Hampton Gardens Secondary School is a secondary free school in Peterborough, United Kingdom with 1,310 pupils, part of Hampton Academies Trust. Ofsted: Report card, 20 January 2026: strong standard in 3 areas, expected standard in 4; safeguarding met. As of 9 November 2026 it is advertising 5 vacancies, including Casual Morning Cover Assistant (closes 17 November), SEN Administration Assistant (closes 16 November) and Teaching Assistant (Level 3) – Compass Room Lead (closes 17 November). Its academy trust holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas.
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 5 live vacancies.
Head
Kevin Ainslie
Trust or group
Hampton Academies Trust
Type
Free school, Secondary
Pupils
1,310 pupils · 51% girls · 21.6% eligible for free school meals · 10.3% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
154 (11.8%) on SEN support · 42 (3.2%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Local authority
Peterborough
Location
Peterborough, PE7 8HR, United Kingdom
Telephone
01733246700
Visa sponsorship
Its academy trust holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas (rated A), as Hampton Academies Trust. Register of licensed sponsors, 5 November 2026. A licence means the employer can sponsor; each advert says whether a post does.
Join Hampton Gardens School as a Casual Morning Cover Assistant, supporting the smooth running of daily staff cover arrangements. This flexible, school-based early-morning role is…
Are you a highly organised administrator with excellent attention to detail and a passion for supporting young people with additional needs?We are seeking an organised, proactive…
As a Level 3 Teaching Assistant (Compass Room Lead), you will play a key role in supporting teaching staff and working collaboratively with the wider Inclusion, SEND and Pastoral…
Looking for the next step in your career as an established Teaching Assistant? Join us as a Level 2 Teaching Assistant, supporting students with additional needs and helping them…
Do you enjoy working with young people and want to make a positive impact on their school day? Join Hampton Gardens School as a Teaching Assistant (Level 1) and Midday Supervisor…
Exam results
Year
Attainment 8
Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional
47.5
47.6%
2024/25
47.0
48.1%
2023/24
44.1
38.0%
Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.
Inspections
Report card (20 January 2026)
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and well-being
Strong standard
Post-16
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Safeguarding
Met
Date
Inspection
Outcome
20 January 2026
Report card
Strong standard in 3 areas, expected standard in 4; safeguarding met
2 November 2021
Graded inspection
Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
79.9
16.4
–
0
£52,564
2024/25
76.3
16.6
17%
0
£49,128
2023/24
72.5
17.2
22%
1
£47,464
2022/23
67.8
17.1
13%
1
£44,700
2021/22
59.5
18.0
18%
1
£44,638
2020/21
48.2
17.9
5%
0
£42,874
Earlier years (2017/18 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
33.4
18.9
3%
1
£41,394
2018/19
21.4
19.2
19%
0
£39,479
2017/18
9.0
19.8
0%
0
£42,460
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
6.7%
1.9%
16.4%
3.1%
2024/25
7.6%
2.2%
17.0%
3.8%
2023/24
7.9%
2.5%
20.6%
3.7%
2022/23
8.4%
2.0%
26.5%
2.4%
2021/22
9.0%
2.6%
29.2%
2.3%
2020/21
5.1%
1.0%
11.8%
1.5%
Earlier years (2017/18 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
4.7%
1.0%
8.3%
1.0%
2017/18
3.8%
0.6%
7.1%
0.0%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
15 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 6 teaching, 9 support. Most often advertised: Teaching Assistant (3), Teaching Assistant & Midday Supervisor (2), Technology Technician (2). Last advertised September 2026.
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Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.