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Hampton College

All-through · Academy converter · Mixed · Peterborough

Eagle Way, Peterborough, PE7 8BF

Website 01733246820

64

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 27/06/2023

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

92.3%

21.3% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

1,608

Capacity used

Nearly full

94%

1,719 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

22 of 22 families who put it first got an offer

24

Places offered

98

Total applications

4.1

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2222● 100%
2nd preference322● 6%
3rd preference440● 0%
Total982424%

1st preference success by year

93%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Peterborough lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
All-through
Age range
4–19
Gender
Mixed
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Ms Alex Ford (Secondary Phase) Mr Paul Jones (Primary Phase)
Address
Eagle Way, Hampton Vale, Peterborough, PE7 8BF
Phone
01733246820
Local authority
Peterborough
Ward / constituency
Hampton Vale · North West Cambridgeshire
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
141300

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals25%——
English as additional language22%——
SEN support10%——
49% boys (784)51% girls (824)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: HAMPTON ACADEMIES TRUST

1,608 pupils · 1,719 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    27 June 2023

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Sixth formGood
    Early yearsRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 1,426 pupils

Attendance

92.3%

Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%

Overall absence

7.8%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%

Persistent absence

21.3%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%

Severe absence

2.5%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.2%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

13%
20/21
29%
21/22
24%
22/23
22%
23/24
21%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths62%——
Higher standard3%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

GCSE results

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Attainment 8 score44.5——
Progress 8 score-0.35—0.00
Grade 5+ in English & maths42%——
Grade 4+ in English & maths63%——
EBacc average point score3.78——

Progress 8 band

Well below
5% of schools
Below
26% of schools
Average
43% of schools
Above
21% of schools
Well above
5% of schools

A-level results

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Average points per entry35.52——

Average grade: B- (England B-)

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard45%
-17% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard71%
-4% vs England
Higher standard18%
-15% vs England
Average score103
-3 vs England

Writing

Expected standard56%
-16% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard66%
-8% vs England
Higher standard15%
-11% vs England
Average score102
-3 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard74%
+1% vs England
Higher standard16%
-14% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Science

Expected standard73%
-9% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

622019582023622024452025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)45%61%
Higher standard0%8%

GCSE results over time

42.6201952202247.4202344.5202444.52025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 844.546
Grade 5+ English & maths42.7%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths64.9%65%
Entering EBacc16.6%40%
EBacc average point score3.724.1
Pupils in cohort211—

How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)

Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.

Disadvantaged pupils
-1.00
Other pupils
-0.15
Low prior attainers
-0.05
Middle prior attainers
-0.23
High prior attainers
-0.86
Girls
-0.21
Boys
-0.52

A-level results over time

30.03201939.88202230.7202335.52202434.912025

Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Average points per entry34.9135
Average gradeC+—
AAB or better (2 facilitating)25.5%17%
A-level students106—

Results by subject

Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.

GCSE

Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
Mathematics20818%54%73%
English Language2089%46%67%
English Literature2009%50%73%
Combined Science1263%26%48%
Geography1199%34%55%
Biology7836%87%95%
Physics7823%74%88%
Business7815%40%63%
Chemistry7833%77%91%
Social Studies743%46%70%
History5313%47%66%
Food Preparation & Nutrition474%32%64%

A level

SubjectEntriesA*A*–AA*–B
Psychology430%9%40%
Mathematics2715%41%56%
Chemistry239%30%57%
Biology1712%41%76%
Economics176%24%35%
Business Studies1513%27%67%
Physics1323%38%54%
Fine Art1242%58%92%
Sociology120%0%42%
Drama and Theatre Studies110%0%18%
Geography80%0%38%
English Language and Literature80%13%25%

Oxbridge

<32020<32022<32023≤52024≤52025

Cambridge offers by year

Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2

UCAS apply centre 17649: Hampton College

Cambridge admissions12025
Applications≤5
Offers≤5
Success rate—
Accepted offers≤5

1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).

2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.

Where students go next

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Higher education (university)72%——
Apprenticeships100%——
Any education or training73%——

Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Peterborough council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)
Year 7 (secondary)31 October1 March (or next working day)

Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.