Hampton Gardens Secondary School
Free schools in Peterborough, PE7 8HR, taking ages 11 to 19, 1,310 on roll.
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In 2026/27, the furthest child offered a place lived 1.07 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Secondary applications close 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
How this compares: every Peterborough school's distance, tightest first →
The circle is 1.07 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2026/27.
Hampton Gardens Secondary School: 1.07 miles, 2026/27 Hampton College: 3.85 miles, 2026/27, published by Peterborough
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Hampton Gardens Secondary School 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.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
One published year so far: 2026/27, from Peterborough. With two or more, the map can draw any of them.
Source: Peterborough, published admission distances, 2026/27
Where Hampton Gardens Secondary School and Hampton College are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. Hampton College admitted from 3.85 miles in 2026/27, published by Peterborough. Its own page has the rest of its figures.
No postcode district has its centre inside both distances. The two schools admit from 1.07 and 3.85 miles, and the ground those circles share holds no district centre, which is a fact about where the centres fall rather than about any one address. The map above shows both, and the postcode checker answers for both.
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Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to Hampton Gardens Secondary School that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton College Both in reach | Secondary | 3.85 mi 2026/27 | 0.3 mi |
| Hampton Lakes Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.43 mi 2026/27 | 0.4 mi |
| Hampton Hargate Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 1.1 mi 2026/27 | 0.7 mi |
| Fourfields Community Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.58 mi 2026/27 | 1.0 mi |
| Nene Park Academy Both in reach | Secondary | 2.77 mi 2026/27 | 1.7 mi |
| St Botolph's Church of England Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 4.78 mi 2026/27 | 1.8 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Religious character | No religious character |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| How full | 1,310 pupils in 1,500 places (87% full) |
| Trust | HAMPTON ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Local authority | Peterborough |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Report card, January 2026: 3 areas strong or exceptional, 4 at the expected standard |
| Report card |
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| Attainment 8 | 47.0 (2024/25) |
| Year | Progress 8 |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | not published |
| 2023/24 | +0.13 |
| 2022/23 | +0.29 |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Hampton Gardens Secondary School
| Girls and boys | 50.5% girls, 49.5% boys |
| English as an additional language | 10.3% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 21.6% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
Where Hampton Gardens Secondary School's Year 11 went next
| Stayed for the sixth form | 56.0% |
| Sixth-form college | 0.0% |
| Further education college | 32.0% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.5% |
| Employment | 4.5% |
| No sustained destination recorded | 1.5% |
DfE destination measures, 2022/23. Broad categories only: the DfE does not publish which named schools or colleges pupils moved to.
Getting to Hampton Gardens Secondary School by bus
No bus stop with a scheduled departure within 600 m of the school, in the timetables operators have published to the Bus Open Data Service.
The fee-paying alternative
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Common questions
What is the catchment area for Hampton Gardens Secondary School?
Hampton Gardens Secondary School 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 1.07 miles away, per Peterborough.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Hampton Gardens Secondary School?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 1.07 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 Gardens Secondary School 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.
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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.