Primary Schools
Partner Charity/ Organisation
Secondary Schools
Our wide reaching partnerships support children and young people across several London boroughs
Introductions
As Head of Latymer Upper School, a West London resident and Chair of Governors of St Stephen’s CE Primary School in Shepherds Bush, I really value the power of community to shape lives and create connections. At Latymer, this intrinsic sense of togetherness makes a hugely positive impact both in and out the School gates. This year, over 60 staff members spent nearly 900 hours working with local schools. 199 students took part in our Service in the Community programme, completing over 2,500 hours of volunteering in various placements: debating classes, supporting students at a holiday camp and contributing to raising donations at a hospice. 93% of surveyed students believed they made a meaningful impact when taking part in the programme.
Our sector-leading bursary programme and partnerships show how we thrive as a school community and beyond, where diverse voices and experiences co-exist in a happy environment. This year’s Social Impact Report is a reflection of what happens when we use the idea of community with a value-driven purpose. I am delighted to share it with you as we continue building on Latymer’s legacy of service and collaboration.
SUSAN WIJERATNA Head, Latymer Upper School
This year we celebrated the 400th anniversary of the Latymer Foundation, which has been supporting young people in this area of West London since its inception. Our 2023-24 Social Impact Report is a testament to Edward Latymer’s enduring ethos and it highlights the beneficial impact we continue to have in our local neighbourhood, be it through our numerous partnership activities, engagement with local schools and other community partners, or through our bursary programme.
2024 also saw the culmination of our Inspiring Minds campaign, which was supported by the entire Latymer community. As a result of this campaign, the Latymer Foundation is now able to fund bursaries for 1 in 4 of our Upper School students, so that bright and talented young people from all backgrounds can benefit from a Latymer education. Over the last decade, more than 600 students have joined our School thanks to a major bursary, many of which cover 100% of fees. Not only do the recipients benefit from a life-changing education, but the wide range of life experiences that our students bring to classroom discussions enriches the academic experience for all and fosters tolerance and understanding of others.
We have achieved so much this year, but we are not complacent and we shall continue to strive to make Latymer a force for good in our local community, just as it has been for over 400 years.
AMANDA SCOTT
Executive Director, the Latymer Foundation at Hammersmith
Bursaries
BURSARY PROGRAMME OVERVIEW
It is a defining source of pride at Latymer to have had so many talented students come through our school on a bursary and in this very special year, the 400th anniversary of the Foundation, we have some wonderful milestones to share:
More than 600 students received a bursary since 2014
More than half of the bursaries provided covers 100% of fees
ACADEMIC OUTCOMES
93%
of our full bursary holders achieve five or more GCSEs at 7-9, compared with only 40% of disadvantaged students nationally who were high attainers in Year 6.
In 2023-24: Average bursary amount covers 85% of fees
Total bursary spend in 2023-24: £5.41m
70% of bursary students’ A Level results were an A or A* in 2024. Bursary students show consistent positive results Post A-level, particularly for Oxbridge applications.
We are enormously proud of the achievements of our bursary students, but we recognise that their exam results represent only a part of the wide-reaching and long-lasting impact we aspire to have on their lives. While academic success is important, we are equally committed to their personal growth and equipping them with the skills and resilience needed to thrive in all aspects of their lives which include leadership skills, community engagement and social and emotional wellbeing. Latymerians are well-rounded individuals who make a positive contribution to the world.
To better measure this broader impact, we recently updated our Theory of Change. This provides a detailed framework of our bursary provisions, outlining the particular impact strands through which we intend to create positive change. The accompanying diagram for our bursary provision (shown on the next page), visually represents our intended holistic impact on students: these areas form our metrics for measuring impact success. Our journey of impact measurement is ongoing. While we have evaluated many of these areas, some remain for future assessment. Those that have already been tested, have provided valuable insights. It helps us both understand and support current bursary students and to refine our programme to support individual needs and empower Latymer’s bursary students.
