The Latymer Foundation

In 1624, a City merchant Edward Latymer bequeathed certain property to trustees on condition that they were to clothe and educate "eight poore boies of Edmonton".  With this endowment the School was first established close to Edmonton Parish Church.  The original endowment and those of subsequent benefactors now comprise The Latymer Foundation at Edmonton.  This supports the School in many ways - ownership of the Field Centre in Snowdonia being one.  The debt we all owe to the memory of Edward Latymer is recognised each year at our Foundation Day services.

The School and its Governors greatly value the degree of independence bestowed by its founder's generosity and its Voluntary Aided status which has allowed it to develop traditions of excellence in many spheres while staying firmly anchored in the maintained sector of education