Annual Review 2014 - 2015

Hampton School HMC Independent School for boys, Founded in 1557

Hampton School Hampton School HMC Independent School for boys, Founded in 1557

Hampton School HMC Independent School for boys, Founded in 1557

HIGHLIGHTS OF 2014-2015

From The Headmaster’s study

A look through the pages following this introduction demonstrates that our multi-talented Hampton boys continue to record remarkable achievements across the full range of academic and co-curricular activities.

We began the Autumn Term celebrating excellent public examination results achieved by Hamptonians in 2014 and these proved the catalyst for a wonderful year for the School, inside the classroom and beyond. Examination results in Summer 2015 were also truly superb, with our pupils achieving a best-ever A* percentage at A Level/Pre-U and substantial new records for A* and A*- A grades at I/GCSE. Twenty-five Oxbridge places were confirmed and virtually all Upper Sixth leavers secured places at a Russell Group or equivalent university, to read for an impressively varied range of undergraduate degrees.

Hampton is perhaps unique in consistently being in the very top academic echelon nationally while simultaneously enjoying a reputation as one of the country’s most renowned sporting schools. Our 1st XI footballers reached their fifth Boodles ISFA Cup Final in the past ten seasons and retained the Surrey, Trinity and London Independent Schools Cups; the U15A squad were national champions in the Investec ISFA U15 Cup and the U14As reached the national semi-final of the ESFA competition. Seven Hampton boys played for ISFA national representative sides. In rugby, the 1st XV once again reached the quarter-finals of the NatWest Cup, our U13 XV reached a national quarter- final, and both the 2nd XV and U16 XV were Middlesex Cup champions. The U13 XI cricketers won the Middlesex Cup in their sport. The Boat Club’s crews won nine events across their seven summer regattas, and once again featured prominently in the medals table at the National Schools’ Regatta.

The cultural life of the School has been as vibrant as ever. We have been treated to a host of outstanding dramatic and musical productions, including that of Jekyll and Hyde and Much Ado about Nothing (both in conjunction with The Lady Eleanor Holles School) and concerts too numerous to mention. The magnificent and poignant staging of Journey’s End by our senior actors will live especially long in the memory, and the School’s celebrated male voice choir, Voices of Lions, returned to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe to wide acclaim.

Alongside all these sporting, musical and theatrical endeavours, hundreds of Hampton boys continue to show admirable commitment to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme, the CCF, Adventure Society activities, and our flourishing Community Service programme and Form Charity events.

Hampton is unashamedly focused upon academic and all-round excellence, but everything is approached in a proportionate, caring and balanced way. Three adjectives are of particular importance within our community and epitomise the School and its pupils: lively, friendly and unpretentious. Each of these words forms part of the essence of Hampton and we believe that they set our School apart. Our boys are wonderfully talented and have strong personal ambition, but they support one another with a generous spirit; they treat people with respect and according to their merits, inside and outside the School gates; they will go on to lead and serve in many fields with characteristic Hamptonian wisdom, empathy and cheerful resilience.

Leading this exceptional School is a source of great joy and remains a huge privilege.

Kevin Knibbs Headmaster

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Hampton School HMC Independent School for boys, Founded in 1557

HamptonHampton School School HMC Independent School for boys, Founded in 1557

Hampton School HMC Independent School for boys, Founded in 1557

EXAMINATION RESULTS SUMMER 2015

UPPER SIXTH GCE ADVANCED LEVEL (173 pupils) as at 13 October 2015; some results remain subject to re-marks

A LEVELS A* A B C D E TOTAL Art - 1 3 1 - - 5 Biology 4 8 9 3 1 1 26 Chemistry 17 35 18 2 - - 72 Classical Civilisation - 2 - - - - 2 Design & Technology 1 2 - - - - 3 Drama - - 1 - - - 1 Economics 9 20 8 5 2 - 44 English Language 1 2 2 - - - 5 English Literature 2 8 6 1 - - 17 French 1 11 - - - - 12 Geography 4 14 2 1 2 - 23 German 1 1 - - - - 2 Government & Politics 2 10 5 1 1 - 19 Greek - 2 - - - - 2 Latin 1 3 - - - - 4 Mathematics 56 40 18 4 - 1 119 Further Mathematics 29 16 3 - - - 48 Additional Further Mathematics 2 - - - - - 2 Music 4 - 3 - - - 7 Physics 7 10 9 3 - - 29 Psychology 3 12 8 2 1 1 27 Religious Studies - 2 4 - - - 6 Russian 4 2 - - - - 6 Spanish 6 5 5 1 - - 17

Pre U D1 (>A*) D2 (A*) D3 (A) M1 (B/A) M2 (B) M3 (C) TOTAL History 4 12 12 5 2 - 35 Physics 15 10 9 1 - - 35

