Hampton School, Hampton | The Good Schools Guide

Hampton School
Hanworth Road
Hampton
TW12 3HD
Head: Mr Kevin Knibbs
T 020 8979 5526
F 020 8783 4035
E admissions@hamptonschool.org.uk
W www.hamptonschool.org.uk
An independent school for boys aged from 11 to 19.
Boarding: No
Local authority: Richmond-Upon-Thames
Pupils: 1,260 ; sixth formers: 360
Religion: Christian Inter-denominational
Fees: £19,170 pa
Open days: Throughout the year.
Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
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 ...

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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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2015 Good Schools Guide Awards

Excellent performance by Boys taking Additional Mathematics FSMQ at an English Independent School (Free standing Maths Qual Level 3)

2016 Good Schools Guide Awards

Best performance by Boys taking Additional Mathematics FSMQ at an English Independent School (Free standing Maths Qual Level 3)
Best performance by Boys taking English Literature at an English Independent School (Cambridge Int Certificate Level 1/Level 2)

Sports

Rowing

Fencing

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Headmaster

Since 2013, Mr 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 to be spotted at weekends on the touchline and towpath, supporting Hampton boys and chatting to parents. Friendly, approachable and generous spirited. ‘I...

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Special Education Needs

Please contact Hampton School for details of SEN provision. 10-09

Condition	Provision for in school

ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Aspergers
Aspergers Syndrome [archived]
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders [archived]
CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia
Delicate Medical Problems [archived]
Dyscalculia
Dysgraphia
Dyslexia
Dyspraxia
English as an additional language (EAL)
Epilepsy [archived]
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
Not Applicable
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

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