Hampton Dene Primary School

About Hampton Dene Primary School

Hampton Dene Primary School sits within the Herefordshire, County of local authority, a mixed state primary for children aged 3 to 11. Among the 78 primary schools in the area, it ranks 36th, placing it in the middle of the pack. The top-performing peers in the same LA are St Mary's Primary School, Dilwyn, Kimbolton St James CofE Primary School, and Eastnor Parochial Primary School, all of which score higher on the same ranking metric. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is St James' Church of England Primary School, just 1.6 kilometres away. Hampton Dene itself holds a Good rating from its most recent graded inspection in 2014, and an ungraded inspection in February 2024 confirmed that the school remains Good. Leadership and management were also judged Good at the last graded inspection, and early years provision was rated Requires Improvement in 2011 but has not been separately regraded since.

In the 2023/24 academic year, 63% of pupils at Hampton Dene met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2, exactly matching the local authority average of 63%. The school's ranking score of 63 places it in the bottom 50% nationally, at the 50th percentile. Looking at individual subjects, 73% reached the expected level in reading, 68% in writing, and 68% in maths. Higher attainment was less common: 32% achieved the higher standard in reading, 24% in maths, and just 10% in both writing and the combined measure. Average scaled scores were 106 in reading and 105 in maths. Progress scores are not available for any subject, so it is not possible to compare how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points. The school has a relatively low proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 10.4%.

The school offers a range of facilities including a dining hall, forest school, ICT suite, art studios, library and chapel. Sports provision covers tennis, athletics, cross country, gymnastics, swimming and cricket, and there are clubs such as eco club, chess, choir and science club. Hampton Dene has a nursery provision and a broad set of SEND provisions, including support for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, physical disability, autistic spectrum disorder, and a resourced provision. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed: 85 applications were received for 29 places, with 41 first-preference applications and 29 first-preference offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.93. This suggests strong local demand, and families considering the school should be aware that securing a place is competitive.

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