Bursaries: Detailed Theory of Change
Outcomes within Latymer
Immediate impact
Core partnerships: Bright Sparks
All partnerships
Admissions and Marketing
Positive awareness and interest
Increased number of academically able bursary applicants
Increased number of bursary students
Greater exposure to sports and co-curricular enrichment
More pastoral support and resources
More SEN support
Greater quality of education with a wider range of subjects
More HE and career support
Enriched academic perspectives and discussions
Greater social capital and enrichment
Greater wellbeing
Better academic achievements than nationally predicted from ability
Greater confidence in oracy and written arguments
Greater awareness of (a range of) careers and HE
Greater confidence about fitting in at a high-tier university or qualification
Bursary students
Greater familiarity and confidence with socioeconomic diversity
Relevant career connections made
All Latymer students and staff
Greater awareness of disadvantage within the community
Our Theory of Change outlines how our core partnership programmes and activities strategically link up with our ultimate goal, utilising bursaries as a means to support and equip students from all backgrounds. The Theory outlines the links between these activities and our intended immediate to long term impact outcomes, providing metrics for impact measurement as a means of tracking and refining our strategies.
More likely to attend international universities
More likely to attend top 10 UK ranked universities
Greater satisfaction in HE or training experience
Feel more prepared for future careers and work environments
Greater life satisfaction
Improved career opportunities
Lasting generational social mobility
Ultimate goal
Bursaries equip and inspire bright students from all backgrounds
Bursaries
SOFT OUTCOMES
In summer 2024, we surveyed all students graduating from Year 13 to ask about their experience at our school and what impact this has had.
Full bursary students gave the following feedback:
I am a bursary recipient and would not even be able to come here let alone have the Latymer experience without the help of the school, the donors and the other students here. Easily the best opportunity I have ever received and will ever receive. My career, my life and my future would look completely different without the chance that I was given to attend and graduate Latymer Upper School.
I think the bursary programme allowing students of any background to come to Latymer is hugely important – it improves the education of everyone since there are lots of differences in opinion and differences in perspective between students.
Greater confidence in oracy and written arguments
Greater awareness of (a range of) careers and HE
Satisfied or very satisfied
Agree or strongly agree
Agree or strongly agree
Agree or strongly agree
Community Partnerships
Our core programmes continue to thrive, enriching young people from local schools with a record number of participants. Enrichment activities flourished this year, offering even more opportunities for children to experience music, drama, art and sport. Let Me Play’s Holiday Activity and Food camps remained a vital offering for children in our community, providing nourishing meals and engaging activities during school holidays. Our valued partnership with the local Polish School provides Polish language lessons to around 50 children on Saturday mornings. We are proud to have supported the work of Tri-Borough Music Hub for 20 years, we are delighted to host this programme with 280 children attending on Saturdays.
IN 2023-24:
Just over 4,009 children and young people participated in our partnership programmes from 73 schools and
93% 9 charities
CORE PROGRAMMES
Supporting high-potential students eligible for means tested bursaries in Year 5 into Year 6.
A wide range of immersive secondary school topics taught to year 6 students.
Coaching on oracy, debate and critical thinking.
would recommend it to kids their age of Bright Sparks participants now felt more likely to apply to an independent school with a bursary
Across our core programmes, students gave the following feedback: made new friends enjoyed the educational experience learned new skills and information felt more confident
Helping students learn new problem-solving skills using mathematical puzzles and games.
Encouraging local Year 7 and 8 students who enjoy programming and robotics.
Student Volunteering
Our students had another incredible year of contributing to our local community, working in schools, charities and libraries, and fundraising for their chosen charities. In 2023-24:
More than 400 students got involved Over 5,000 hours volunteered
£32,000 raised
Year 12 students took part in Service in the Community, volunteering as part of their Latymer Diploma. At the end of the 2023-24 programme, students said: It increased my awareness of the sector I made a meaningful contribution I developed new skills I would like to continue volunteering in the future
*’Yes’ category includes respondents who chose either; Yes, definitely; Yes, somewhat or Only a little.
Working on a busy hospital ward taught me how to take initiative within my role as a volunteer but also to ask for help when needed and not panic under pressure.
I learnt more about how to be a supportive figure towards children.
I feel like after volunteering at Imperial Health Charity I have a really good understanding of how the healthcare sector and charities work in general. Through volunteering on a ward I learnt a lot about the roles of various healthcare professionals and where I as a volunteer fit into that team dynamic to deliver patient care.
Contact
LEARN MORE
Campaign Review 2024
Scan the QR code to read the report
GET IN TOUCH
Kerry Wilson Partnerships Manager partnerships@latymer-upper.org
For partnership opportunities, please contact Kerry Wilson, Partnerships Manager.
