Hampton School

Hampton School
Hampton School main building and gate, opened 1939, as seen in 2013
Address
Map
Hanworth Road, Hampton

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
,
TW12 3HD

United Kingdom
Information
TypePrivate school
Senior school
Day school
MottoPraestat Opes Sapientia
(Wisdom surpasses wealth)
Established1557; 467 years ago (1557) (closed 1573)

Re-founding 1612 (1612)
First grammar school, 1697 (1697) (closed 1830)
Second grammar school, 1834 (1834)
As fee-paying grammar school 1868 (1868) (bankrupt 1909)
Under government control 1910 (1910)
As voluntary-aided 1955 (1955)

As private school, 1975; 49 years ago (1975)
FounderRobert Hammond[1]
Department for Education URN102946 Tables
HeadmasterKevin Knibbs
GenderBoys
Age range11-18
Enrolment1,567
Capacity1,650
Colour(s)Black and yellow    
School fees2024/25: £26,040 per full academic year (plus other charges) [2] Increase £1,320 (5.3%) 2023/24: £24,720 [3]
Feeder schoolsHampton Prep School
AlumniBrian May, Jim McCarty, Paul Samwell-Smith, Tony James, John Scott, Paul Casey, Louis Lynagh
Alumni nameOld Hamptonians
Websitehttp://www.hamptonschool.org.uk/

Hampton School is a fee-charging, boys-only private day school in Hampton, London, England. As of the 2024-2025 academic year, the school charges a minimum of £26,040 per year for attendance.[4] Until 1975, the school was a voluntary aided grammar school, with no fees. The school admits pupils aged between eleven and eighteen.

In 2021, 92% of the school's pupils achieved A* or A at A-Level. The school features 40th in one ranking of fee-paying schools in the United Kingdom by A-Level results.[5]

It has a preparatory school attached to it, for girls aged 3–7 and boys aged 3–11. It is next to The Lady Eleanor Holles School for girls, with which it co-operates in a number of co-curricular activities and shares several classes, clubs, facilities (including a swimming pool) and a coach service.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference TM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Fees - Hampton School". hamptonschool.org.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Fees". Hampton School. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Fees - Hampton School". hamptonschool.org.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Top 100 Independent Schools by a Levels and Pre U".