Hampton Academies Trust

UID 3299·Companies House 09129775·Incorporated July 2014·Compare

Schools

Flags

3 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Jan 2026Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£25.7m

3,499 pupils

Avg staff costs

77.9%

of income

Avg reserves

13.1%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

29.6%

free school meals

Capacity

89%

3,499 / 3,935 places

Total admin cost

£868k

£248 per pupil

Trust overview

With 4 schools, trust-wide averages move materially with a single school's results.

1 of 4 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

All 4 schools with reported data hold reserves at or above the DfE's 5% reference point.

Trust-average reserves have fallen about 6 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Absence is above the national average in 3 of 4 schools. Attendance tracks intake and local circumstances as well as school practice.

2 schools report persistent absence above 20%, a level the DfE prioritises for additional support.

All 4 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above — Good or better under the legacy framework, or Expected standard or above under the Report Card.

1 of these inspections used the new Report Card framework; its scale is not directly comparable with legacy grades.

Generated from published DfE and Ofsted data — year-end snapshots that cannot show in-year plans, restructuring or local context. Reference points are DfE review thresholds, not judgements.

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

100%meeting standard or above

Across 4 graded schools, including 1 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

100% Good+

Good 3

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Good 3

Personal development

100% Good+

Good 3

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Good 4

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

45.8

-0.5

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

57.0%

-4.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressHampton College Eagle Way, Peterborough, PE7 8BF

Companies House09129775

Incorporated14 July 2014

Report Card inspections (new framework)

About these grades

Grade distribution across 1 schoolinspected under Ofsted's 5-point scale (from November 2025). Not directly comparable with the earlier 1–4 sub-judgements above.

Curriculum & teaching

Expected standard 1

Achievement

Expected standard 1

Inclusion

Expected standard 1

Attendance & behaviour

Strong standard 1

Personal development

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	4	3,171	£18.0m	£17.1m	75.7%	21.3%
2022/23	4	3,341	£20.4m	£19.7m	76.3%	18.6%
2023/24	4	3,477	£23.9m	£23.5m	73.2%	14.6%
2024/25partial	4	3,499	£25.7m	£24.4m	77.9%	13.1%
2025/26	4	3,566	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

5.0%

of total trust spend

Typical MAT centralisation ranges from 3-7% of total trust spend. Figures below 2% may indicate limited central coordination; above 10% warrants review of value for money.

CS expenditure

£1,276,000

CS staff costs

£1,054,000

CS income

£122,000

Admin & clerical£569,000

Teaching staff£228,000

ICT£73,000

Premises£65,000

Legal & professional£5,000

Auditor costs£15,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

10 current directors · Average tenure: 6.7 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Anthony David Gardiner

director·< 1 year

Scott Dr Steele

director·< 1 year

Karen Umpleby

director·2 years

Stephen Cull

director·2 years

Phillip Martin Smith

director·4 years

Rachel Mason

director·6 years

Arturo Kim Garcia

director·11 years

Matthew James Patchett

director·11 years

Helen Elizabeth Dr Price

director·11 years

Alastair John Kingsley

director·12 years

Company Secretary

Caroline Angela Behan

secretary·12 years

14 former officers — most recent departure: Aug 2025

Oliver Lewis

director·3 years·Resigned Apr 2023

Susan Hartropp

director·5 years·Resigned Apr 2023

Tessa Jane Edwards

director·7 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Sanjay Kumar Chandulal Rajani

director·11 years·Resigned May 2016

Samantha Jane Britten

director·11 years·Resigned Aug 2016

Laura Rhiannon Cross

Member schools (4)

4 schools|4 with risk flags|3 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Dogsthorpe Infant School	147808	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressurehigh staff costs
Hampton College	141300	All-through	high absenceworkforce pressurein year deficitperformance decline
Hampton Gardens Secondary School	143641	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Hampton Lakes Primary School	147074	Primary	workforce pressurein year deficithigh staff costs