The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is located in the west of the City of London and covers an area of 16.4 square kilometres with a population of 182,400. There are 39 public primary schools, 12 public secondary schools, 5 children's recreation centres and nurseries and 5 special schools. The borough's crime rate is in line with the London average. The parks and open public spaces within the Hammersmith-Fulham area cover 231 hectares. There are six libraries in the district, and the government also provides home library services to residents in need.
44.9% of Hammersmith-Fulham residents are white British, 19.6% are other white and 1.7% are Chinese. According to the 2011 Census, 16.2% of residents were under the age of 16, below the England and Wales and London averages, and 74.8% of residents between the ages of 16-64, above the England and Wales and London averages. The number of people in work is 66 per cent, which is higher than the London and England averages. The self-employed account for 12.3%, which is higher than the England average. Five per cent of the population is unemployed, and 16 per cent are employed in the vocational, scientific and technical fields.
As the population of the London area continues to grow and enrolment increases, the proportion of school-age children who succeed in attending their first-choice secondary school is decreasing. In London, nearly 30% of students do not get into their preferred secondary school. And for a school district as good as Hammersmith-Fulham, the admissions situation is even tighter. In the district, only 55 per cent of students were able to apply to the preferred secondary school. Outside of London, one in seven pupils is unable to attend a First Voluntary School. Some parents who live in the Hammersmith-Fulham area say their children cannot be admitted to First Voluntary School because of their religion. Mr Young, who faced the same problem, said that because the religiously selective schools in the Hammersmith-Fulham area performed far better than schools without religious beliefs and admission requirements, he was unable to send his children to more high-performing religiously selective schools because of his faith.
The Godolphin and Latymer School
Address: Iffley Road, London Area, Hammersmith, W60PG
Email: office@godolphinandlatymer.com
Tel: 02087411936
Date of establishment: 1861
Type of school: private day school for girls
Enrolment age: 11-18 years
Number of students: 774
Tuition fees: day study: £6,060 per term
School Characteristics:
Latymer Upper School
Address: King Street, London, HammersmithW69LR
Email:head@latymer-upper.orgORregistrar@latymer-upper.org
Tel: 08456385800
Date of foundation: 1642
Type of school: private day school, co-educational
Enrolment age: 11-18 years
Number of students in school: 1122
Tuition fee: Day study: £5,770
School characteristics:
St Paul's Girls' School
Address: St Paul's Girls' School, Brook Green, London, W67BS
Email:hmpa@spgs.org
Tel: 02076032288
Founded: 1904
Type of school: private girls' day school
Enrolment age: 11-18 years
Number of students: 745
Tuition fee: £7,479 per term
School characteristics:
The Good Shepherd RC Primary School
Address: Gayford Road, W129BY
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Tel: 02087435060
Type of school: Public Roman Catholic day school, mixed
Enrolment age: 3-11 years
Number of students: 255
Teacher-student ratio: 1:19.6
Student Achievement: 50% of students achieve Grade 5 in reading, writing and math in English.
School characteristics:
Miles Coverdale Primary School
Address: Coverdale Road, Shepherds Bush, London, W128JJJ
E-mail: admin@milescoverdale.lbhf.sch.uk
Tel: 02087435847
Type of school: public day school, mixed
Enrolment age: 3-11 years
Number of students: 246
Teacher-student ratio: 1:16.2
Student Achievement: 40% of students achieve Grade 5 in reading, writing and math in English.
School characteristics:
St Augustine's RC Primary School
Address: Disbrowe Road, London, W68QE
E-mail: admin@staugustinesrc.lbhf.sch.uk
Tel: 02073854333
Type of school: public day school, mixed
Enrolment age: 5-11 years
Number of students: 205
Teacher-student ratio: 1:21
Student Achievement: 50% of students achieve grade 5 in English reading, writing and math.
School characteristics:
St Stephen's CofE Primary School
Address: Uxbridge Road, London, W128LH
E-mail: admin@ststephensce.lbhf.sch.uk
Tel: 020887434483
Type of school: public day school, mixed
Enrolment age: 4-11 years
Number of students: 293
Teacher-student ratio: 1:24.8
Student Achievement: 64% of students achieved Grade 5 in reading, writing and math in English.
School characteristics:
Sacred Heart High School
Address: 212 Hammersmith Road, Hammersmith, London, W67DG
E-mail: info@sacredh.lbhf.sch.uk
Tel: 02087487600
Type of school: Public Roman Catholic girls' secondary school
Enrolment age: 11-16 years
Number of students: 896
Teacher-student ratio: 1:16.8
Student achievement: 92% of students achieved GCSEA*-C.
School characteristics:
The London Oratory School London Oratory School
Address: Seagrave Road, London, SW61RX
E-mail: admin@los.ac
Tel: 02073850102
Type of school: Public Roman Catholic day school for boys (mixed A-Level)
Enrolment age: 7-18 years
Number of students: 1332
Teacher-student ratio: 1:13.9
Student Achievement: 37% of students achieved Grade 5 in reading, writing and math in English.
School characteristics:
This article is contributed by Juwai Columnist, Annie