Hampton High, Hampton

In its own words: "We strive to ensure that our vision and values are central to everything we do in the school. The values form an integral part of what goes on in the classroom everyday. This ensures that we live and breathe the same high standards on a daily basis and provide the best possible education for our students."

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am delighted to introduce myself as Headteacher. I have over 20 years' teaching experience working in schools across London and have been a member of the Leadership Team at Hampton High since 2016. I am enormously proud of being a part of such a vibrant, diverse, and inclusive school community."

In 2026, pupils at Hampton High averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 56.8 in Richmond upon Thames and 47 across England.

43% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 65% in Richmond upon Thames and 47% in England.

That is up from 43.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.32: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 35.8, against 51 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Biology, Chemistry and Physics.

For September 2026 entry, 95 families put Hampton High as their first choice and 370 named it as one of their preferences, for 180 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Hampton High are Twickenham School (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.9); Waldegrave School (1.2 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 64.5); Turing House School (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 56.8); and Logic Studio School (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 31.1).

Hampton High's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Hampton High is one of 31 schools run by Bourne Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.4 in 2024/25.

136 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Hampton High (as of September 2025): 74% would recommend the school, 79% say their child is happy there and 56% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (79%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (56%).

Of the 175 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 39% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

35.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 25.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (46%), Asian (12%) and Mixed (11%).

Hampton High has a resourced provision for autism and moderate learning difficulties: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Hampton (London) Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hampton School (->e), 60 metres away.

In 2024/25, Hampton High issued 115 suspensions, 13.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Hampton High are Buckingham Primary School (0.2 miles), Carlisle Infant School (0.6 miles), Hampton Hill Junior School (0.6 miles) and St Richard's Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.