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Edward Latymer Edward Latymer (1557–1627) was a wealthy merchant and official in London. His will established both Latymer Upper School and The Latymer School and is associated with Godolphin and Latymer School. Life Edward was the older son of William L ...

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. According to league tables, Latymer is one of the top state-schools in the country.

History and traditions

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), he named certain properties and estates to fund the education and livelihoods of "eight poore boies of Edmonton" with a

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, actress, "Tanya" in ''Class'', spin-off of ''Doctor Who'' *

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Aubrey Woods Aubrey Harold Woods (9 April 1928 – 7 May 2013) was an English actor. Biography and career Woods was born on 9 April 1928 in Edmonton, Middlesex and grew up in nearby Palmers Green. He was educated at the Latymer School. His first film ...

, actor, best known for performing "The Candy Man" in the 1971 film ''

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, Conservative MEP *

Albert Meltzer Albert Isidore Meltzer (7 January 1920 – 7 May 1996) was an English anarcho-communist activist and writer. Early life Meltzer was born in Hackney, London, of Jewish ancestry, and educated at The Latymer School, Edmonton. He was attracted to ...

, anarcho-communist writer *

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, British journalist and left-wing political activist *

David Walder Alan David Walder (13 November 1928 – 26 October 1978) was a British Conservative Party politician. Born in St Pancras, London, Walder was educated at Latymer School and Christ Church, Oxford. He was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in ...

, Conservative Party politician''

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, social scientist *

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John Prebble John Edward Curtis Prebble, FRSL, OBE, (23 June 1915 – 30 January 2001) was an English journalist, novelist, and screenwriter. He is known for his studies of Scottish history. Early life He was born in Edmonton, Middlesex, England, but in 1921 ...

, historian and novelist *

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, economist and civil aviation expert influential in founding of

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, artificial intelligence pioneer In sport *

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, trampoline pioneer *

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, former

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captain * Arthur Sanders, footballer * Leslie Medley, former Spurs and

footballer. *

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of the Second World War

References

External links

Official websiteA summary of Latymer's academic performanceA detailed history of the Latymer schools at British History Online
at the

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