Godolphin & Latymer

No weekend sport at G&L

Yes we do! What are your thoughts?

We are in the same position. Need to make a decision asap.

Hi, we are also considering G&L V PHS. Can I just check whether anyone knows if G&L have weekend sports? I can't see any hockey matches at the weekend only during the week?

Very true. It really depends on who you speak to, I guess.. On our first visit to G&L we found it quite distant ( location-wise and psychologically) but the whole process of the 11plus, plus the offer holders day made us change our mind..:) while when considering SHHs we went there on many occasions ,as we are local, so we did several open mornings - and always felt like no matter how they tried to emphasise parstoral support, they still made it about academics somehow.. I wish you and your DD the best of luck choosing the right school for her:) hope we can make a right decision 🤞🤞🤞

It’s all so impressionistic isn’t it? Concern re lack of SEN understanding/support is the key differentiator for me and I have found SHHS’s academic team more engaged and personal in approach. But v hard to tell from the outside…

oh, wow! We are also SEN, and very interestingly , that was the reason we didn’t consider applying to SHHS… although we live 15 min away from the school- it never felt like a nurturing place for my DD.

1. have you met the SENco in G&L and SHHS? if so, did they advise you about the support they will offer?
2. we really like the feel of G&L , so I was wondering, as it is your local school, what puts you off sending your DD there?

Bump. Us too. Struggling between Godolphin (nearby) and South Hampstead (bigger journey). SEN element in the mix too. Would really appreciate views. Worried Godolphin may be too prescriptive/not flex for individual profiles but wd be happy to be proved wrong!

Hello parents, posting here as well as another G&L thread.. just checking in- any final thoughts On G&L after the offer holders days ? We are torn between Godolphin and Channing and any thoughts shared woudl be really helpful. :)

There's a perception that Westminster and KCS have stronger STEM offerings at Sixth Form than all-girls schools, with the possible exception of SPGS. I've been told by several girls schools that a large percentage of the their GCSE candidates that would have been expected to take Further Maths or Physics leave at Sixth Form.

Exactly this! My Y5 DD goes to a girls' prep school. It's fascinating how many parents of super-achieving girls are now hoping for Westminster over SPGS or G&L. These parents, who once only wanted girls only, have now decided that there's a co-ed option that's good enough (and better) for them! Anyway, I'm hoping the boys at Westminster are ready for these young women. They are not only highly intelligent but also likely way more mature than their male peers.

Completely agree, we know families looking at 7+ and 11+ in near future for their daughters. Some to join their brothers and also they prefer the way coed and boys school are teaching their kids with clear feedback. It seems some are concerned by the ‘all is fine’ report and at 11+ their daughters have gaps so they moving their younger kids.

Will be interesting what effect Westminster going co-ed has on intakes and outcomes. Further diluting the talent pool for London day school girls schools.

Whilst I agree that most moves at 16 are driven by the girls themselves I know from personal experience that a number of girls are persuaded to move because their parents are targeting Oxbridge. You only need to listen to the conversations going on at Open Evenings to know it goes on!

A few G&L (or other girls school like WHS) girls moved to Kings or Westminster to be in a coed environment, they are 16 years old... not because of better outcomes. Kings and Westminster Oxbridge offers and A level are bumped up by those girls...

I’m sorry I didn’t mean to high jack the original thread OP.
Honestly I’m just worried about what these kids have to go through (including my DDs) - if anyone want to rant.. my DMs are open 😊

It's the same reason why lots of parents move their daughters to Kings Wimbledon as well...

Really? What about the child that has to adjust from all the school moving. I mean, if she’s not happy then okay I understand, but to move them for a university that may or might not accept them. 😞

Because they have higher Oxbridge admission numbers so people who care about those things think moving will help them! 😂

This is interesting. Any idea why Westminster?

I would add to the point on low Oxbridge rates: it seems many of the most high-flying girls at G&L seem to leave for places like Westminster at 6th form. However, I’m not sure why seems to be the case more so than for other comparable girls’ schools.

We have friends with DDs from GL, the Oxbridge offers had a lot of tutoring and prep outside school. Oxbridge have STEM and humanities own set of exams. This is on top of Alevels and the level of interest is intense and other schools seems to be sending more or the same level. It depends on DC and family support and bandwidth.