Pass Rate (A*- E) 100% A* rate 34.15% A*/A rate 74.74% A*/B rate 94.08% 17 boys achieved 4 A* grades at A level (or Pre U equilavant), a further 13 boys achieved 3 A* grades. (Past A*/B rates: 2014 93%, 2013 95%, 2012 96%, 2011 94%, 2010 90%, 2009 93%, 2008 93%, 2007 86%, 2006 83%, 2005 77%, 2004 77%, 2003 76.8%, 2002 76%, 2001 69.2%, 2000 62.8%, 1999 65.4%, 1998 62.8%, 1997 59.1%)

2 UPPER SIXTH GCE AS LEVEL

UPPER SIXTH GCE AS LEVEL (173 pupils) as at 13 October 2015; some results remain subject to re-marks

AS LEVELS A B C D E TOTAL Art 1 5 1 1 - 8 Biology 26 12 7 1 4 50 Chemistry 64 14 5 3 1 87 Classical Civilisation 2 - - - - 2 Design & Technology 3 3 2 - - 8 Theatre Studies 1 5 - - - 6 Economics 39 14 12 1 - 66 English 4 2 1 - - 7 English Literature 11 11 1 - - 23 French 19 1 - - - 20 Geography 19 9 2 1 1 32 German 8 - 1 - - 9 Government & Politics 15 7 - - - 22 Greek 3 - - - - 3 Latin 9 - - - - 9 Mathematics 119 13 3 1 2 138 Further Mathematics 57 4 1 - - 62 Additional Further Mathematics 11 - - - - 11 Music 5 2 - - - 7 Physics 28 8 1 1 - 38 Psychology 20 10 4 4 - 38 Religious Studies 8 4 - - - 12 Russian 6 - - - - 6 Spanish 22 5 - - 27 General Studies 43 48 1 - - 92

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Hampton School HMC Independent School for boys, Founded in 1557

HamptonHampton School School HMC Independent School for boys, Founded in 1557

Hampton School HMC Independent School for boys, Founded in 1557

GCSE RESULTS 2015

GCSE RESULTS 2015 (205 pupils) as at 12 October 2015; some results are subject to re-marks and/or review

SUBJECT A* A B C D E TOTAL Ancient History 4 5 5 - - - 14 Art 10 10 13 2 - - 35 Biology 114 74 11 1 - - 200 Chemistry 135 63 5 - - - 203 Drama 7 11 16 1 - - 35 Design & Technology 20 20 6 3 - - 49 English Language 133 50 18 4 - - 205 English Literature 155 34 15 1 - - 205 French 99 19 2 1 - - 121 Geography 87 30 12 - 1 - 130 German 36 4 1 - - - 41 Greek 4 - - - - - 4 History 77 35 10 3 - - 125 Latin 37 16 3 - - - 56 Mandarin Chinese 23 - - - - - 23 Mathematics 175 30 - - - - 205 Music 11 11 1 - - - 23 Physics 139 55 11 - - - 205 Religious Studies 21 22 3 1 - - 47 Russian 13 2 - - - - 15 Spanish 90 16 - - - - 106

In 2015 92.67% of grades were awarded at A* and A. The percentage of A* grades awarded was 67.90%, which compares with the national figure for boys of 5.2%.

In the OCR Free-standing Mathematics Qualification in Additional Mathematics (a qualification significantly harder than a GCSE) the boys scored a record 91 A grades with just 6 B grades and 1 C grade.

GCSE pass rate A-C: 99.95%

(2014 99.95%, 2013 99.89%, 2012 99.94%, 2011 99.95%, 2010 99.7%, 2009 99.8%, 2008 99.3%, 2007 99.7%, 2006 99.9%, 2005 99.5%, 2004 93.3%, 2003 98.6%, 2002 99.3%, 2001 98.8%, 2000 99.2%, 1999 99.3%, 1998 98.6%, 1997 98.6%)

Grade A*-A rate: 92.67%

(2014 88.15%, 2013 89.16%, 2012 90.55%, 2011 88.2%, 2010 86.1%, 2009 84.7% 2008 79%, 2007 87.86%, 2006 87.14%, 2005 77.51%, 2004 75%, 2003 67.1%, 2002 67.0%, 2001 69.5%, 2000 68.8%, 1999 72.4%, 1998 63.8%, 1997 53.5%)

Percentage achieving at least 5 passes A*-C: 100%

46 boys achieved 10 A* or more grades 13 boys achieved 6 A* grades 13 boys achieved 2 A* grades 34 boys achieved 9 A* grades 23 boys achieved 5 A* grades 2 boys achieved 1 A* grade 16 boys achieved 8 A* grades 18 boys achieved 4 A* grades 25 boys achieved 7 A* grades 9 boys achieved 3 A* grades

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Hampton School HMC Independent School for boys, Founded in 1557

