- The school marked its 400th anniversary in 2024, having been founded by a bequest from the City merchant Edward Latymer.
- The Latymer motto is Qui patitur vincit (“He who endures wins”). This was adopted in 1910, the year the school became coeducational.
- Latymer has links with two Cambridge colleges, St John’s and Corpus Christi, both of which offer bursaries to pupils from the school.
- Adventurous school trips have included a visit to Kazakhstan by pupils studying Russian.
- Notable former pupils include the TV entertainer Bruce Forsyth and the civil aviation pioneer Stephen Wheatcroft.
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