Hampton Lakes Primary School
Waterhouse Way, Hampton Gardens, Peterborough, PE7 8SJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HAMPTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Zoe Trigg
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Inter- / non- denominational
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North West Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 417
- URN
- 147074
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733246826
About this school
Hampton Lakes Primary School is a primary academy in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 417 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hampton Lakes Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 17 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 |
Trends over time
How Hampton Lakes 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 | Peterborough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 52.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 257 |
| 2023/24 | 320 |
| 2024/25 | 375 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hampton Lakes Primary School compares
Hampton Lakes Primary School ranked 18th of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 4.7% | 18.2% | 417 | — |
| St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School | 67% | 3.6% | 14.7% | 415 | 0.6 miles |
| Farcet CofE (C) Primary School | 38% | 5.1% | 33.7% | 82 | 1.0 miles |
| Hampton Hargate Primary School | 77% | 4.2% | 16.8% | 641 | 1.0 miles |
| Leighton Primary and Preschool | 47% | 4.6% | 44.2% | 298 | 1.1 miles |
| Hampton Vale Primary Academy | 73% | 4.1% | 21.2% | 702 | 1.1 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)
- 18.16%
- English as an additional language
- 25.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.68%
- Persistent absence
- 13.04%
Location
Nearby schools
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St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Farcet CofE (C) Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Hampton Hargate Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Leighton Primary and Preschool1.1 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Hampton Vale Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
Hampton Lakes Primary School ranks 23rd 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 ages does Hampton Lakes Primary School teach?
- Hampton Lakes Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Hampton Lakes Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hampton Lakes Primary School is Miss Zoe Trigg, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hampton Lakes Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hampton Lakes 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 many pupils are at Hampton Lakes Primary School?
- Hampton Lakes Primary School has 417 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hampton Lakes Primary School full?
- Hampton Lakes Primary School has capacity for 446 pupils and 417 on roll (93%), 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 Lakes Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hampton Lakes Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Hampton Lakes Primary School a selective school?
- No. Hampton Lakes Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Hampton Lakes Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hampton Lakes Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Hampton Lakes Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Hampton Lakes Primary 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 Lakes Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2023/24 and 69% 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 Lakes Primary School compare with other schools in Peterborough?
- Hampton Lakes Primary School ranked 18th of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% 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 Lakes Primary School's absence rate?
- Hampton Lakes Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hampton Lakes Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hampton Lakes 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 10 July 2026.