Hampton High is a warm, caring, and vibrant community that provides support and challenge to ensure that all students, regardless of their starting points, achieve well to go on to lead happy and fulfilled lives. It is with enormous pride that we greet our students every day. They wear their uniform with pride and are real ambassadors for the school beyond the school gates. Within school, they are courteous, warm, and show real kindness and respect to all members of the school community.
After the admission of students with Statements of Special Educational Needs where the school is named in the Statement, the school will accordingly provide for the admission of students each year if sufficient applications for entry are received. Where fewer applications than the published admission number for the relevant year groups is received, the school will offer places at the school to all those who have applied.
Subject to any provisions regarding waiting lists in LA’s coordinated admission scheme, the school will operate a waiting list for each year group. Where in any year the school receives more applications for places than there are places available, a waiting list will operate until the end of the academic year. These waiting lists will be maintained by the London Borough of Richmond on Thames and it will be open to any parent to ask for his or her child’s name to be placed on the waiting list, following an unsuccessful application. After July 2018 the school waiting lists will be disbanded and parents will have to request in writing to have their child’s name added to a waiting list for the school.
Hampton High is committed to actively promoting the highest standards of safeguarding and support for the welfare of all students. We aim to provide a holistic approach to meeting the needs of all students. The safeguarding policy provides a secure framework for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students and includes procedures for child protection, e-safety, medical treatment, healthy eating, and other aspects of student welfare.
Hampton High will ensure that all staff in the school act following the law and with statutory guidance and legislation as detailed in this policy and associated procedures. Hampton High will comply with all current statutory guidance and within effective partnerships with all relevant external agencies and organizations to safeguard children. We will provide a safe and welcoming environment where students feel secure, are listened to, and are safe, as well as feeling respected and valued. We are alert to the signs of abuse and neglect and follow our procedures to ensure that children receive effective support, protection, and justice.
The Library is a study environment and a place where students can come to enjoy reading. During the year we are involved in many activities, including Carnegie Award shadowing, literature quizzes with local schools, and World Book Day. The library catalog, Eclipse.net, is available online both in school and at home. There is also an app that can be downloaded to your phone or tablet. Here students can search the catalog, reserve books, post reviews, and much more.
We believe that providing enrichment opportunities both inside and outside of school is crucial in helping young people to learn and develop life skills as well as enjoying their time at Hampton High. We offer an after-school timetable of activities that will be posted on the website at the start of each term.
At Hampton High, we are committed to ensuring students master the core subjects and enjoy a balanced curriculum. It is neither desirable nor essential, for future career ambitions to over-specialize in specific subject areas. Therefore, we have developed an options system that offers students the right balance between breadth and specialism. Hampton High Sixth Form is a co-educational provision for students aged 16-19. Our core philosophy is to ensure our students enjoy a love of learning, achieve beyond their expectations, and feel empowered to become the leaders of, and contributors to, a better society.
Hampton High has a reputation for offering a supportive, caring, and academic environment which guides our students. Students will have the opportunity to study with staff who know them well and are highly qualified subject specialists. We believe that the wider experiences and enrichment we offer are central to our ethos. We want our Sixth Form students to work hard and enjoy the social aspect that is unique to the Sixth Form environment because they should enjoy learning, feel empowered, and achieve outstanding results.
