Hampton Primary School, Herne Bay

From the headteacher's welcome: "As the Headteacher I am incredibly privileged to be working with the children, parents and staff of this community and feel passionately that primary school education determines life chances and can shape a child's perception of Hampton is a large inclusive and nurturing primary school , providing education and care for children between 3 and 11 years of age."

Coming up: an admissions event on Tuesday 10 November 2026 at 5pm, an admissions event on Wednesday 11 November 2026 at 9.30am, an admissions event on Thursday 12 November 2026 at 1.45pm and an admissions event on Monday 16 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils at Hampton Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 61% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Kent and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 62% in reading and 78% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 93 families put Hampton Primary School as their first choice and 196 named it as one of their preferences, for 90 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Hampton Primary School are Thornden Wood Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 87% reading, 84% maths); Herne Bay Infant School (1.1 miles, Good); Herne Bay Junior School (1.1 miles, Good, 56% reading, 40% maths); and Herne Church of England Junior School (1.7 miles, Outstanding, 88% reading, 90% maths).

Hampton Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Hampton Primary School is run by its own single-school academy trust.

71 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Hampton Primary School (as of September 2025): 93% would recommend the school, 93% 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 does well at the school (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (56%).

6.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (86%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 117 pupils (17.2%) received SEN support and 20 (2.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

Hampton Primary School has a resourced provision for physical disability.

The nearest railway station is Herne Bay Rail Station, about 920 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sea Street Gas Works (adjacent), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Hampton Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 177 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kent (101), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Hampton Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.