The Latimer Arts College

Ofsted found pupils with SEND are well-supported

“Pupils with SEND are well-supported”

School has a named Designated Senior Lead, deputy, and multiple safeguarding officers, including one specifically for the Sixth Form.

“Safeguarding Officer (6th Form) | Miss Sue Magee”

House system provides sense of belonging; pastoral care described as exceptional, ensuring students feel safe and happy

“Our House system provides a sense of belonging and our pastoral care is exceptional, ensuring students feel safe and happy and therefore ready to learn.”

Students achieving strong grades in STEM subjects such as Maths, Further Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Engineering pathways

“Toby Keech also achieved 4 Levels: A\* in Maths, A grades in Physics, Chemistry and Further Maths.”

Sixth Form students are offered a Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award as part of their Enrichment afternoon

“Sixth Form students will be offered a range of additional activities, including our Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award as part of their Enrichment afternoon.”

Pupils develop talents and interests through a wide range of clubs

“Pupils develop their talents and interests through a wide range of clubs”

School's core values are honesty, excellence, ambition, respect and teamwork

“The school's values include honesty, excellence, ambition, respect and teamwork. The school's culture is rooted in these values.”

Ofsted found staff have high expectations and pupils live up to these

“Staff have high expectations, and pupils live up to these”

Sixth Form offers a broad range of A level and vocational (BTEC) subjects; most students study around 3 A levels.

“We have a broad range of A level and vocational subjects (BTECs) on offer in the Sixth Form.”

Sixth form offers a broad subject choice, enrichment programme, work experience, a new dedicated study centre and a Sixth Form-only café.

“Our Sixth Form has so much to offer: we have a broad and interesting choice of subjects; an exciting and action-packed enrichment programme; work experience; a brand new dedicated study centre, due to open December 2024 and a dedicated Café, solely for Sixth Form students to use.”

Sixth form has an initial application deadline of 1st December for September entry.

“Our initial application deadline of 1st December has now closed.”

Students progressing to top universities including Cambridge, Loughborough, Bath, Nottingham, and UCL

“She will be going to the University of Cambridge to study Human, Social and Political Sciences.”

A student with A*AA grades is progressing to the University of Cambridge to study Human, Social and Political Sciences

“Maisie Morris achieved a remarkable 4 A levels: A\* grades in Politics and History and A grades in French and RS. She will be going to the University of Cambridge to study Human, Social and Political Sciences.”

Latimer Sixth Form students overwhelmingly achieved targets, with nearly 1 in 5 of all grades being A*-A

“Yet again Sixth Form students at The Latimer Arts College have overwhelmingly achieved their targets and as a result are now able to follow their chosen pathways. Several students have achieved top grades with nearly 1 in 5 of all grades being A\*- A.”

100% of BTEC students achieved Distinction* to Merit grades in vocational subjects

“Equally pleasing are the BTEC results with 100% of students achieving Distinction\* to Merit grades in vocational subjects.”