Hampton Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Herne Bay, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.86 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Hampton Primary School is a primary school in Herne Bay, Kent for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 3 December 2024. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Hampton Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.86 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Reception 2026 last distance, 0.86 miles, was nearer than in 2023 and 94th shortest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 93 first-choice applications for 90 offers; 86 offers went to first-choice families and 7 first-choice families (8%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%) and 1% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Among 7 schools, this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent that have results, its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure was 2nd lowest.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Fitzgerald Avenue, Herne Bay, CT6 8NB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 679 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 3 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils’ well-being is at the heart of Hampton Primary.”
- “Each aspect of school life is designed around pupils’ social and emotional development.”
- “Staff know the pupils very well.”
To improve
- “Changes to the teaching of reading have been made in response to the provisional 2024 published outcomes, which were lower than they should be.”
- “However, recent changes to the curriculum mean that some aspects are not being implemented in line with the school’s expectations.”
- “However, on occasion, the activities that pupils complete are not focused sharply enough on the intended learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 50% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 93 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 86 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Thornden Wood Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Herne Bay Infant School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Herne Bay Junior School 1.1 mi Not judged
- Herne Church of England Junior School 1.7 mi School remains Outstanding
- Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Swalecliffe Community Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Reculver Church of England Primary School 3.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published