Hampton Dene Primary School
General Information
- Address: Church Road, Tupsley, Hereford, HR1 1RT – View on map
- Phone: 01432273232
- Website: Visit school website
- Headteacher: Mrs Elizabeth Kearns
- Age range: 3-11 years
- Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 37 families put it first for 30 places – 12 for every 10 places. 78% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 13 · 2024 11 · 2025 14 · 2026 12
- Sixth form: No
- Intake: Mixed
- Religious character: Does not apply
- Nursery provision: Yes
Who goes here
- Pupils eligible for free school meals: 31
- % eligible for free school meals: 11.9%
- Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (similar to the Herefordshire, County of average)
- English as an additional language: 5% (England 22%)
Staff
Teachers leaving each year
- Teacher turnover: 7.9% a year (Herefordshire, County of 14.4%, typical in England 13.9%) Low turnover
- Where they went: about 26% moved to another school, 74% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
- Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)
Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.
Behaviour
Awaiting Data
Across Herefordshire, County of: suspensions by reason
- Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 6 (0.4 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
- Suspensions for bullying: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
- Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)
These are figures for all state primary schools in Herefordshire, County of, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.
Attendance
- Overall absence: 4.3%
- Persistently absent pupils: 8.7%
- Data year: 2024/25
SEN
- SEN unit for AutismSpeech, language and communication 15 places · 12 pupils at the last count
- Resourced provision for AutismSpeech, language and communication 40 places · 42 pupils at the last count
Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.
- Pupils on SEN Support: 17.3%
- Pupils with an EHC Plan: 21.6%
- Data year: 2025/26
Most common needs - SEN Support
- Specific learning difficulty: 12 pupils
- Social, emotional and mental health: 10 pupils
- Autistic spectrum disorder: 10 pupils
- Speech, language and communications needs: 9 pupils
- Other difficulty or disability: 3 pupils
Most common needs - EHC Plan
- Autistic spectrum disorder: 36 pupils
- Speech, language and communications needs: 19 pupils
- Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
- Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
- Physical disability: 1 pupil
These figures show the makeup of the school.
Educational Attainment
Good 2024 report
Year 6 SATs results
- Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 71% (England 62%)
- Reached the higher standard: 9% (England 8%)
- Compared with the area: 8 percentage points above the Herefordshire, County of average (63%)
- Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 69% against an expected 66%)
- 3-year average (expected standard): 69%
- Expected standard by subject: Reading 77% · Writing 83% · Maths 86% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 80%
- Average test scores: reading 106, maths 105
- Based on: 35 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25
View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.
SATs results over time
Year 6 SATs: joint 26th of 72 junior and primary schools in the area
- #25Weobley Primary School72%
- =26Bosbury CofE Primary School71%
- =26Hampton Dene Primary School71%
- =26St Joseph's RC Primary School and Nursery71%
- =26Weston-under-Penyard CofE Primary School71%
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22nd of 58 primary schools in Herefordshire, County of for Ofsted rating
- #20Garway Primary SchoolGood
- #21Gorsley Goffs Primary SchoolGood
- #22Hampton Dene Primary SchoolGood
- #23Ivington CofE Primary and Pre-SchoolGood
- #24Kimbolton St James CofE Primary SchoolGood
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Financials
Spending per pupil: £9,061 (2024-25)
13th of 77 primary schools in Herefordshire, County of for spending per pupil
- #11Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School£9,554
- #12Luston Primary School£9,126
- #13Hampton Dene Primary School£9,061
- #14Whitchurch CofE Primary School£8,867
- #15Withington Primary School£8,802
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