HamptonHampton School School HMC Independent School for boys, Founded in 1557

Hampton School HMC Independent School for boys, Founded in 1557

6 Sport

ATHLETICS The School has once again enjoyed a successful season. The P W D L Cancelled Junior Medley Quartet won the trophy confidently at the Radley Relays and the Intermediate 100m hurdles team also took 1st XI 20 10 1 9 0 gold at the Achilles Relays. Both Junior and inter-age groups 2nd XI 13 11 0 2 0 were regional finalists at the English Schools’ Cup. At the 3rd XI 9 9 0 0 0 Middlesex Championships 25 athletes represented Richmond; 4th XI/U16 1 0 0 1 1 Zak Wort won the Junior boys 1500m and Sam Ernest and Elias Petrenko came second in the intermediate boys 400m and U15A 11 2 1 8 1 Junior boys long jump respectively. At the Richmond Schools’ U15B 10 1 0 9 0 Championships, Hampton won four out of the five possible U15C 6 1 0 5 0 trophies and the First Year team finished a close second. U14A 15 13 0 2 0 Harry Littler set School 100m and 200m records at the Sevenoaks meet, where he also beat the all-comers’ record. U14B 12 5 1 6 0 Sam Collingridge (Intermediate boys shotput) and Zak Wort U14C 9 5 0 4 0 (Junior boys 1500m) represented Middlesex at the English U14D 1 0 0 1 0 Schools’ Championships. U13A 17 13 0 4 0

BADMINTON U13B 12 9 0 3 0 The U14 and U16 teams won the Richmond Schools Boys’ U13C 10 7 0 3 0 Badminton Championships for their respective age groups, U12A 10 7 0 3 0 progressing to the regional rounds of the National Schools’ U12B 10 7 0 3 4 Championships where they both came fifth. U12C 7 6 0 1 0 BASKETBALL Total 173 106 3 64 2 Having switched to the more local Surrey Schools Basketball League following two years in the LISBA League, the Senior Notable individual performances are as follows: Squad enjoyed a highly successful season, finishing fifth out of ten teams. While the Fourth Year has had a quiet year, the • Blake Cullen (U13A): total runs 322, averaging 64.4; combined Second and Third Year team have met with great 5 wkts for 12 v RGS Guilford success in Borough Competitions. The First Year team qualified • Rahul Desai (U13A): total runs 253, averaging 50.6 for the Finals Playoff in the Surrey Schools Cup, eventually • Charlie Key (U13C): 5 wkts for 10 v Ibstock Place School finishing third against strong opposition. This success bodes • Denil Manuel (U14A): total runs 363, averaging 40.5 well for future competitions. • Joe Wheeler (U14A): total runs 672, averaging 65.6 • Alex Thornbury (U15A): 4 wkts v Whitgift School CLIMBING • Steven Das (3rd XI ): 95 v Tiffin School A dedicated group of boys from all year groups has used • Ollie George (2nd XI): 111 v Whitgift School the School rock wall during games sessions and lunchtimes • Dan Barley (1st XI): 95 v Worth School on Mondays and Fridays. This included many newcomers, • Rob Bentley (1st XI): 6 wkts v King’s College School (46 who have learnt bouldering and climbing techniques and the wkts in total and 500 runs) necessary personal safety and belaying procedures. Twenty • Toby Godfray (1st XI): 90 v Portsmouth Grammar School Second and Third Year boys passed tests in these skills, • Ethan Ijaz (1st XI): 4 wkts for 39 v St John’s School allowing them to climb during the Adventure Society Trip • Harry Mayes (1st XI): 111 v Wanderers, Australia to Snowdonia in the Easter holiday. Twenty-nine First Years climbed at Dancing Ledge in Swanage during the May Half Term.

CRICKET After productive winter and spring training camps, the season’s matches have been played with high spirit and have seen some strong individual and team performances. The U13s won the Middlesex Cup and the U14s reached the semi-final. Senior Cricket enjoyed considerable success, especially in the second half of the season.

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Hampton School HMC Independent School for boys, Founded in 1557

HamptonHampton School School HMC Independent School for boys, Founded in 1557

Hampton School HMC Independent School for boys, Founded in 1557

CROSS COUNTRY Hanley (U16), Lewis Chaplin and Will Davis (U15). The senior team competed in the King’s Cup and the RGS As well as representing the School, Shaun-Chris Joash and Guildford Haskell Trophy Relays. Hampton School again retained George Maxwell played for Brentford FC, Joe Etheridge and the overall Richmond Schools’ Cross Country title, ahead of Louis Instrall for Chelsea, Stathis Kalathias for QPR, and Morgan 11 other schools. Six Hamptonians represented Richmond in Worsfold-Gregg for Arsenal. the London Youth Games Cross Country Championships, with The year’s results are as follows: Zak Wort finishing fifth in the U15 race. Thirteen boys helped Richmond win the Middlesex Cross Country Championships, P W D L F A where three runners won their age-groups: Jamie Finnegan 1st XI 45 37 5 3 173 43 (U19), Alex Hickmott (U17) and Zak Wort (U15). The U17s (Alex Hickmott, Casper Paton and Harry Vincent) and U15s (Charlie 2nd XI 30 25 1 4 104 38 Marcus, Silvester Simon and Zak Wort) won their age groups in 3rd XI 24 20 3 1 74 12 the Hampton-St Paul’s Paarlauf, while the U19s came second 4th XI 22 16 4 2 74 27 (Jamie Finnegan, Max Frost and Joe Spicer). Jamie Finnegan won 5th XI 8 3 2 3 20 19 the annual Hampton Golden Mile in 4 minutes 57 seconds on a slow grass track. 6th XI 2 2 0 0 3 0 7th XI 2 2 0 0 8 0 U16A 24 21 0 3 85 15 U16B 17 13 2 2 63 18 U16C 2 0 1 1 4 10 U15A 26 17 4 5 80 44 U15B 18 10 4 4 62 29 U15C 12 8 0 4 48 20 U15D 6 2 1 3 14 28 U14A 26 19 1 6 99 38 U14B 22 16 0 6 90 34 U14C 14 9 0 5 55 29

