Hampton College

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 27 June 2023

Pupils are happy and proud to attend Hampton College. They know that their teachers want them to do well academically and care about their personal development. Pupils appreciate the concern for their well-being from staff. One pupil represented the views of many, saying, 'We are all given the opportunity to grow as people here.' The atmosphere around the school is calm. This helps pupils to feel safe. Pupils across the school move between lessons sensibly. They show good manners and there are friendly greetings between staff and pupils. Pupils are confident to share their concerns with staff. Bullying and unkind incidents happen sometimes. Pupils are confident that staff will stop things as soon as they are aware. Pupils are well prepared for their transition between phases. They take part in visits between the sites for extra classes, such as cookery, or to attend drama productions. Pupils can take part in a wide range of enrichment opportunities as they move through the school. In the primary phase, there are clubs such as dodgeball, chess and art. Older pupils can extend their skills and resilience by taking part in the Duke of Edinburgh award or extended project qualifications.

What the school should improve

• In the early years, and in a few subjects, leaders have not organised the curriculum into small steps to enable pupils to develop and apply their skills as they move through the school. In these areas, expectations are inconsistent, and some pupils achieve less well. Leaders should ensure that the curriculum clearly sets out what pupils need to know at every point and that staff understand how this learning develops across the school.
• The curriculum for phonics is not being implemented consistently well by all staff in the primary phase. As a result, a small number of pupils do not learn to read as rapidly as they should. Leaders should ensure that all staff have the expertise, resources and curriculum plans to teach phonics systematically and effectively.
• Leaders are not consistently evaluating the effectiveness of some aspects of the provision. In the few areas where leaders are less clear about what is working well or where improvements are needed, they sometimes miss opportunities to strengthen staff expertise or provision. Leaders should ensure that expectations are clear for leaders at every level in order to review the quality of provision and secure consistency of effective practice where it is needed.

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