Hampton Gardens Secondary School
Hartland Avenue, Hampton Gardens, Peterborough, PE7 8HR
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- HAMPTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Kevin Ainslie
- Constituency
- North West Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,500
- Pupils on roll
- 1,310
- URN
- 143641
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733246700
About this school
Hampton Gardens Secondary School is a secondary academy in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,310 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hampton Gardens Secondary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 200 | 208 | 208 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.7 | 44.1 | 47.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.29 +0.09 to +0.49 | +0.13 -0.06 to +0.33 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50% | 38% | 48.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 64.9% | 68.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 23% | 22.6% | 25.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hampton Gardens Secondary 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 | Peterborough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48.7 | 39.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.1 | 38.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47 | 39.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,157 |
| 2023/24 | 1,249 |
| 2024/25 | 1,264 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hampton Gardens Secondary School compares
Hampton Gardens Secondary School ranked 2nd of 13 secondary schools in Peterborough for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47 | 7.8% | 22.6% | 1,310 | — |
| Stanground Academy | 46.7 | 6.7% | 30.9% | 1,654 | 1.6 miles |
| Nene Park Academy | 45.6 | 7.8% | 29.2% | 1,478 | 1.7 miles |
| Ormiston Bushfield Academy | 46.3 | 7.9% | 38.1% | 1,212 | 2.0 miles |
| Jack Hunt Academy | 44.2 | 7.7% | 36.9% | 1,939 | 3.2 miles |
| St John Fisher Catholic High School | — | — | — | — | 3.6 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report20 January 2026
- 2 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.58%
- English as an additional language
- 9.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.8%
- Persistent absence
- 17.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stanground Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
-
Nene Park Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
-
Ormiston Bushfield Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
-
Jack Hunt Academy3.2 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
-
St John Fisher Catholic High School3.6 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
Hampton Gardens Secondary School ranks 2nd of the 15 ranked secondary schools in Peterborough.
- Arthur Mellows Village College Secondary
- City of Peterborough Academy Secondary
- Greater Peterborough UTC Secondary
- Jack Hunt Academy Secondary
- Ken Stimpson Academy Secondary
- Manor Drive Secondary Academy Secondary
- Nene Park Academy Secondary
- Ormiston Bushfield Academy Secondary
- Queen Katharine Academy Secondary
- Sir Harry Smith Community College Secondary
- St John Fisher Catholic High School Secondary
- Stanground Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Hampton Gardens Secondary School teach?
- Hampton Gardens Secondary School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Hampton Gardens Secondary School?
- The headteacher of Hampton Gardens Secondary School is Mr Kevin Ainslie, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hampton Gardens Secondary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hampton Gardens Secondary 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 many pupils are at Hampton Gardens Secondary School?
- Hampton Gardens Secondary School has 1,310 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Hampton Gardens Secondary School full?
- Hampton Gardens Secondary School has capacity for 1,500 pupils and 1,310 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hampton Gardens Secondary School a faith school?
- No. Hampton Gardens Secondary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Hampton Gardens Secondary School part of an academy trust?
- Hampton Gardens Secondary School is part of HAMPTON ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hampton Gardens Secondary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.7 in 2022/23 and 47 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 Gardens Secondary School compare with other schools in Peterborough?
- Hampton Gardens Secondary School ranked 2nd of 13 secondary schools in Peterborough for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% 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 Gardens Secondary School's absence rate?
- Hampton Gardens Secondary School's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hampton Gardens Secondary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hampton Gardens Secondary 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 10 July 2026.