FENCING U14D 9 7 0 2 34 19 The Fencing Club remains small but active. The team has fought U14E 2 0 1 1 2 7 with some success in matches at Charterhouse School and U13A 20 11 4 5 60 30 Ardingly College. Six boys competed in Foil, Epée and Sabre at the Public Schools Fencing Championship. The best performance U13B 19 17 1 1 89 29 was in the Senior Epée where Max Hamilton finished 15th, losing U13C 11 8 1 2 43 18 by one point to the eventual bronze medallist. Many thanks go to U13D 7 4 1 2 22 18 the outgoing Captain, Jocelyn Lee, for his loyalty and leadership. U13E 8 3 1 4 18 23

FOOTBALL U13F 2 0 0 2 6 19 The School has had another excellent season with over 300 boys U12A 23 18 0 5 145 40 playing regularly, scoring almost 2000 goals in 546 competitive U12B 23 18 0 5 130 47 fixtures with four teams each scoring more than 100 goals. U12C 12 10 1 1 62 18

The 1st XI reached the Boodles ISFA Cup Final for the fifth time in U12D 9 7 1 1 44 9 the last ten years, retained the Surrey and Trinity Cups and added U12E 6 4 2 0 24 8 the London Independent Schools Cup. The 2nd XI again won U12F 5 4 0 1 27 8 the London Independent Schools Cup, while the 3rd XI won the Trinity Cup. The U16As won the Surrey Cup and reached Round GOLF 6 of the ESFA cup. The U15As won the Investec ISFA U15 Cup, The School has enjoyed another successful year, reaching and a combination of U15A and B players reached the Surrey the regional final of the HMC Foursomes competition and the Cup Final. The U14As were semi-finalists in the ESFA Cup and ISGA area final but losing to strong teams from Wellington and the U13Bs again excelled in the ESFA B Team Cup. The U12 Harrow respectively. The School again hosted the Richmond A-C teams have shown great promise, scoring over 300 goals Schools’ Golf Championship at Fulwell Golf Club, once more between them. winning the overall competition although losing the intermediate age group. The annual OH Golf Match was played at Fulwell, The following were selected for ISFA teams: Toby Godfray, Tom where the Old Boys won narrowly. Phillipson, Connor Selwood and Matthew Wisdom (U18), Kai

8 ROWING Hampton crews entered seven regattas over the Summer, Hampton School Boat Club competed in seven Head Races, winning a total of nine events. At the National Schools’ Regatta winning six pennants. Results for the main races were as the Boat Club recorded the following results: follows: 1st VIII: 8th Schools’ Head 2nd VIII: 2nd 1st VIII: 7th 3rd VIII: 2nd 2nd VIII: 2nd 4th VIII: 3rd in 2nd VIIIs 3rd VIII: 1st J16 1st VIII: 6th J16 1st VIII: 4th J16 2nd VIII: 2nd J16 2nd VIII: 4th J15 1st VIII: 2nd J15 1st VIII: 2nd J15 2nd VIII: 3rd J15 2nd VIII: 1st J15 3rd VIII: semi-finalists in J15 2nd VIIIs J15 3rd VIII: 1st J14 1st VIII: 6th J14 2nd VIII: 3rd Oarsport Junior Sculling Head J14 3rd VIII: 2nd J14 1st VIII: 1st J14 2nd VIII: 2nd At the Henley Royal Regatta Hampton beat Shrewsbury School J14 3rd VIII: 2nd on Wednesday but lost on the following day to Westminster School.

Three boys won international colours for Great Britain: Jens Clausen and Dominic Jackson (in the Eight and Coxless Four respectively, Coupe de la Junesse), and Christopher Zahn (Coxed Four, Junior World Championships).

