Hampton School

Hampton School is a fee-charging, boys-only private school in Hampton, London, England. As of 2023, the school charges £24,720 per year for attendance. Until 1975, the school was a voluntary aided grammar school, with no fees. The school admits pupils aged between eleven and eighteen.

Hampton School
Hampton School main building and gate, opened 1939, as seen in 2013
Address
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 (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 (1975)
FounderRobert Hammond
Department for Education URN102946 Tables
HeadmasterKevin Knibbs
GenderBoys
Age range11-18
Enrolment1,567
Capacity1,650
Colour(s)Black and yellow    
School fees£24,720 per full academic year (plus other charges)
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/

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.

It has a preparatory school attached to it, for girls aged 3–7 and boys aged 3–11.

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