Hamilton Academy

Hamilton Academy continues to perform well as a good school, characterized by a positive environment where pupils feel happy and safe. The school has successfully implemented a revised curriculum that ensures pupils are engaged and learning effectively across multiple domains. Notably, the school places a strong emphasis on reading and phonics, enabling early years pupils to develop their literacy skills effectively. The academy also promotes personal development, demonstrating commitment to preparing students for life in modern Britain. Improvements in attendance highlight the school's proactive approach to addressing past challenges. However, there are some areas for growth, particularly in ensuring that support plans for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are more focused, as well as enhancing teacher training in certain foundation subjects to strengthen their subject knowledge. The inspectors note the good leadership and initiatives taken to further support teaching staff as they adapt to curriculum changes, positioning the school well to build on its current successes.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit positive behavior and high levels of engagement.
• The curriculum is thoroughly reviewed, with clear objectives identified for all subjects.
• Strong emphasis on reading and phonics teaching, leading to improved literacy outcomes.
• Pupils' personal development is prioritized, preparing them well for modern life.
• The school fosters a strong sense of community and belonging among students.
• Improvements in attendance due to effective action plans.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent subject knowledge in some foundation subjects.
• Support plans for SEND pupils lack clarity, hindering learning.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Hamilton Academy attended 93.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.5% of pupils at Hamilton Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Hamilton Academy had 19.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 8.1% of pupils at Hamilton Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Hamilton Academy received £6,504 and spent £6,428 for each of its 643 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £549,000 (£854 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Hamilton Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hamilton Academy is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Hamilton Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Hamilton Academy was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Hamilton Academy have?

Hamilton Academy has 643 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hamilton Academy cover?

Hamilton Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Hamilton Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hamilton Academy?

Hamilton Academy is at Priory Avenue, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 6SG.