Admissions

Hampton High is a mixed secondary school for students aged 11 - 16 (Years 7 to 11). 

The planned admission number for the Year 7 intake is 180. 

Admissions to Year 7 for September 2021 

Admissions for Year 7 are managed by the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, not by the school. Offers for September 2021 will be sent out by the Local Authority. 

Applications for Richmond’s residents will be made on Richmond’s Common Application Form, which will be available in paper form and online.  Please click here to apply.  

You can access this year’s Secondary Admission Brochure online as a reference point.  

Richmond School Admissions contact details 

• Admissions Team phone number: 020 8547 5569 

• Email: richmond.admissions@achievingforchildren.org.uk 

• Website:  https://www.richmond.gov.uk/school_admissions 

Richmond School Admissions Key Dates for the admission process 

1 September 2020	Online applications are open via www.eadmissions.org.uk
31 October 2020	Closing date for receipt of online and paper applications, including supplementary forms
10 December 2020	Latest date for applications from people moving into the borough after 31 October 2020
1 March 2021	All applicants will be sent an email during the evening informing them of the result of their application
15 March 2021	Date by which parents must accept or decline offer
26 March 2021	Further Offers made from this date onwards subject to places becoming available
19 April 2021	Closing date for receipt of school appeals This date may vary for individual academies and free schools
May/June 2021	Admission Appeals are heard.
5 July 2021	Year 6 pupils visit their new secondary school.
1 September 2021	Start of the autumn term (exact date and time to be advised by each school)

 

You will need to contact your home borough for guidance if you do not live in the London borough of Richmond-upon-Thames. 

Click here for further information and details for residents in the London Borough of Hounslow. 

Click here to see Year 6 to 7 Transition Information. 

In-Year Admissions 

Admissions for the present Year 7 to 11 are coordinated by the School Admissions Department at the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Full details can be found via the following link:  Richmond School Admissions. 

Oversubscription 

In the event of oversubscription for either Year 7 September intake or In-Year Admissions the criteria to be applied can be found by following the links to the Determined Admission Arrangements Document below. 

Waiting List 

A waiting list for the school will be held by the Local Authority in criteria order (regardless of when the application is received). Please contact Richmond School Admissions. 

Appeals Process 

If your child has been refused a place at your preferred secondary school, you may appeal the decision of the admissions authority. Your reasons for appealing will then be considered by an independent panel.  
 

For information on how to appeal for a place for your child you will need to contact either:

Richmond Democratic Services, education.appeals@richmond.gov.uk.  

Phone: 020 8891 7183 or  

Hounslow Democratic services, schoolappeals@hounslow.gov.uk  

Phone: 020 8583 3356, depending on which borough you currently live in.  

The deadline for lodging secondary appeals for children starting school in September 2021 is 20 April 2021.  

Secondary appeals are scheduled to be heard between May/June 2021.    

Admission Enquiries  

If you have any questions about applications for Years 7 to 11, or to register your child on our waiting lists, please contact Richmond School Admissions. 

Please contact Hampton High Admissions Team for general advice. 

School Tours and Open Mornings/Evenings information can be found here. 

Hampton High Prospectus can be found here. 

Admission Statistics 

How places were offered on 1 March for September entry 

The school use the over-subscription criteria used for admission to Richmond upon Thames’ current non-faith secondary schools. 

Where there are more applications for admission than places available, the criteria used to allocate places are: 

• current and previously looked-after children; 

• exceptional family; 

• social or medical need; 

• siblings;  

• proximity of the child’s home to the school. 

	2020	2019	2018	2017
Total number of applications	521	507	332	359
Looked after and previously looked after children	0	0	1	0
Family, social, medical reasons	1	0	1	3
Siblings	48	43	32	46
Distance	125	132	137	62
Home to school distance of last child offered under ‘Distance’	1.972 km	1.857 km	All preferences met	All preferences met
Students with a statement/EHCP	7	5	2	1
Number of appeals heard	3	7	0	0
Number of successful appeals	1	2	0	0
There is a waiting list	Yes	Yes	No	No

 

The information above is given for guidance only. 

The number of applications received, and the overall situation changes from year-to-year.