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The John Hampden School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Community school
Wharf Road, Wendover, Aylesbury HP22 6HF · johnhampdenwendover.co.uk · 01296 622629
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2024
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Buckinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 270
- 91% of 296 places
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 8.2%
- First language not English
- 5.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Buckinghamshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 76 families put the school first and 89 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 89 | 76 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 83 | 71 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 67 | 61 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 97 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 87 | 1 | 89% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 7 February 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for The John Hampden School was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 6 Feb 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Dec 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (98 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 98
- 34% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 61% who raised concerns
based on the 18% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (10%) with SEND