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Hampton School HMC Independent School for boys, Founded in 1557

HamptonHampton School School HMC Independent School for boys, Founded in 1557

Hampton School HMC Independent School for boys, Founded in 1557

10 RUGBY Notable individual achievements: The School has enjoyed another successful year, fielding 15 teams in regular matches involving some 310 boys, with the • The following were selected for Middlesex: Allan Blackman- following results: Rogers, Felix Boardman, Jamie Dunbar, James Thompson, Sam Waterkeyn (U14); Charlie Bowe, Freddy Dalgaard, Alexander P W D L F A Eshaghian, Stanley Humphry, Alec Lloyd-Seed, Nicholas Van der 1st XV 23 19 0 4 640 272 Merwe (U15); Sam Collingridge, Bruce Gilbert, Rowan Grundy, Zaki 2nd XV 19 14 1 4 624 202 Rehman, Will Verdan, Max Vyvyan (U16) • Nick Bitzakidis was selected for Surrey U14 3rd XV 12 7 1 4 235 185 • Sam Collingridge represented London and South East England 4th XV 8 3 0 5 136 198 U16 in the BMW Wellington International Festival U16A 16 9 1 6 393 225 • Josh Amadi represented Wasps in the Aviva Premiership U16B 12 5 0 7 187 261 Academy U18 League, Roman Malin-Hiscock and Luca Cericola represented London Irish and Zachary Santos represented U15A 20 12 1 7 501 318 Harlequins U15B 17 11 0 6 512 224 • Charlie Longford and James Vyvyan represented London Irish U14A 16 9 0 7 421 243 Academy in the RFU National U15 Academies tournament, Stanley U14B 13 5 1 7 248 318 Humphry and Nicholas Van der Merwe were selected for Wasps and Reme Edetanlen for Harlequins U13A 26 20 4 2 704 125 • The following boys are members of Elite Player Development U13B 16 15 0 1 569 97 Groups: Luca Cericola, Charlie Bowe, Sam Collingridge, Charlie U12A 15 14 0 1 507 39 Longford, Roman Malin-Hiscock, Will Verdan and James Vyvyan U12B 18 10 0 8 372 222 (London Irish); Josh Amadi, Joe Burdis, Jamie Dunbar, Stanley Humphry, James Thompson and Nicholas Van der Merwe (Wasps); U12C 11 3 0 8 137 343 Reme Edetanlen, Louis Lynagh and Zachery Santos (Harlequins) Total 242 156 9 77 6,186 3,272 SAILING AND WINDSURFING The 1st XV reached the national quarter-final of the NatWest U18 This year has seen another successful season based at Queen Cup and won the Esher President’s Cup. The 2nd XV won the Mary’s Sailing Club in Ashford, where the boys have received Middlesex County U18 Plate competition, the U16As won the training from both School staff and professional instructors. U16 Cup and the U15As reached the regional quarter-final of Several boys earned RYA Level 1 and 2 certificates in Sailing the NatWest U15 Cup. The U14As were quarter-finalists in the and Windsurfing. Seventeen attended the annual Second Year Middlesex County U14 Cup. The U13As were quarter-finalists Sailing and Watersports trip to Poole Harbour in Dorset, and in the School Sport Magazine National U13 Cup and semi- there have been two Senior friendly races against St Paul’s finalists in the Wellington College Open Cup. The U12As won School. Following this year’s National Regattas, Daniel Martin the Middlesex County U12 Festival Cup while the U12Bs came was ranked 6th overall in the UK U19 single-handed sailors, second in the Shield competition at the Surrey County U12 and will now compete in Europe. Festival. SKIING The 1st VII were Cup runners-up at the Hampton U18 and Worth Senior boys enjoyed excellent conditions and almost deserted U18 Open ‘A’ Sevens tournaments and Plate runners-up at the pistes at Sestriere, Italy allowing the experienced skiers to HSBC National Schools Rosslyn Park Sevens Open competition. improve their technique and the novices to advance quickly The team also won the Plate competitions at the Surrey National under expert tuition. The Junior trip to Serre Chevalier was U18 and HCS Embley Park U18 Sevens, were Cup semi-finalists equally successful following a marathon transfer from the at the Middlesex U18 Invitation Sevens and Cup quarter-finalists airport. The Ski Team competed in the Regional Qualifier races at the Reigate U18 Charity Sevens. The 2nd VII won the Worth at Welwyn dry slope and three boys competed at the British U18 Open ‘B’ Sevens Cup and the Ibstock Place U18 Sevens. International Schoolboys’ Races in Meiringen, Switzerland, The U16s were Cup runners-up in the Surrey County U16 where Sam Schomberg won the U12 minis competition. Sevens, as were the U15s in the Middlesex County U15 Sevens. The U14s won the QE Barnet U14 Sevens Plate and were Cup runners-up at the Surrey County U14 Sevens. The U13s were Cup runners-up at the Newland House U13 Sevens, as were the U12s at the Surrey County U12 Sevens.

The U12s and U13s were unbeaten when they toured Holland at Easter. The 1st XV and an U17 Development XV toured Argentina, Chile and Uruguay in July and August.

