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Schools in Hampton

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Hampton's 11 schools are coordinated by the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, with 6 primaries and 1 secondary — Hampton Academy — serving this affluent Thames-side suburb. Richmond uses straight-line distance as the tiebreaker at community schools, and the borough's high demand for school places means catchment radii at popular primaries are among the tightest in outer London. Eight of Hampton's 11 schools have a faith designation.

Hampton Academy is the main state secondary for Hampton and Hampton Hill, operating as an academy with independent admissions criteria. Richmond's strong state secondary options — including Lady Eleanor Holles (independent) and Hampton School (independent boys) nearby — mean a proportion of families opt into the independent sector, which marginally eases demand at the academy. State secondary allocation from Hampton flows partly into Teddington School and Richmond Park Academy as well.

Hampton Hill Junior and Hampton Junior School serve distinct geographic areas; families on the Hampton Hill side of the town should check which junior school their infant school feeds into. All six primaries in the area are popular, and Richmond's annual statistics show offer distances well within a kilometre at the most sought-after schools. Use catchment.school's postcode checker to verify your nearest options.

School demand in Hampton

Across the 11 schools in Hampton with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 87%. None are currently over capacity, but catchment distance still applies in any year a school is oversubscribed.

3 schools in Hampton have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.

1 of the schools in Hampton is an academy that sets its own admissions criteria independently of Richmond upon Thames, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.

3 of the schools in Hampton have a current Ofsted rating, of which 3 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.

Primary Schools in Hampton (6)

Secondary Schools in Hampton (1)

Other Schools in Hampton (4)

Catchment area boundaries for schools in Hampton are set by Richmond upon Thames and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.

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