As Heads of Hampton and LEH, we share the view that a key advantage of single-sex schools is that our teachers are specialists in ensuring that boys and girls achieve their full potential. They have a full understanding of the particular issues their pupils face and will provide the support that helps them most, increasing their confidence and building their resilience.
Being immediate neighbours puts us in the fortunate position of being able to offer pupils at Hampton and LEH the ‘best of both worlds’ and for generations, the schools have enjoyed close links. In September 2026, Hampton and LEH announced that they were formalising their long-standing partnership committing to creating even more opportunities for pupils at both schools.
Hampton and LEH are wonderful schools in their own right, and life at both is enhanced by our distinctive and very special relationship.
Boys and girls now enjoy an enhanced programme of shared experiences, including clubs, performances, competitions and leadership initiatives. They also benefit from greater access to each school’s outstanding facilities, including the swimming pool at LEH and the 3G pitch and climbing wall at Hampton. Pupils from both schools will be able to benefit from the superb speaker programmes run on both sites and planning is also underway for a joint Festival of Ideas run by and for the pupils at each school.
Hampton and LEH are wonderful schools in their own right, and life at both is enhanced by our distinctive and very special relationship.
Kevin Knibbs and Rowena Cole
Hampton & LEH Links
Hampton and LEH pupils enjoy a close partnership, with numerous opportunities throughout the academic year to collaborate, perform and even travel together.
Academic enrichment links include:
- Sixth Form Curriculum Enrichment Lessons in subjects as diverse as photography, cookery, DIY, mindfulness and future energy solutions
- Philosophy extension classes, joint lectures and trips
- Modern Language exchanges, extension lessons, debating competitions and workshops
- Interview preparation, Gap Year and Higher Education Fairs
- Kingston Geographical Association Lectures
PSHE
Regular talks for LEH and Hampton parents on issues including digital awareness, personal safety, drugs awareness, stress, screen time and study skills.
Alumni
Our Alumni and Development Offices work in close liaison and our alumni networks provide a bountiful source of mentors, work experience, internships, networking evenings and job opportunities for pupils from both Schools. Joint alumni networking events in recent years have included the Financial Services and Legal sectors, together with an annual City Networking Drinks.
TALK! (Hampton) and Be Bold! (LEH)
Our visiting speaker programmes provide a wonderful opportunity for pupils, parents and staff to hear from distinguished, high profile speakers, from all walks of life and aim to enlighten, entertain and broaden the horizons of all who attend.
Hampton has recently hosted David Lammy (Labour MP and Shadow Foreign Secretary), Fraser Nelson (editor of The Spectator), Christina Lamb (Chief Foreign Correspondent for The Sunday Times), Michael Lynagh (Australian Rugby legend), Helen Castor (British Historian) and Sir John Curtice (leading expert in electoral behaviour).
Speakers visiting the Be Bold! Lecture Series at LEH have included Matthew Syed (author and acclaimed speaker about mindset and high performance), Professor Matt Morgan (author and intensive care medical consultant) and Jay Hunt (Apple TV+ Creative Director).
Boys and girls enjoy collaborating and performing across a wide range of co-curricular events.
The Performing Arts
The energy, vibrancy and creativity of our joint Performing Arts programme is exceptional and there are numerous opportunities for pupils to work alongside one another in plays, concerts and shows.
- Joint Music groups include the Brass Band, Orchestra and Choir
- The Choral Society brings together pupils and parents from both Schools
- Our annual Senior Musicals rival those on any West End stage and past productions include Guys & Dolls, West Side Story, 42nd Street, Les Misérables, Crazy For You and The Addams Family.
Joint Clubs & Societies
New clubs and societies are starting all the time and include:
- Robotics Club (including competitions)
- SATB Choir, Dance and Musical Theatre
- Geography Society (including joint participation in the Junior World Wise Quiz)
- Sixth Form Drama productions
- Philosophy Reading Group
- Algebra Club (preparation for university applications and study)
International Trips
An impressive range of residential trips provides our pupils with the opportunity to broaden their horizons and enrich their learning together. From academic field trips and language exchanges to teambuilding, community service and adventure. Recent trips with the Adventure Society to Borneo and Namibia currently top the list!
Leadership Course
Prefects and Mentors from both Schools take part in a fun three-day residential leadership course in the Lower Sixth equipping them with the vital leadership skills and mentoring strategies they will need to fulfil their roles.
The Millennium Boat House
The Millennium Boat House is home to two of the most successful school rowing clubs in the country and over 200 boys and girls from Hampton and LEH row each year. The Clubs receive exceptional support from the Hampton Holles Boat Clubs Association (HHBCA), renowned for supplying wonderful bacon rolls and homemade cakes at races and regattas! The Association also organises a number of social events and provides a valuable network for parents from both Schools.
The Independent/State Schools Partnership (ISSP), set up in 2003, is a thriving link that enables pupils and teachers from Hampton and LEH to work collaboratively with five local maintained secondary schools: Hampton High, Hollyfield School, Orleans Park School, Teddington School and Tolworth Girls’ School. Initiatives include:
- GCSE revision days
- Science and Music days
- Public Speaking
- Dance
- Model United Nations Conference
- Subject specific workshops
Pupils from both schools arrange a variety of community and fundraising activities together including a Christmas party for local elderly residents, outings to Legoland with pupils from the Margery Kinnon School, and a series of Lower School Quiz competitions.