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Hampton School HMC Independent School for boys, Founded in 1557

HamptonHampton School School HMC Independent School for boys, Founded in 1557

Hampton School HMC Independent School for boys, Founded in 1557

TABLE TENNIS The School fielded two teams again this year. Both teams CLUBS, SOCIETIES played well in the Richmond Schools competition, with the AND CO-CURRICULAR U16s going on to represent the area at the next stage drawing with Harris City Academy, Crystal Palace in the finals of the ACTIVITIES London South Table Tennis Association Plate competition. In the League competition, the U16s finished in fifth place and the The Clubs and Societies below are just a selection of the U13s were fourth, in a very strong field. The most improved many which met regularly through the year. Others included: performers were Thomas Banks (First Year) and Caspar Paton Amnesty International, Art, Board Games, Book Group, (Fifth Year). Bridge, CADCAM, Cipher, Classics, Creative Writing, Debating, Design Technology, English, Film-making, French, Geography, TENNIS German, History, Library, The Lion, Mandarin, Mathematics, Tennis remains a very popular summer sport, and about 35 Model United Nations, Modern Languages, Philosophy Circle, boys regularly attend lunchtime squads in the other terms. Photography and Science. Please refer also to the Club and Society reports in The Lion and on the School website. The U12s and U15s reached the semi-finals of the Surrey League. In the Surrey Pairs’ Festival, the U14s reached the ADVENTURE SOCIETY final, the U12s reached the semi-finals, the U15s finished fourth The Adventure Society caters for boys throughout the School. overall and the U13s finished third in their group of five. Activities this year have included annual events such as the First The Juniors (U16s, U15s and U14s) performed impressively Year weekend at Bentley Copse (orienteering and mountain in the Independent Schools’ League, finishing second in their biking), Second Year Rockley Watersports trip to Devon (sailing, group. Amongst the junior players, Hamish MacCormick and windsurfing, kayaking, canoeing and powerboating), the Tanmay Thanawalla have shown particular promise. Lower School paintballing day and the Second and Third Year multi-activities trip to Snowdonia (orienteering, rock-climbing, The Seniors enjoyed great success in the Rootham Shield, and mountain biking and hiking). A group of First Years enjoyed a played very attractively at the Independent Schools’ Tennis coasteering, sea-kayaking and sea-cliff climbing trip in Dorset. Festival. Many thanks go to Upper Sixth leaver Nick Nugent for A large group of Third, Fourth and Fifth Years travelled to Malawi his service over the years. and Zambia in July to undertake community and conservation work at the Safe Haven at Senga Bay. Other activities included VOLLEYBALL snorkelling, scuba diving and kayaking on Lake Malawi and a Volleyball remains very popular at Hampton and the boys have safari in the South Luangwa National Park. enjoyed another successful season. Twelve First Years played in the Richmond Schools finals where Jamie Benson, Jasper BADMAN SHEPHERD TRAVEL AWARDS Ferguson, Alex McMillan and Nathan Murray finished third. Jamie Since 1980 annual awards have been made from a fund set up in Benson, Jesper Hartikainen and Nathan Murray came second at memory of Mr E R Badman, a former Deputy Headmaster, to help the JUVO Tournament. Regular Beach Volleyball sessions were enable boys to travel, in this country or abroad, for educational held at the newly-built facilities in Teddington and the annual purposes, in pursuit of some interest or for adventure. This fund Third and Fourth Year inter-form competitions were won by 3F was supplemented in 1994 from the legacy of Mr A T Shepherd, and 4J. Joel Hartikainen captained a team of Third Year to Lower an Old Hamptonian and former Chairman of Governors. Sixth boys at the National Independent Schools Beach Volleyball The following awards have been made this year: Tournament. Both James Thompson and U15 National Champion Julian Cassens were selected to represent Richmond at the Theo Adams, Felix Barry, Lyndon Kindred-Robinson, London Youth Games. Oliver Reece £185 Inter railing Tom Heap £185 for travel in Peru Zac Lewis £50 travel to Israel Louis Isaacson £185 travel to southern Africa

CHESS The School entered five teams in the Surrey Schools Chess League. The First and Second Teams came second in their divisions and the others were all well placed. The First Team also won the Russell Jamboree and reached the semi-final in the National Schools Chess Championships.

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Hampton School HMC Independent School for boys, Founded in 1557

