SCHOOL PROFILE

Hampton Lakes Primary School

Primary Free schools URN 147074
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 446 Published school capacity
Capacity used 93.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

26 March 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Peterborough
Trust HAMPTON ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 417 410 full-time · 7 part-time
Female pupils 199 47.7% of pupils
Male pupils 218 52.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

18.2%
6.6 pts below England
School 18.2%
Peterborough 30.7%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

26.1%
5.8 pts above England
School 26.1%
Peterborough 34.5%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.4%
1.4 pts above England
School 2.4%
Peterborough 2.6%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
36.7%
153
Any other White background
16.1%
67
African
12.5%
52
White and Asian
6.0%
25
Indian
5.5%
23
Any other Mixed background
4.6%
19
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 16.6% 69 of 417 pupils
4.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.6%
Peterborough 18.8%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.5% 52 pupils
England 14.8% 2.3 pts below
EHC plans 4.1% 17 pupils
England 6.0% 2.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 28
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Autistic spectrum disorder 11
No specialist assessment yet 7
Specific learning difficulty 4
Moderate learning difficulty 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

69.0% 8.6 pts above England
School 69.0%
Peterborough 59.0%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

88.0%

14.2 pts above England

School 88.0%
Peterborough 69.7%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

73.0%

2.7 pts above England

School 73.0%
Peterborough 68.0%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

73.0%

1.0 pts above England

School 73.0%
Peterborough 69.4%
East of England 70.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.68%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.54 pts lower than England
School 4.68%
Peterborough 6.20%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.04%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.77 pts lower than England
School 13.04%
Peterborough 16.92%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.17%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.37 pts higher than England
School 2.17%
Peterborough 1.72%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

93.5% 5.3 pts above England
Hampton Lakes Primary School
93.5%
Peterborough
86.6%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information