Christian ethos shapes assemblies, holidays and pastoral life. Comfortable for committed families; worth thinking about for those of other or no faith. | Selective entry — assume some form of assessment at the relevant entry point. Plan tutoring or familiarisation early if needed. |
| Ethos | High-calibre and academically minded teaching with a focus on scholarship and independence for all, … | An unpretentious, cosmopolitan community: highly academic, forward-thinking, and rooted in Edward La… |
| Religion | Christian | None |
| Avg class size | — | 24 |
| School day | — | 08:25:00–16:00:00 |
| Saturday school | — | Yes |
| Languages | — | French, German, Mandarin, Spanish (+2) |
| Transport / bus | — | No school bus |
| Head | Head Mr Adam Pettitt | Head Susan Wijeratna |
| Founded | 1565 | 1624 |
| Next deadline | Registration closes: 2 wk | Registration closes: 6 days |
| External ratings | Tatler · GSG · Parent Power #19 | Tatler · GSG · Parent Power #10 |
Highgate School
Highgate, Haringey
Houseroom Index: 87.74/100 · #19
- Houseroom Index
- 87.74/100 (#19)
- ISI rating
- Standards met
- Type
- All-through
- Gender
- Co-ed
- Ages
- 4–18
- Pupils
- 1,938
- Day fees / yr
- £28,359 – £32,787
- How competitive entry is
- Competitive entry
- Scholarships
- 6 available: Music, Other, Means Tested, Academic (up to 100%)
- Bursaries
- Means-tested · up to 100%
- Day / boarding
- Day only
- GCSE 9–7 %
- 95.7%
- A-level A*–A %
- 80.2%
- Oxbridge offers
- 43 offers (15.5%)
- Russell Group %
- 85%
- Top destinations
- Edinburgh (21), Bristol (19), Cambridge (16)
- Qualifications
- GCSE, A-LEVEL
- Best for
- Families wanting one school across the whole journey (ages 4–18) rather than separate prep + senior.; Families who prefer a co-educational setting over single-sex.
- Watch outs
- Selective entry — assume some form of assessment at the relevant entry point. Plan tutoring or familiarisation early if needed.; The Christian ethos shapes assemblies, holidays and pastoral life. Comfortable for committed families; worth thinking about for those of other or no faith.
- Ethos
- High-calibre and academically minded teaching with a focus on scholarship and independence for all, …
- Religion
- Christian
- Head
- Head Mr Adam Pettitt
- Founded
- 1565
- Next deadline
- Registration closes: 2 wk
- External ratings
- Tatler · GSG · Parent Power #19
Latymer Upper School
Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham
Houseroom Index: 89.29/100 · #11
- Houseroom Index
- 89.29/100 (#11)
- ISI rating
- Standards met
- Type
- Senior
- Gender
- Co-ed
- Ages
- 11–18
- Pupils
- 1,443
- Day fees / yr
- £31,095
- How competitive entry is
- Competitive entry
- Scholarships
- 16 available: Music, Art, Sport, Academic, Drama, Means Tested (up to 20%)
- Bursaries
- Means-tested · up to 100%
- Day / boarding
- Day only
- GCSE 9–7 %
- 93%
- A-level A*–A %
- 80.9%
- Oxbridge offers
- 26 offers (14.4%)
- Russell Group %
- 66.7%
- Top destinations
- University of Oxford (21), University of Edinburgh (18), UCL (16)
- Qualifications
- GCSE, A LEVEL
- Best for
- Families seeking a senior school for ages 11–18, with thinking already on 11+ or 13+ entry.; Families who prefer a co-educational setting over single-sex.
- Watch outs
- Selective entry — assume some form of assessment at the relevant entry point. Plan tutoring or familiarisation early if needed.
- Ethos
- An unpretentious, cosmopolitan community: highly academic, forward-thinking, and rooted in Edward La…
- Religion
- None
- Avg class size
- 24
- School day
- 08:25:00–16:00:00
- Saturday school
- Yes
- Languages
- French, German, Mandarin, Spanish (+2)
- Transport / bus
- No school bus
- Head
- Head Susan Wijeratna
- Founded
- 1624
- Next deadline
- Registration closes: 6 days
- External ratings
- Tatler · GSG · Parent Power #10