Partnerships, Community & OutreachSharing and building relationships

Partnership, community and outreach projects are intrinsic to school life at Godolphin and our students embrace the opportunities to work with others and to share ideas and experiences. Through our partnership collaborations we share our resources, activities and facilities with our neighbours and the wider community, whilst benefiting from working creatively and forging connections with them. Our students also volunteer as part of their Duke of Edinburgh Award Schemes and as part of their CAS projects if they are studying for the IB Diploma.

Previously a girls’ grammar school, our ethos of social inclusivity remains strong and is supported by our means-tested bursary programme; we would like every bright girl who is offered a place at Godolphin to be able to come, irrespective of her financial background. In 2020 we launched the Bridge Outreach Programme, an academic enrichment programme that also supports our ambition to widen access to the school.

Please find details of our Partnership Projects below:

Partnership Projects

Bridge Programme

The Bridge Programme involves Year 5 children, nominated by their primary school Head teachers, coming to Godolphin and Latymer on one Saturday every month from January through to December. There are a total of 12 sessions, taught by Godolphin and Latymer teachers, with each session consisting of Maths, English, and other lessons or activities on rotation, such as History, Geography, Music or debating. The goal is to give the pupils a taste of what secondary school teaching and learning is like, and to inspire and enthuse them in the subjects. In September 2025, four students from the Bridge programme (and four from Bridge Seniors) joined Godolphin and Latymer and there are currently more than twenty Bridge graduates in the school.

Bridge Seniors

Bridge Seniors programme is taught by teachers from Godolphin to provide additional enrichment and extension support for students considering going on to study at Sixth Form. For instance, this year's sessions included a Science lesson focusing on forensic science; a poetry workshop; ‘Maths in Action’ workshop; a session on linguistics; and a humanities session on 21st-century global issues.

Kensington Aldridge Academy

Godolphin and Latymer is an educational partner of the Kensington Aldridge Academy (KAA). The partnership covers academic, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities and Higher Education preparation and involves staff and pupils. Shared staff development has taken place and joint training sessions take place at both schools. KAA students also attend G&L for A Level students not taught at KAA (for instance Mandarin) and other Higher Education events.

Higher Education Undiscovered Subjects Programme

The Higher Education Undiscovered Subjects Event is for Year 10-12 students, including students from our partner secondary schools and is run every two years. Universities deliver lectures on subjects not traditionally taught in schools including vocational courses such as law, pharmacy, design engineering, criminology, computer science, architecture etc. The lectures are well attended by students from our state partner senior schools including West London Free School, Sacred Heart, Lady Margaret’s, Greenford High School, Cardinal Vaughan and Kensington Aldridge Academy.

Universities Fair

Our University Fair for students in Years 10 to the Lower Sixth as well as students from other local secondary schools takes place every two years. Over thirty providers from the UK, US and Europe attend, providing a valuable opportunity for students to explore a diverse range of higher education options and pathways. Representatives on stands in the Bishop Centre were available to answer questions and provide information about their respective institutions and there was also a selection of talks on medical admissions, global applications, degree apprenticeship pathways and Oxbridge admissions.

University Interview Exchange Evening

The Higher Education department hosts an Interview Exchange Evening, inviting students from local schools to have practice interviews in support of their higher education applications. Students and teachers from Godolphin and Latymer, and partner schools such as Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School, West London Free School, and Kensington Aldridge Academy, and other local schools all come together to engage in stimulating conversations and take part in some interview practice.

Maths Department Interviews

The Maths department is a key partner with Magdalen College School conducting mock interviews for state school students from around the UK for Maths, Computer Science and Engineering degree applications.

Primary School Sports

Pupils from West London Free School Primary and Earls Court Free School Primary use our sports facilities every Monday morning, and we partner with the London Youth Games to run trials for the Hammersmith and Fulham Primary netball and hockey teams.

Primary School Latin Club

Our Sixth Formers also run the Latin Club at John Betts Primary School.

Charities We Support

This year our six House charities are: Battersea Dogs & Cats Home; British Heart Foundation (national); Water Aid; Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH); Kensington Dragons FC; and West London Welcome Our Sustainability Committee organises regular second-hand clothes and accessories sales with all profits going to the anti-fast fashion charity TRAID. The school community has also run campaigns to support: Hammersmith and Fulham Foodbank; Hammersmith and Fulham Family Services; and the Salvation Army.

Volunteering

Volunteering and working on community projects is an important aspect of the Duke of Edinburgh awards and girls volunteer with local schools, charitable organisations and community projects.

Ancient World Breakfast Club

The Godolphin and Latymer Ancient World Breakfast Club (AWBC) was established in 2005 as a weekly lecture series to promote the study of the ancient world among members of the wider community. Since that time, interest has grown considerably – membership is currently around 200 people – and the club has developed a fine reputation for attracting distinguished speakers on many and varied topics to do with the ancient world.