Occasional places

Registration for occasional places 2025

The Occasional Place registration period for September 2025 has now closed.

Registration of  interest for an occasional place for September 2026 for years 8, 9 or 10 will open in May 2025.

The following pages in this section explain the process and timings for registration and application, but if you need any more details please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Please note that Latymer does not offer out of year admissions.

Those who are successful in the exam will be invited to attend an interview, please note that we are unable to offer remote or overseas exams or interviews for occasional places. Scholarships and bursaries are not awarded as part of the Occasional Places process.

To register you will need to show proof that your child can live and study in the UK by uploading a copy of any relevant supporting documents such as passports/resident permit/visa. Unfortunately, if we do not have evidence that your child can live and study in the UK, we are not able to make an offer.  We are unable to sponsor pupils who require a Tier 4 visa. Please also ensure that you have the last two years of school reports ready to upload as part of the registration process.

For entry into Year 8, candidates will choose from one of the following language options – French, German, Spanish or Mandarin. A second language option will be allocated by the Languages department. 

For entry into Year 9, candidates will ideally have studied Mandarin or Spanish previously and French and German will be offered ab initio. If candidates have not studied Latin prior to joining Latymer Upper, this would not be available as a Year 9 option. Ancient Greek would be available as an option.

For entry into Year 10, Candidates must have been learning one or more of the following:  Spanish, Mandarin, German or French in order to take at least one of them as a GCSE language. A home language (i.e. one candidates are fluent in or speak predominantly at home) will not be considered for this purpose.

Offers are typically made before the end of the Spring Term.

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If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Admissions Team via the details below.