Godolphin and Latymer School

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Godolphin and Latymer School
Address
Godolphin and Latymer School
Iffley Road

Hammersmith
,
London
,
W6 0PG

England
Coordinates 51°29′43″N0°13′48″W / 51.4953°N 0.2301°W / 51.4953; -0.2301
Information
Type Private day school
MottoFrancha Leale Toge (Free and Loyal Art Thou)
Established1861;163 years ago (1861) as a boys' school; re-established 1905 as a girls' school
Local authority Hammersmith and Fulham
Head MistressFrances Ramsey
GenderGirls
Age11to 18
Number of students800
HousesBassi
Lovelace
Maathai
Naidu
Quinn-Brown
Sheppard
Colour(s)Red   Grey  
Former pupilsOld Dolphins
Website Godolphin and Latymer School
The former church of St John the Evangelist by William Butterfield now forms part of the school St John the Evangelist, Glenthorne Road, London W6 - geograph.org.uk - 1549304.jpg
The former church of St John the Evangelist by William Butterfield now forms part of the school

The Godolphin and Latymer School is a private day school for girls in Hammersmith, West London.

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The school motto is an ancient Cornish phrase, Francha Leale Toge, which translates as "free and loyal art thou". The school crest includes a double-headed white eagle, Godolphin in Cornish signifies a white eagle. [1]

The Good Schools Guide called the school a "Very strong academic school with a friendly atmosphere, an outstanding head and a broad range of extra-curricular activities." [2]

History

A private Act of Parliament in 1697 [3] modified the wills of Sir William Godolphin (1634–96) in favour of his nephew Francis and niece Elizabeth and devoting £1,520 to charity. In 1703 this fund was used to purchase land west of St James's, Piccadilly, for education and other charitable purposes and, independently, in 1707 Elizabeth founded the Godolphin School, Salisbury, from her own resources. In 1856 the Godolphin School for boys was opened in Great Church Lane, Hammersmith. In 1862 The school relocated to the current Iffley Road site. Though initially successful, it closed in 1900. [4] [5] In 1905 it reopened as an independent day school for girls, associated with the Latymer Foundation and taking the name of the Godolphin and Latymer School.

From 1906 onwards it received grants from the London County Council and the Local Education Authority for equipment, library books and buildings. In 1939 the whole school was evacuated from London with no forward planning for where the school would stay. [6] In 1951 the school became a state Voluntary aided school under the Education Act 1944, and ceased to charge fees to pupils. After the abolition of the scheme, the school chose to revert to full independent status in 1977 rather than join the state system and turn comprehensive and resumed the charging of fees to pupils. [7]

The Godolphin and Latymer School celebrated its centenary in May 2005 with a service at St Paul's Cathedral. In the same year the nearby church of St John the Evangelist, designed by William Butterfield and built in the late 1850s, was closed and acquired by the School on a 125-year lease. It has been converted into the Bishop Arts Centre, named after Dame Joyce Bishop, who was headmistress between 1935 and 1963. [8]

Notable alumnae

The poet and Nobel Laureate W. B. Yeats was a pupil on the current Iffley Road site, attending the Godolphin School between 1877 and 1881. [9]

Notable former pupils of the girls' school, known as Old Dolphins, include:

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