HamptonHampton School School HMC Independent School for boys, Founded in 1557

Hampton School HMC Independent School for boys, Founded in 1557

COMBINED CADET FORCE In the centenary year of WWI, the Sixth Form production of The Contingent has continued to parade every Friday afternoon Journey’s End touched many hearts. Special mention must go in conjunction with pupils from The Lady Eleanor Holles School to Dominic Nolan (Raleigh) and Tom Nunan (Osborne) for their (LEH) and Hampton Academy. Members of all three schools outstanding performances. enjoyed the Autumn recruits’ field day in Hampshire, the leadership camp at Hampton in October and the adventurous Other highlights from the year included Don’t Touch, the Junior training camp in North Devon at Easter. The CCF again Drama Christmas Play (written by Community Playwright Jennifer observed Remembrance Day by parading through Hampton. Duda) and our annual joint production with Waldegrave School Following School-based training, 12 cadets were promoted to for Girls, Bugsy Malone. Here Louis Strickland Sweeney was Corporal or Lance-Corporal. The RAF Section came fifth in the memorable as the bumbling Fat Sam while the lyrical jazz moves Regional Air Squadron Trophy competition, improving on tenth of Jack Lucas as Fizzy captivated the audience. place last year. Spring Field Day was held at RAF Odiham. Daniel Raveendran-Lara won an Air Cadet Pilot Scheme Award, Other projects and performances included: which will enable him, after training, to fly solo. Summer camps this year were held at Nesscliff in Shropshire (Army Section) • Fifth Year Performances: Vickie Donoghue’s Mudlarks, and RAF Spadeadam, Cumbria (RAF). Dario Fo’s Accidental Death of an Anarchist and Nigel William’s adaptation of Golding’s Lord of the Flies COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMME (December) The School has developed extensive links both locally and • A2 Devised Play: Corruption (December) internationally to support those who can benefit from its help. • Third Year Devised Plays (January and May) Its facilities are available to the local community for a wide • Fourth Year Performances: Nigel William’s adaptation of variety of sports, music and drama events, and our pupils have Golding’s Lord of the Flies (March) generously contributed both time and energy to the following: • Second Year Devised Plays (March) • GCSE Productions: a selection of scripted performances • An extensive programme of visits to give classroom (May) assistance in local primary schools • AS Level Production: Steven Berkoff’s The Trial (May) • Regular outreach work with children with special needs • Academic extension initiatives such as our Saturday DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S AWARD SCHEME School for Gifted and Talented Year 5 pupils, Mathematics Two hundred boys were involved in the Award this year. Masterclasses for Gifted and Talented Year 6 pupils and the Of these, 95 completed their Bronze Award practice and Mathematics Roadshow for local primary schools assessment expeditions in the Surrey Hills and Ashdown • Provision of a Latin GCSE course for pupils from local state Forest and 60 completed their Silver practice and assessment secondary schools expeditions in either Dorset or the New Forest. In October 10 • A wide range of initiatives including a Science Day, Music Gold and 21 Silver Award candidates completed their practice Day, Public Speaking Day and GCSE revision courses as expeditions in the Lake District, 15 completed expeditions in part of the Hampton Independent State School Partnership Snowdonia at Easter, and 14 their assessment expeditions in (ISSP). The School’s Lower Sixth pupils assist pupils from the Lake District in June. a local state secondary school as part of a peer mentoring scheme for GCSE Mathematics ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES • Sporting and co-curricular ventures, including an annual The School is committed to the environment and strives to reduce 5-a-side football tournament, art, music and drama its carbon footprint by decreasing CO2 emissions at source, workshops and productions with local primary schools where possible. Protecting the environment is at the heart of the • A Christmas party for senior citizens School building projects and infrastructure improvements and is • Links with the Senga Bay Safe Haven, Malawi included within the curriculum across a wide range of subjects. Recycling of paper, cardboard, glass, oil, spectacles, batteries, Full details of the School’s Community Service Programme print cartridges, plastic bottles and food waste continues. This are available on the School website. year the School’s Youth Travel Ambassadors bid successfully for £300 from Transport for London to help reduce traffic congestion DRAMA on Hanworth Road and to encourage environmentally friendly This year’s productions were marked by their range of emotional ways of travel during the ‘school run’. diversity. They began with the annual Hampton and LEH musical Jekyll and Hyde, in which the interpretations of Hugh Beckwith and Max Thomas perfectly portrayed the sinister elements in the duality of mankind. A second collaboration followed soon afterwards, a poignant and playful adaptation of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, where Sam Howard-Sneyd’s clowning clearly captured Benedict’s adoration of, and fascination with, the feisty Beatrice.

14 FAITH SOCIETIES TALK! There are two Christian Unions, the Junior (First to Fourth This year’s Talk! programme included nine invited speakers Years) and Senior (Fifth Years and Sixth Form). Both met in a mixture of assembly, lunchtime and evening events, and weekly for games, quizzes, discussion and refreshments saw continued closer relations develop with LEH’s Senior Café (Juniors), Bible study and prayer (Seniors), and to hear visiting programme of speakers. The speakers were: speakers. Regular joint meetings and socials were held with LEH. The Parents’ Prayer Partnership, comprising parents and • Tim Jeal (Author) teachers from all Christian denominations, met twice a term to • Matthew Green (Journalist and writer) pray for the School and its needs. The Muslim Society met for • David Grindley (Theatre director) Friday Prayers throughout the year. • Professor Gary Sheffield (University of Wolverhampton), Richard Holmes Memorial Lecture FORM CHARITY • Simon Nayyar (General Election candidate) Fund-raising activities during the year have included cake • General Sir Evelyn Webb-Carter (Waterloo 200) sales, Mufti Days, charity rugby and lacrosse matches, and a • Andrea Tarsia (Royal Academy of Arts) Lower School charity quiz with LEH. The First Year compiled • Dr David Bellingham (Sotheby’s) and sold a cookbook of family recipes and there has been a • Steven Moffat (Television writer and director) Lower School inter-form baking competition. 48 Third Year boys completed a number of activities as part of the RISE enterprise challenge, as a result of which more than £20,000 has been YOUNG ENTERPRISE donated to this year’s nominated charities, in addition to the Young Enterprise enables boys from the Lower Sixth to learn support given to several members of staff who have completed about business through running their own companies over a marathons or races for charitable causes. year, mentored by an external business advisor. This year our two companies were: MUSIC The School’s musicians have been as busy as ever, performing • Digit (MD Arron Mallinson-Pocock) at two Christmas Concerts, the Carol Service, a Spring • Synergy (MD Joe Ellwood) Concert, a Summer Concert, and the service for Founders’ Day. This year’s joint musical with LEH was a spectacular Both companies gave presentations to a panel of judges at the performance of Jekyll and Hyde (October), and the Lower Richmond and Kingston Preliminaries, although neither group School musical with Waldegrave School for Girls was Bugsy progressed this year to the area finals. Malone. Other performances and appearances included:

