Hampton Vale Primary Academy

About Hampton Vale Primary Academy

Hampton Vale Primary Academy is a state-funded mixed primary school in Peterborough that is currently running well above its official capacity. With 689 pupils on roll against a published capacity of 630, the school is clearly in high demand locally, and the 2025/26 admissions data bears that out: 139 applications were received for just 65 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.14. Of those applicants, 63 put the school as their first preference, meaning virtually every first-choice family secured a place. The school serves a community where 18% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is slightly above the national primary average of around 23% but worth noting in the context of Peterborough’s wider demographics. The school also offers nursery provision for children from age 0, which adds to its appeal for families looking for continuity from early years through to Year 6.

Academically, Hampton Vale sits in the middle of the pack locally. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, just two percentage points below the Peterborough local authority average of 59%. That places the school 30th out of 53 primaries in the LA, and 977th out of 1,612 in the East of England region. Reading is a relative strength: the average scaled score was 107, with 74% reaching the expected standard and 38% hitting the higher standard. Maths was a bit lower, with an average score of 104 and 69% at expected. Writing saw 73% at expected but only 8% at the higher level. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2023 rated it Good overall, a significant improvement from its previous Inadequate rating in 2018. Behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management were all judged Outstanding.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a library, sports hall, gymnasium, playing fields, an ICT suite, and a Forest School area. Sports provision covers cricket, football, gymnastics, rounders, cross country, swimming and tennis, and there are clubs for chess, film, coding, art and gardening. SEND support is broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, hearing impairment, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Hampton Hargate Primary, just 0.6 km away, so families in this area have strong options nearby. Hampton Vale suits families who want a large, oversubscribed primary with strong early years provision, a clear improvement trajectory, and a wide range of extracurricular activities, all within a community that values behaviour and personal development highly.

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