Hampton

Overview

In 1557, Robert Hammond, a wealthy brewer who had acquired property in Hampton, left in his will provision for the maintenance of a 'free scole' and to build a small schoolhouse 'with seates in yt' in the churchyard of Hampton Church. The School buildings include an assembly hall, sports hall, performing arts centre, classrooms, a Sixth Form centre and specialist facilities for the Sciences, Technology, ICT, Art, Music, Drama and Modern Languages. The site of 29 acres (120,000 m2) accommodates playing fields comprising four rugby pitches, seven football pitches, six cricket squares, three astroturf and three acrylic tennis courts, a 3G Astroturf multi-purpose football/rugby pitch, athletics facilities, two rock walls and the Old Hamptonians' Pavilion. A Level Results for 2012-2013 were excellent: 31% of the mainstream grades were A*s (2012: 30%), 74.23% were at A*-A (2012: 74%) and 94.6% were at A*-B (2012: 96%). Thirty boys sat the Pre-U Exam in Physics, 18 of whom were graded D2, the equivalent of an A*, and 10 of whom received the even higher D1 rating. Nearly all leavers secured places at an elite university and thirty one Oxbridge offers were confirmed. The School’s results are significantly above the national figures and almost all Fifth Formers stay on in the Sixth Form. Every boy is encouraged in his Sixth Form career, whether perceived to be an academic “high-flier” or not. At GCSE in 2012-13, the School again achieved strong results: 89.64% of the grades were A*s and As (2012: 91%), while the percentage of A* grades was 57.29% (2012: 56%). The national figure for A* grades for boys in 2013 was 5.3%. One boy achieved 11 A* grades, twenty achieved 10 and 14 achieved 9. A* grades accounted for over 57% of all grades awarded. There was a 99.89% A*-C grade pass rate. In Mathematics, Geography, Physics and Biology boys follow the more rigorous IGCSE courses. As well as GCSEs and IGCSEs, 94 boys sat the OCR Free Standing Mathematics Qualification. There is no A* grade for this qualification, but 85 boys received A grades.

Unique Points

Rugby Union at Hampton School is of a high quality, and former pupils include England sevens captain Simon Amor and Bath and England 'A' player Andy Beattie. Hampton School Boat Club is one of the top school rowing clubs in the country and each year produces a 1st VIII that competes at Championship level in national school events.

Entry Requirements

The majority of boys joining at 13+ come from independent Preparatory Schools. Entry is via a written examination (Pre-test), interview and Headteacher's report, and offers are made subject to satisfactory performance in Common Entrance or Scholarship. Candidates sit a written Pre-test in January during Year 6, two and a half years before proposed entry. If the boy achieves a conditional place and if Hampton is the first choice school, the boy takes the Common Entrance Examination (CEE) or Common Scholarship in the summer before entry. The Pre-test is on the same lines as the 11+ examination. This enables us to seek equivalent entry standards at 11+ and 13+. The closing date for registration for entry at 13+ is the 1 November preceeding  the examination. After this date registrations are at the Headmaster’s discretion.