Hampton College
All-through · Academy converter · Ages 4–19 · Peterborough
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Peterborough City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Year 7 2026: 3.852 mi
Reception last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Hampton College is an all-through school in Peterborough for ages 4–19 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 27 June 2023. Peterborough has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception and Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
Hampton College 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2026 | 3.852 mi |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 1.292 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | 1.448 mi |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | 1.716 mi |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2021 | 2.415 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 1.143 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 3.852 miles from the school.
- For Reception 2026 there were 19 first-choice applications for 39 offers; every applicant was offered a place, and 20 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was C+ (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was above average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Peterborough schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Eagle Way, Hampton Vale, Peterborough, PE7 8BF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 4–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Peterborough
- Pupils on roll
- 1,608 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 27 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and proud to attend Hampton College.”
- “They know that their teachers want them to do well academically and care about their personal development.”
- “Pupils appreciate the concern for their well-being from staff.”
To improve
- “Bullying and unkind incidents happen sometimes.”
- “In a few subjects, planning across phases is less secure.”
- “When this happens, learning is slowed over time as teaching does not build clearly on what pupils already know or need to revisit.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2023 (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) | 45% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 43% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.5 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 19 first-preference applications, 39 offers in total, 19 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 126 first-preference applications, 148 offers in total, 124 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 special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Peterborough.
- Lime Academy Orton 1.2 mi Not judged
- The Beeches Independent School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Peterborough School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Richard Barnes Academy 3.0 mi Not judged
- The King's (The Cathedral) School 3.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- NeneGate 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Thomas Deacon Academy 3.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Medeshamstede Academy 3.9 mi Not judged