Where is latymer upper school? W6 9LR. Latymer Upper School is a selective independent school, (a public school, in the British sense of the word), located on King Street in Hammersmith, London.Does latymer offer bursaries? Latymer offers a bursary programme, with 176 pupils on means-tested bursaries. For families with incomes unable to pay the fees, Latymer Upper is free. The school has a substantial fund from donations ring-fenced to fund bursaries. Latymer Upper School is one of the highest academically performing schools in the UK historically and to date.Why choose latlatymer? Latymer has been ranked consistently among the leading schools in the country academically alongside Eton College, Westminster School, Winchester College, and St Paul's School.Who was the founder of the latymer foundation? In 1624, Edward Latymer, a wealthy lawyer and man of property, bequeathed part of his wealth for the clothing and education of “eight poore boyes” from Hammersmith. Between 1624 and 1895 the revenues from the Latymer Foundation’s lands paid for local boys to be educated in local schools.