Hampton Primary School
Fitzgerald Avenue, Herne Bay, CT6 8NB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HAMPTON PRIMARY SCHOOL ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Ms Yvonne Nunn
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Herne Bay and Sandwich
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 710
- Pupils on roll
- 679
- URN
- 137961
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01227372159
About this school
Hampton Primary School is a primary academy in Herne Bay. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 679 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 93 | 92 | 96 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 55% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 7% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 62% | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 78% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 66% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hampton Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 675 |
| 2023/24 | 675 |
| 2024/25 | 677 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hampton Primary School compares
Hampton Primary School ranked 351st of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 7.4% | 30.7% | 679 | — |
| Thornden Wood Primary School | 81% | 6.6% | 42.2% | 337 | 0.5 miles |
| Herne Bay Infant School | — | 6.7% | 41.5% | 259 | 1.1 miles |
| Herne Bay Junior School | 34% | 7.2% | 46.3% | 371 | 1.1 miles |
| Herne Church of England Junior School | 81% | 4.1% | 16.8% | 375 | 1.7 miles |
| Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.5% | 11.2% | 318 | 1.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.65%
- English as an additional language
- 6.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.43%
- Persistent absence
- 20.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thornden Wood Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Herne Bay
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Herne Bay Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Herne Bay
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Herne Bay Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Herne Bay
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Herne Church of England Junior School1.7 miles
Primary · Herne Bay
-
Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School1.8 miles
Primary · Herne Bay
Other schools in Herne Bay
Hampton Primary School ranks 4th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Herne Bay.
- Herne Bay Infant School Primary
- Herne Bay Junior School Primary
- Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Herne Church of England Junior School Primary
- Reculver Church of England Primary School Primary
- Thornden Wood Primary School Primary
- Herne Bay High School Secondary
- SALT COLLEGE Other types
Common questions
- What year groups does Hampton Primary School teach?
- Hampton Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Herne Bay.
- Who is the headteacher of Hampton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hampton Primary School is Ms Yvonne Nunn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hampton Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hampton Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Hampton Primary School?
- Hampton Primary School has 679 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hampton Primary School full?
- Hampton Primary School has capacity for 710 pupils and 679 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hampton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hampton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hampton Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hampton Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Hampton Primary School?
- Hampton Primary School is part of HAMPTON PRIMARY SCHOOL ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Hampton Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Hampton Primary School's special educational needs provision as: PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hampton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hampton Primary School rank locally?
- Hampton Primary School ranked 351st of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hampton Primary School's absence rate?
- Hampton Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hampton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hampton Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.