Hampton Test 2019

@Mumchumof2 , Hampton prep may send an email to your child's school saying XXX is on the WL/has an offer/rejected. It will have already been sent of they do this. It's rare for a school to acknowledge they receive this info often in advance of the parents finding out as it leads to problems. It's more so the school can support the child if need be.

Also does anyone know of other than the school reference, does the school inform your current school of the outcome? We haven’t told our DS of the outcome yet......

Hi all did anyone sit the 7+ for Hampton? My son is on the waiting list. He is already at a prep school, (not a feeder into any 11+). We think we may have been a bit naive, we literally sent him in without any tutoring so think his story writing may have not been as good as it could have. Does anyone know if this waiting list does move?

@Singingrain1223 - Thank you so much for the information. Its really helpful. We are renting in Chiswick at the moment so we do have the option to move to Hampton and surrounding area which is a bonus. And I would absolutely love it if he secures an assured place for Hampton Senior school but being one of the 20 kids to get chosen wont be easy.
I will definitely speak to Ms. Jolly again about how they prepare kids for 11+ but my partner is convinced its a better school than Falcons. Will let you know

@FreeSpiritWithin , my ds is at Hampton not the prep but I am familiar with the set up. Firstly if you aren't planning on using the school coach you must try the journey to arrive @ 8.30am. 1,000's of children go to schools in the small area between Hampton Hill High st and Hanworth Rd.
I would also speak to the registrar again and ask if they have sent ds to KCS at 11. If your ds is bright enough for KCS he will also have a place at Hampton School and they won't want to lose him.
The difference between feeder preps and preps like Falcons is there is less emphasise/pressure on the preparation for 11 plus because at Hampton prep they have selected the 20 or so boys they are sending to the main school etc and the result is not exam dependent.

Finally it might help you to know that in the Twickenham area there is a boys prep school called The Mall and many parents who want the flexibility you want at 11 would consider The Mall too.

@Singingrain1223 - Yes we did the drive on the day of the assessment- it took us 26mins which isint too bad but of course it was around 9am so after the school hour traffic. I am not keen on Falcons Prep - the Pre-Prep is excellent so if we dont take up the space at Hampton, my son will definitely sit for 7+ assessments to go elsewhere.
Do you know more about Hampton Prep? Do you think its a good Prep school? I have been told about the assured places for Hampton Senior school (which are far and few) but I am not keeping my hopes too high for that. I had always wanted my son to sit for KCS at 7+ but if we take up this space, he will sit for KCS at 11+.

@FreeSpiritWithin , re moving from Falcons to Hampton prep for year 1, have you considered the journey? It might be worth trying a practice run to see the traffic around Hampton. You have of course got the school bus option from Chiswick but a reminder that the dc on the bus go up to age 18 and include LEH girls too. Falcons pre-prep is a good school too.

Also be aware that not all the boys at Hampton prep get places at Hampton, the registrar will give you the stats but they send ds to Reeds, KGS and other schools that have entry age 11. At Falcons you have the option of staying until 13 etc.

DS is applying this year, so I can't tell you much more I'm afraid. Other than to confirm that his letter was indeed a postcard wishing him luck for the exam, which he was really pleased to receive!

Thanks @BookSkark @Hopeful201 for your reply and reassurane that this is a typical approach of the leadership. Are you DD both enjoying their experience at Hampton?

I remember getting a postcard from Hamptons before my son sat the exam a few years ago. Also a note on the offer letter, but I think most of the HM do that on the offer letters. It is a lovely school.

I would be keen to hear from those applying this year or already at Hampton, if they received a personalised note from the Head before exams. It is such a lovely guesture given the dire year the boys have all faced and testament to the school and values.

@orcadive - Thank you so much for your response. Yes I am extremely tempted to take up the free pass only to avoid the 7+ situation. However, we had never thought of Hamptons until someone mentioned it recently and thats when we called up to ask about 7+ registration and got to know about the Year 1 space. We havent even seen the school due to Covid rules and dont think will get to see the school before we accept the offer. This is why I thought of looking up for Hamptons on mumsnet to get an idea of what the school is like. However most of the information is about the senior school and I wanted to know more about the Prep

@FreeSpiritWithin did you want him to sit Hampton 7+ next year? If so it seems an obvious choice to avoid that and just take the place now. Despite the fact that the 7+ is for young children, the tutoring, prep and trying for spots can be very intense and competitive. Not sure why you would want that if you are given a free pass!

Do you live near Chiswick?....is travel time/distance at all relevant ?

Hi all, I found this thread today and it was so informative about Hamptons. So first of all thank you to all of you who discussed. My question is about Hampton Pre-Prep - my son has got a place in Year 1 (there were a couple of spaces that came up) and although he is in a very good Pre-Prep already (Falcons Pre Prep), we are considering switching schools. Do you think this would be a wise step considering we wanted him to sit 7+ next year end?
You all have a lot more experience so wanted to know what you thought.
Thank you so much in advance x

If anyone chooses Hampton they'll be more than happy with their choice. We have two sons there (both very different) and both love it.
If your son is bright he'll be fine.

Just be aware the school is fast-paced and assumes above average ability to keep up with the pace.
DS2 is not at all sporty so don't be put off by suggestions it's only for super sporty boys (although SS boys will have a great time).
As to scholarships - your boy is gonna need to be absolutely stellar to have any shot at those. And I mean top 1% in the country-type stellar.

Thank you, much appreciated

Hampton do some coding in their computer lessons and also in Design Technology. There are lots of clubs available at lunchtime including drone club & robotics club.

Hampton is supposed to have a great rep for computer science and coding, more so than some other schools, I believe. Not all do it once a week as the previous poster has said

@LittleOwl , if you look at the Hampton website you can see the gcse results for last year listing the subjects they teach. Yes they do teach coding for 1 lesson a week in first year but the emphasis in all schools that take in more dc at 13 is the focus on modern Lang & Latin as those joining in year 9 are learning these subjects in their prep schools . This is common across all schools with 11 and 13 entry points.

Morning all - hope you got positive news. We were lucky and got a yes from Hampton. Do any of you know how good Hampton is with coding and stuff? It was never our preferred choice, so am a bit scrambling around about getting to know the school...

Good luck to you all waiting for the post, I hope it's good news.

The wait is almost at an end. It seems to have gone on forever....

I also heard 40 places for 13+ this year which surprised me as the website said 65 places so I'd assumed they would offer more and then make offers at 12+ where they had spaces from those who declined the 13+ offer by the deadline of next January. However, they have said they are holding back places for 12+.