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Hampton College

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Academy converter in Peterborough, PE7 8BF, taking ages 4 to 19, 1,608 on roll.

Good Ofsted, Sep 2023
3.852 mi Admitted from, 2026/27
94% Full
45.0% Met the expected standard, 2024/25

Will an address get in?

In the 2026/27 round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Hampton College lived 3.852 miles away, according to Peterborough. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.

Applying for September 2027? Secondary applications close on 31 October 2026, with offers on 1 March 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.

The circle is 3.852 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2026/27. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.

This is not a catchment area. Most English schools do not have one. When Hampton College is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived. 3.852 miles was last year's outcome, not a boundary and not a promise.

What kind of school this is

AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNo religious character
Sixth formHas a sixth form
How full 1,608 pupils in 1,719 places (94% full)
TrustHAMPTON ACADEMIES TRUST
Local authorityPeterborough

Department for Education register (GIAS).

How the school is doing

Ofsted Good, inspected 20 September 2023
Attainment 8 44.5 (2024/25)
Meeting the expected standard 45.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25)
YearProgress 8
2024/25 not published
2023/24 -0.35
2022/23 +0.10

Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.

Who goes to Hampton College

Girls and boys51.2% girls, 48.8% boys
English as an additional language21.0% of pupils
Free school meals23.5% of pupils eligible

DfE school census, most recent published year.

Where Hampton College's Year 11 went next

Stayed for the sixth form59.0%
Sixth-form college0.5%
Further education college30.5%
Apprenticeship1.5%
Employment2.5%
No sustained destination recorded5.0%

DfE destination measures, 2022/23. Broad categories only: the DfE does not publish which named schools or colleges pupils moved to.

What it costs to live within reach of Hampton College

The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 3.852 miles the school admitted from in 2026/27, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is PE2 at £189,000; the dearest, PE7, £265,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.

DistrictAreaFrom the schoolMedian sold price
PE2 Peterborough 1.6 mi £189,000 113 sales
PE3 Peterborough 3.5 mi £193,000 36 sales
PE1 Peterborough 3.7 mi £230,000 90 sales
PE7 Huntingdonshire 2.3 mi £265,000 21 sales

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.

The fee-paying alternative

Weighing Hampton College against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around PE7: ages, selection, and how full each one is →

Checking the house as well as the school

The full report measures the distance from every nearby school to one address, alongside sold prices, flood risk, crime and the other checks on the same house.

Common questions

What is the catchment area for Hampton College?

Hampton College does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2026/27 lived 3.852 miles away, per Peterborough.

How close do I need to live to get a place at Hampton College?

Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 3.852 miles was enough in 2026/27. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.

Does buying a house near Hampton College guarantee a place?

No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.

Every Peterborough school's distance

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Admission distance published by Peterborough. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.