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Awards and Accolades
The academic year began with the fantastic news that The Sunday Times had named Godolphin and Latymer Independent Secondary School of the Year 2020 – one of the most prestigious awards in UK education – after placing us second in their national league tables. This was a wonderful achievement and recognised the excellence of our all-round education and our commitment to our partnership and outreach programmes. Announcing the award, Alastair McCall, editor of The Sunday Times Schools Guide ‘Parent Power’ wrote, ‘A stellar year academically has seen Godolphin and Latymer scale new heights in our independent school rankings. The girls flourish in an environment that nurtures success, but one that is not overbearing. For its academic success and its social conscience, Godolphin and Latymer is a worthy winner of our Independent Secondary School of the Year award’. The Sunday Times ‘Parent Power’ had special mention for our Bridge programme saying, ‘The initiative aims to widen access to the kind of elite education that Godolphin and Latymer delivers so successfully’.
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Award for the International Baccalaureate
At the beginning of the academic year we received the fantastic news that, as a result of our girls’ achievements in the 2019 IB examinations, we were the No 1 International Baccalaureate Diploma school in the UK for 2019 and equal second in the world - just pipped to top spot by a school in Singapore.
Top Independent Sports School in
London - School Sport Magazine
During the Autumn Term, School Sport Magazine published their annual top 100 independent sports schools of the year and Godolphin and Latymer was named as the No 1 Independent Sports School in London and 9th in the country. The ranking reflects competitive achievement in a whole range of sports including regional and national competitions.
Natalia in the Lower Sixth received a commended award in the Newnham College, University of Cambridge, Biological Sciences Essay Competition for her essay on how organoids are being used to understand fundamental biology questions.
Zoe in the Lower Sixth was the overall winner of Oxford University’s French Flash Fiction Competition while Carla in Year 7 was commended in her category.
Bristol University Drama Scholarship
Rosa in the Upper Sixth was awarded a three-year Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship for Drama at Bristol University.
Top Marks for Speech and Drama
Aimee Wilmot received the Trinity College Exhibition award for achieving the highest mark for Grade 8 Speech and Drama in the UK.
University of Cambridge Humanities Award
Susanna Freudenheim, Lower Sixth, was a runner-up in the prestigious Girton College, University of Cambridge, Humanities Writing Competition. Inspired by Margaret Atwood’s poem, Siren Song, Susanna’s essay was titled The enduring power of a vulnerable woman.
Congratulations to these three Sixth Form students who have been awarded for their entries in prestigious essay competitions. Jana Bulatovic was shortlisted for the John Locke Institute’s Essay Competition for Economics. Sophie Harwood was highly commended in the Exeter College, Oxford University Essay Competition for English Anna Briggs was highly commended in the Peterhouse College, Cambridge University Vellacott Prize for History.
