Admissions Overview

Latymer Prep School is an independent day school for boys and girls aged 7-11. Founded in 1951 as a department of Latymer Upper School, the Prep School now welcomes more than 170 pupils for their primary education. These academically able boys and girls progress to Latymer Upper School to complete an education which is academic as well as rounded and grounded.

We celebrate diversity and welcome children from all social, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. We are a community where the pupils, parents and teachers work together to create a learning environment which challenges, engages and stimulates. You cannot pigeon hole a Latymerian. Our children are all bright, engaging individuals with an infectious enthusiasm for life and learning. We’re delighted you are considering Latymer Prep School for your son or daughter and hope the information on these pages is useful. We look forward to meeting you and your child in due course.

THE ENTRY PROCESS

Latymer Prep School admits 44 boys and girls into Year 3 each September; 22 boys and 22 girls. 

Children join the Prep School from independent and maintained schools. In order to sit the assessments, the children must be registered via the online registration form. Please note, we accept applications from pupils who are British or Irish citizens or who can demonstrate that they are dependents of people legally entitled to live in the UK for the duration of their study at Latymer Prep and Latymer Upper School. We do not support Tier 4 Visa applicants.  

WRITTEN ASSESSMENTS

There are three papers: English Comprehension (45 minutes), Creative Writing (35 minutes) and Mathematics (45 minutes). We write our own papers and share exemplars once the registration process has been completed. The comprehension paper is a combination of multiple choice and written answers; the writing paper is an expressive piece connected to the comprehension piece and the mathematics paper incorporates topics covered at the top of KS1 and early KS2 curriculum and includes puzzles and problem-solving as well as number/shape/space/measure and time. 

We do not support remote assessments. All candidates will need to attend Latymer Prep School in person for the assessments and subsequent assessment stages on the published dates.

INTERACTIVE ASSESSMENT

Those children who perform particularly well in the academic papers will be invited back to the school for a shared activity session and group interview. No preparation is necessary or possible for this stage.

Once children are called for an interactive assessment, we write to their current schools requesting a confidential reference. We recommend parents discuss their plans with current schools in advance of the request being made.

OFFERS

Offers of places take into account all the information gathered during the selection stages. 

Please note that each place is earned on merit and due to our academic selection process, Latymer does not have a sibling policy.

VISIT US

Our 7+ Family Open Day for entry in September 2026 was held on Saturday 14 June 2025 and our Parent Open Mornings on 18 and 22 September, we do not plan to hold any further Open Days for September 2026 entry.

Our 7+ Open Day for September 2027 entry will be held on Saturday 13 June 2026, bookings will open in May 2026.

Open Day attendance is exclusively for parents of children who will be in Year 1 at the time of the Open Day and who will be sitting the assessment in Year 2 in January 2027, this will be children born between 1 September 2019 to 31 August 2020, the eligible age for Year 3 entry for September 2027.  

KEY DATES