Hampton School A GSG School
- Hampton School
Hanworth Road
Hampton
TW12 3HD - Head: Mr Kevin Knibbs
- T 020 8979 5526
- F 020 8783 4035
- E [email protected]
- W www.hamptonschool.org.uk
- An independent school for boys aged from 11 to 19.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Richmond-Upon-Thames
- Pupils: 1,330; sixth formers: 394
- Religion: Christian Inter-denominational
- Fees: £21,270 pa
- Open days: Throughout the year.
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Hampton Pre-Prep and Prep School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Hampton is riding high. Though head is conscious that ‘we can sometimes hide our light under a bushel here,’ they would be justified in shouting their achievements from the rooftops. There is currently a real energy about the school and boys appeared to be genuinely happy. One of the aims of the school is for Hamptonians to strive ‘for personal success while supporting those around them.’ If the boys who showed us around are anything to go by ...
What the school says...
Hampton offers an excellent all-round education, encouraging high aspirations, independent thinking and mutual respect in an energetic and happy environment. The curriculum is enriched by an extensive co-curricular programme which forms an essential part of the balanced education which the School provides. Music, Drama and Sport are all strong.
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Sports
Rowing
Fencing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2013, Kevin Knibbs MA (early 40s). Joined Hampton as deputy head in 2007. Previously history master, head of lower school and senior master at Bolton School Boys’ Division. Educated at King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford and read modern history at Oxford (gaining two football blues in the process). A career schoolmaster who still teaches history to youngest boys. ‘I happen to run a big business, but that’s not why I chose teaching in the first place,’ he tells us. Not one to hog the limelight. At his happiest when talking about the boys, of whom he is fiercely proud.
Very visible head who can often be spotted at weekends on the touchline and towpath, supporting Hampton boys and chatting to parents. Friendly, approachable and generous spirited. ‘I am lucky...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
Please contact Hampton School for details of SEN provision. 10-09
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Pre-Prep and Prep School | 2020 | 17 | 4 | Sports Scholarships (3); Academic Scholarship |
| Kew College | 2020 | 8 | 1 Academic scholarship | |
| Milbourne Lodge School | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Academic Scholarship: Music Scholarship |
| Newland House School | 2020 | 4 | 1 | Sports Scholarship |
| Prospect House School | 2020 | 4 | ||
| Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School | 2020 | 3 | ||
| Rokeby School | 2020 | 1 | 1 | All Rounder Scholarship |
| St George's Junior School | 2020 | 2 | ||
| St Paul's Cathedral School | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| Surbiton High Boys' Preparatory School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| The Mall School | 2020 | 4 | 4 | Academic Scholarships(2); Chess Scholarship; Music Scholarship |
| The Queen’s CofE Primary School | 2020 | 3 | 2 | Rugby scholarship; Music scholarship |
| Tower House Preparatory School | 2020 | 2 | 1 | Sports Scholarship |
| Twickenham Preparatory School | 2020 | 5 | 1 | Performing Arts Scholarship |
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