The Latymer School 11+ guide

Applying to The Latymer School for September 2028? This guide covers The Latymer School 11+ assessment in September 2027, the qualifying score, how Year 7 places are allocated and the key dates for September 2028 entry.

The Latymer School 11+ at a glance

• School type: co-educational grammar school
• Location: Edmonton, London Borough of Enfield
• Admissions contact: admissions@latymer.co.uk
• Number of places in Year 7: 192 (2026-entry figure — The Latymer School confirms each year's admission number in its determined arrangements, published the spring before entry.)
• Qualifying score: not yet published for 2028 entry (see below)
• 11+ test: The Latymer School 11+ assessment (three sections: maths, English comprehension and English writing, provided by Quest Assessments from 2028 entry)
• Catchment or priority area: yes — the Inner Area, a list of postcode areas

Source: The Latymer School 2028 Admissions page and Admission Procedures for September 2026 entry. Last checked October 2026.

Key dates for September 2028 entry

The Latymer School confirms its exact dates in the spring before each cycle. The windows below follow the 2027-entry timetable: registration ran from Tuesday 17 March 2026 (12pm) to Tuesday 2 June 2026, the test took place on Thursday 3, Friday 4 or Saturday 5 September 2026 (one of three days) and results were due by email before 31 October 2026. We'll update this page as soon as the school publishes its 2028-entry dates.

The test provider changes for 2028 entry, so the school may adjust its timetable. Treat these windows as a guide until the school publishes its dates.

How to apply to The Latymer School

The Latymer School is selective, so your child needs to sit the 11+ test to be considered for a place.

You register your child for the test through the online application form on The Latymer School's website during the registration window.

Once you have your child's result, you apply by naming The Latymer School on your common application form, which goes to your home local authority. For September 2028 entry the deadline is Sunday 31 October 2027. As it falls on a Sunday, you may find it easier to submit your form in the days before.

Reaching the qualifying score makes your child eligible, but it doesn't guarantee a place. If more qualifying children apply than there are places, the school uses its oversubscription criteria, set out further down this page.

What will my child be tested on?

The test is changing for 2028 entry

The Latymer School has used GL Assessment for its entrance test in recent years. From the September 2027 test, the one that decides September 2028 entry, the school's test is provided by Quest Assessments.

Qualifying score: not yet published for 2028 entry. The Latymer School's test is provided by Quest Assessments from the September 2027 test onwards. Scores from previous years were set against the GL test and don't carry across to the new one. The school will publish a qualifying standard for the new test in its own time.

The school says the September 2027 assessment has three sections: Mathematics, English Comprehension and English Writing. Verbal reasoning isn't among them.

The Latymer School has confirmed these three sections, and says it will add information as it becomes available, including how the sections are scored. Paper lengths and question formats are published in the familiarisation material released before the test.

Quest Assessments doesn't answer enquiries from parents. Questions about the assessment go to the school.

The official familiarisation materials for the Latymer School 11+ assessment are on the Quest Assessments parent guidance page. Read our guide to the Quest Admissions exam for what the test looks like and how it's marked.

How are places allocated at The Latymer School?

If more children reach the qualifying standard than there are Year 7 places, The Latymer School offers places in the order below. This order comes from the school's admissions policy for 2026/27. The school sets its 2028-entry policy separately, and we'll update this table if anything changes.

In the 2026/27 policy, criteria 1 to 3 also required a minimum rank on the GL test. These thresholds were tied to the old test and may change for 2028 entry.

Does The Latymer School have a catchment area?

The Latymer School only admits children whose main address is in its Inner Area, which is a list of postcode areas: E2, E4, E5, E8, E9, E17, EN1, EN2, EN3, EN4, EN5 (sectors 1, 2, 4 and 5 only), EN8 (sectors 7, 8 and 9 only), N1 (not N1C) and N2 to N22.

Where children have the same score, priority goes first to Pupil Premium children not already offered a place in that category, then to children who show musical ability, then to those who live closest to the school, using the local authority's distance measurement.

If you don't live close to the school, it's worth thinking about how your child will get there every day. How long will the journey take? What transport options are available? Will they be travelling independently or with support?

A longer or more complex journey can affect your child's daily routine, including how much time they have for homework, rest and after-school activities. It's a good idea to think about how manageable the school run will be and whether it will work for your family day to day.

How can I help my child prepare for the Latymer School 11+ assessment?

The school publishes official familiarisation materials for the test, and that is where families should start. Atom is not an authorised source for this test and has no access to its content. The guidance below is about building the skills the test draws on.

The curriculum doesn't change

The test draws on the Key Stage 2 curriculum, which is the same material every 11+ test is built from. Atom Home covers that curriculum with over 100,000 teacher-written practice questions across English, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning, so the work a child does is useful whichever test they end up sitting.

Find the gaps early

Atom's progress insights show which topics and question types a child finds hardest, so revision goes where it's actually needed rather than across everything equally.

Practise the conditions, not the questions

Atom's mock tests are built to give children practice working to time, reading an answer sheet and holding their nerve for a full paper. Each one returns a Standardised Age Score and a breakdown of where accuracy dropped under timed conditions.