Aisha Ansary Director of Admissions and Bursaries admisssions@latymer-upper.org
Aisha Ansary, Director of Admissions and Bursaries can answer your questions about bursaries and the application process.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Latymer Foundation
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Saleha Begum Social Impact Researcher slb@latymerfoundation.org
For enquiries related to impact strategy, please contact Saleha Begum, Social Impact Researcher.
Megan Bruns Director of Development mhb@latymerfoundation.org
To discuss funding one of our community programmes, contact Megan Bruns, Director of Development.
Organisations
Benedetti Foundation
Castelnau Community Centre
Charing Cross Hospital AMU Ward
Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
Chelsea FC Foundation
ClementJames Centre
Crisis King Street
Duke of Edinburgh
Ealing Youth Orchestra
Footy Fun 4 Kids
Freedom Press Publishing
Fulham Good Neighbours
Fulham Reach Boat Club
Hammersmith 21st Scouts
HomeStart Westminster
Imperial Health NHS
IntoUniversity
Irish Cultural Centre Hammersmith
Kew Gardens
LAGERCan Ealing
Let Me Play Action CIC
Little Masters Club
Lumina Tutoring
Middlesex Tennis Coaching
Oxfam (Chiswick, Hammersmith and Portbello)
Park Run Gunnersbury
Polish School Ravenscourt Park
Queens Park Rangers Community Trust
Reference Point Library
Richmond Hockey Club
Royal Trinity Hospice
Rugby Portobello Trust
Safe Haven Basketball
Seido Karate Club
Shepherd’s Bush Library
Solidarity Sports
Somaliland Project
St Mary’s Catholic Church, Chelsea
St Peter’s Church, Hammersmith
St Etheldreda’s Church
St Mary’s Barnes Beavers Scouts
Sunday Suppers
The Creighton Centre
The Upper Room
Tri-Borough Music Hub
Under One Sky
Volunteer MET Police Cadets
Westside Basketball
Wormwood Scrubs Pony Centre
Secondary Schools
Ark Burlington Danes Academy
Bexley Grammar School
Cardinal Vaughan School
Ealing Fields High School
Fulham Boys’ School
Fulham Cross Academy
Hammersmith Academy
Hurlingham Academy
Kingsley Academy Hounslow
Newstead Wood School
Orleans Park School
Paddington Academy
RGS Guildford
Richmond Park Academy
Sacred Heart High School
The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School
The Fulham Boys School
The Heathland School
Tiffin Girls’ School
Twyford Church of England High School
West London College
West London Free School
Primary Schools
Addison Primary School
All Saints CofE Primary School
Ark Conway Primary Academy
Ark Bentworth Primary Academy
Ark Byron Primary Academy
Ark Priory Primary Academy
Ark White City Primary Academy
Avondale Park Primary School
Avonmore Primary School
Belmont Primary School
Brackenbury Primary School
Cavendish Primary School
Christ Church Chelsea CofE Primary School
Christ the Saviour CE Primary School
Colville Primary School
Fielding Primary School
Flora Gardens Primary School
Granard Primary School
Grange Primary School
Greenside Primary School
Grove Park Primary School
Holy Cross RC School
Holy Trinity CE Primary School
John Betts Primary
Kenmont Primary School
Larmenier & Sacred Heart RC Primary School
Lowther Primary School
Marlborough Primary School
Melcombe Primary School
Miles Coverdale Primary School
Oaklands Primary School
Oxford Gardens Primary School
Park Walk Primary School
Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School
Selborne Primary School
Southfield Primary School
St Augustine’s RC Primary School
St Barnabas’ and St Philip’s CE Primary School
St Charles Catholic Primary School
St Clement and St James CE Primary School
St John XXIII RC Primary School
St John’s Walham Green CE Primary School
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School
St Paul’s CE Primary School
St Peter’s CE Primary School
St Stephen’s CE Primary School
St. Augustines Catholic Primary
St Peter’s CE Primary School
The Good Shepherd Primary School
Thomas Jones Primary School
Wendell Park Primary School
West London Free School Primary
Sun Dry Cleaners (Community volunteer response)
Wormholt Park Primary School Community partners 2023-24
Bevington Primary School
Latymer Upper School