• St Cecilia’s Day Concert (November) • New Boys’ Concert (November) • Rock Concerts (January and June) • ISSP Day (Hampton School Partnership) (March) • Jazz Café (March) • Choral Society Concert (March) • Keyboard Concert (March) • Strings Concert (March) • Swing Band at Garrick’s Temple (May) • Jazz in the Park (June)

The Chamber Choir sang Evensong at St Alban’s Cathedral in January and in July the School Choirs undertook a successful tour to Italy, giving three concerts. The School’s male voice choir, Voices of Lions, performed once more at the Edinburgh Fringe in August.

In total 125 boys took Associated Board practical examinations in 2014-15, achieving 13 Distinctions and 45 Merits.

15 Hampton School HMC Independent School for boys, Founded in 1557

Hampton School HMC Independent School for boys, Founded in 1557

HamptonHampton School School HMC Independent School for boys, Founded in 1557

Hampton School HMC Independent School for boys, Founded in 1557

School Trips Undertaken During Appendix

2014 -15 HIGHER EDUCATION DESTINATIONS (as of August 2015)

These are seen as an integral part of the education the School Boys leaving in Summer 2015 have secured places at the offers. This year some 70 trips took place, including the following universities: Aston, Bath (11), Birmingham (5), Bristol following: (15), Brunel, BPP University Law School, Cambridge (12), City (2) Durham (13), Edinburgh (3), Exeter (5), Glasgow, Imperial Autumn Term and College (2), King’s College London (4), Kent (2), Leeds (5), Christmas Holidays Leicester, Lincoln, Liverpool, Loughborough (3), Manchester (5), Newcastle (4), Nottingham (12), Oxford (13), Plymouth, Adventure Society: Dorset, Surrey Hills Reading, Royal Veterinary College, Sheffield (4), Southampton Cultural: Israel (12), St Andrews, Stirling, Sussex, Swansea, University College Duke of Edinburgh’s Award: Lake District London (3), UWL, Warwick (4), Wesleyan University, USA, Geography: Sorrento, Uganda York (4). History: Florence and Venice, Normandy Modern Languages: Berlin, Cordoba, Madrid Rugby: Ipswich They have been accepted for the following courses Accounting, Architecture, Astrophysics, Rowing: Boston, Temple-sur-Lot and disciplines: Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedicine, Business, Chemistry, Skiing: Serre Chevalier, Tignes Classics, Computer Science, Criminology, Earth Sciences, Spring Term and Economics, Engineering (Aeronautical, Chemical, Civil, Electronic, Mechanical), English, Finance, Geography, Easter Holidays Geophysics, Graphic Arts, Hispanic Studies, History, Adventure Society: Snowdonia International Relations, Law, Management, Materials Science, Classics: Hadrian’s Wall Mathematics, Medicine, Microbiology, Modern Languages, CCF: Devon (French, Russian, Spanish), Music, Natural Sciences, Nutrition Duke of Edinburgh’s Award: New Forest, Snowdonia, and Food Science, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physics, Politics, Surrey Hills PPE, Psychology, Sociology, Theology, Veterinary Medicine, Geography: Slapton War Studies, Zoology. History and Politics: Haileybury Modern Languages: Barcelona, Lille, Marseilles, Munich, Paris, Boys who left before Summer 2015 have secured places Ronda, Surgères at the following universities: Edinburgh, Exeter, Kent, King’s Music: Birmingham College London, Leeds, Liverpool, LSE, Manchester (2), Rowing: Boston, Bruges, Caversham, Exmoor, Hazewinkel, Nottingham, Oxford, Southampton Seville Rugby: Holland They have been accepted for the following courses and disciplines: Aerospace Biomedical Science, Biotechnology, Summer Term Business Management, Combined Honours, Economics, Economics and Spanish, Geography (2), Management and and Holidays Marketing, Materials Science and Engineering, Medicine. Adventure Society: Dorset, Malawi and Zambia, Red Sea Biology: Pembrokeshire CCF: Cumbria, Shropshire Chess: Uppingham Cricket: Guernsey Duke of Edinburgh’s Award: Ashford Forest, New Forest, Lake District Football: Bryanston, Eindhoven, Gothenburg History: Berlin, Waterloo Modern Languages: Cuba, Konstanz The Annual Review is also available on our website Music: Italy, Edinburgh www.hamptonschool.org.uk together with copies of other Rowing: Henley, Nottingham School publications including The Lion and our termly Rugby: Argentina and Chile newsletter, News from Hampton.

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