Hampton Vale Primary Academy
Hampton Vale Primary Academy, West Lake Avenue, Peterborough, PE7 8LS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 0 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FOUR CS MAT
- Headteacher
- Mrs Paula Chamberlain
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Four Cs MAT
- Constituency
- North West Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 702
- URN
- 146753
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733247000
About this school
Hampton Vale Primary Academy is a primary academy in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 0 to 11 and has 702 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 94 | 89 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 57% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 7% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 74% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 69% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 79% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.20 | - | - |
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 Vale Primary Academy 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 | 65% | 52.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 687 |
| 2023/24 | 694 |
| 2024/25 | 689 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hampton Vale Primary Academy compares
Hampton Vale Primary Academy ranked 14th of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.1% | 21.2% | 702 | — |
| Hampton Hargate Primary School | 77% | 4.2% | 16.8% | 641 | 0.4 miles |
| St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School | 67% | 3.6% | 14.7% | 415 | 0.8 miles |
| Braybrook Primary Academy | 59% | 4.5% | 41.4% | 206 | 0.9 miles |
| Winyates Primary School | 76% | 5% | 51.3% | 175 | 0.9 miles |
| Leighton Primary and Preschool | 47% | 4.6% | 44.2% | 298 | 1.0 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)
- 21.23%
- English as an additional language
- 28.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.08%
- Persistent absence
- 8.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hampton Hargate Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Braybrook Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Winyates Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Leighton Primary and Preschool1.0 miles
Primary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
Hampton Vale Primary Academy ranks 18th of the 78 ranked primary schools in Peterborough.
- Alderman Jacobs School Primary
- All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Baston CE Primary School Primary
- Bishop Creighton Academy Primary
- Braybrook Primary Academy Primary
- Brewster Avenue Infant School Primary
- Castor CofE Primary School Primary
- Coates Primary School Primary
- Deeping St James Community Primary School Primary
- Discovery Primary Academy Primary
- Dogsthorpe Academy Primary
- Dogsthorpe Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hampton Vale Primary Academy teach?
- Hampton Vale Primary Academy teaches children aged 0 to 11. It is a primary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Hampton Vale Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Hampton Vale Primary Academy is Mrs Paula Chamberlain, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hampton Vale Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hampton Vale Primary Academy, 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 Vale Primary Academy?
- Hampton Vale Primary Academy has 702 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 0 to 11.
- Is Hampton Vale Primary Academy full?
- Hampton Vale Primary Academy has capacity for 630 pupils and 702 on roll (111%), so it is at or above 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 Vale Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Hampton Vale Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Hampton Vale Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hampton Vale Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Hampton Vale Primary Academy?
- Hampton Vale Primary Academy is part of FOUR CS MAT. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hampton Vale Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 73% 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 Vale Primary Academy rank locally?
- Hampton Vale Primary Academy ranked 14th of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% 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 Vale Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Hampton Vale Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hampton Vale Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hampton Vale Primary Academy'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.