Hampton School

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Headmaster Mr Barry Martin MBA (Aba)
Founded 1557
School type Independent
Religious affiliation Secular
Location Hampton, London, England
Enrollment 1,120 pupils
Campus surroundings Suburban
Main Sports Rowing, Football, Rugby, Cricket
Mascot Lion
School colours Yellow, Black
School Motto Praestat Opes Sapientia (Wisdom surpasses wealth)

Hampton School is a prestigious independent school for boys, located in Hampton, London, England. Originally founded on March 7, 1557 from the will of Robert Hammond, the early school assembled on the site of St Mary's Church and later moved to a purpose-built campus in 1880 on the Upper Sunbury Road before its move to the present site on the Hanworth Road in 1939.

The School returned to its status as an independent, fee-paying school in 1975 in the light of changes to the administration of secondary education in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and remains independent to the present day. It is located next to The Lady Eleanor Holles School for girls, with which it shares several classes, clubs, facilities and a coach service.

Founders' Day is celebrated by the school each year. The occasion is marked by a procession of boys walking from the school down to St. Mary's Church by the Thames, towards the end of the academic year.

Hampton prides itself on its all-around successes, combining its sporting successes with a strong academic record, having recently celebrated outstanding GCSE and A Level results in 2006. More recently, the School has celebrated the award of a Music Scholarship to Oxford, a year early - Lawrence Thain being the proud recipient.

The 2006/07 Academic year sees the 450th Anniversary of the School's foundation.

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[edit] Sports

[edit] Rowing

Main article: Hampton School Boat Club

Hampton School Boat Club is one of the top school rowing clubs in the country and each year produces 1st VIIIs that compete at Championship level.

HSBC is based at the Millennium boathouse which it shares with the Lady Eleanor Holles School Boat Club.

Rowing at Hampton is open to boys in the third year and above and the boat club competes at many races both at home and abroad.

Hampton has produced four treble winning 1st VIIIs in its history and has been represented at every Junior World Rowing Championships since the events' creation.

Many rowers from Hampton have also gone on to compete at higher levels such as The Boat Race, the World Rowing Championships and the Olympic Games, such as Greg Searle & Jonny Searle (Olympic rowing gold medallists).

[edit] Rugby

Rugby at Hampton School is also of a high quality and former pupils include Simon Amor (England Sevens Captain) and Andy Beattie (Bath back row and current England 'A' player). Recent successes include winning the Middlesex Sevens in 2006.

[edit] Football

Football is a very popular sport at Hampton, and there are many teams in each year group. The 1st XI, coached by Iain MacLean for nearly a quarter of a century, won the ISFA Cup in 1999, and reached the final again in 2005, losing to Millfield. Hampton face them in the Semi Finals of the competition on 31st January 2007.

[edit] Cricket

Cricket is of a high standard at Hampton, with domination of the County Cup throughout the school, the 1st XI have reached the National Independent Schools twenty/20 competition Final recently. The 1st XI team is going on tour to the southern regions of Sri Lanka over Christmas 2006.

[edit] Old Hamptonians

[edit] Notable Teachers Past and Present

[edit] External Links

[edit] Sources

"School by the Thames" (Edward Wild and Ken Rice, Butler and Tanner Ltd 2005).

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