Academy converter · Kent

Hampton Primary School

3–11Ages
679Pupils
PrimaryPhase
137961URN

Fitzgerald Avenue, Herne Bay, CT6 8NB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.3 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

196 applications for 90 places · 234th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 3 December 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Kent median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

196 applications · 90 places offered · 93 named it first

2026 2.2; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.4; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.1; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.5; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.4; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.1; Kent median median 2.2
2020 2.2; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.4; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.8; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.2; Kent median median 2.2
2016 3.0; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.2; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.2; Kent median median 2.3

This school
Kent median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	90	196	2.2	93	1.03
Sep 2025	81	197	2.4	74	0.91
Sep 2024	84	177	2.1	76	0.90
Sep 2023	90	226	2.5	88	0.98
Sep 2022	90	218	2.4	100	1.11
Sep 2021	90	186	2.1	94	1.04
Sep 2020	90	197	2.2	99	1.10
Sep 2019	90	217	2.4	107	1.19
Sep 2018	90	159	1.8	84	0.93
Sep 2017	90	202	2.2	101	1.12
Sep 2016	90	269	3.0	114	1.27
Sep 2015	108	232	2.2	91	0.84
Sep 2014	90	196	2.2	86	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 59% · Writing 73% · Maths 61% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%342nd of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard59%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard61%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard9%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	50%	1%	102	101
2023/24	55%	7%	102	104
2022/23	56%	10%	105	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Hampton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Thornden Wood Primary School
0.8 km · Kent

Good2024

2.2applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Herne Bay Infant School
1.7 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place
Herne Bay Junior School
1.8 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

34%met the SATs standard
Herne Church of England Junior School
2.7 km · Kent

Remains Outstanding2023

81%met the SATs standard
Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School
2.9 km · Kent

2026

2.5applications per place
Swalecliffe Community Primary School
3.2 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable
4.6 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Reculver Church of England Primary School
5.0 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

2.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137961 · 886/2264
Trust: Hampton Primary School Academy
Capacity: 710 pupils · 679 on roll
Free school meals: 32.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2012
Replaced: Hampton Primary School (URN 118360)
Address: Fitzgerald Avenue, Herne Bay, CT6 8NB
Local authority: Kent · Canterbury

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources