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27-643: The chairman is current Headmaster of Hampton School Kevin Knibbs. Dick Sale , headmaster of Brentwood School and public school representative on the F.A. Council, formed the Public Schools Football Association and was its first chairman. The name was changed to the Independent Schools FA in 1986 under the chairmanship of Chris Saunders , headmaster of Eastbourne College and later Lancing College . In 2005,

54-400: A foundation or trust (usually a religious organisation) contributes to building costs and has a substantial influence in the running of the school. In most cases the foundation or trust owns the buildings. Such schools have more autonomy than voluntary controlled schools , which are entirely funded by the state. In some circumstances local authorities can help the governing body in buying

81-654: A majority of the school governors , who run the school, employ the staff and decide the school's admission arrangements, subject to the national Schools Admissions Code. Specific exemptions from Section 85 of the Equality Act 2010 enables VA faith schools to use faith criteria in prioritising pupils for admission to the schools. Pupils at voluntary aided schools follow the National Curriculum . Like all faith schools, VA faith schools may teach religious education according to their own faith. Prior to

108-515: A procession of boys walking from the school to St Mary's Church for a service including the school choir singing and readings. Although the school was founded in 1557, there was provision in Hammond's will that the school would only continue as long as the vicar, churchwardens and parishioners carried out his requests. If not, then the properties would revert to his heirs. It seems that the school did not survive beyond 1568, or possibly earlier, and

135-456: A proposal to the Minister to cease to maintain a school. This was done in cases where the local authority and school could not agree. Some of these schools became private schools : Direct grant status was abolished at the same time and over 40 such schools, almost all Roman Catholic, converted to voluntary aided status. Many voluntary aided schools converted to grant-maintained status in

162-409: A site, or can provide a site or building free of charge. Hong Kong 's education system also has aided ( Chinese : 資助 ) schools. The running costs of voluntary aided schools, like those of other state-maintained schools , are fully paid by central government via the local authority . They differ from other maintained schools in that only 90% of their capital costs are met by the state, with

189-507: Is a fee-charging, boys-only private day school in Hampton, London , England. As of the 2024-2025 academic year, the school charges a minimum of £26,040 per year for attendance. Until 1975, the school was a voluntary aided grammar school , with no fees. The school admits pupils aged between eleven and eighteen. In 2021, 92% of the school's pupils achieved A* or A at A-Level. The school features 40th in one ranking of fee-paying schools in

216-1253: Is a knockout competition between 1st and 2nd XI sides from select independent schools based in London; the final 32 is the first round of the cup. Other competitions include: Birkdale U13 North-East Tournament, Mercian Independent Schools League, South-East Girls U15 Tournament, Thames Valley League, Barry Burns Northern Eights, Thomas' Five-A-Side Football Tournaments, etc. ISFA also organises teams to represent Independent Schools in England at Under-14, Under-15, Under-16 and Under-18 levels. The Under-18 and Under-16 sides undertake an annual overseas tour, as well as numerous fixtures, including an annual Under-18 fixture against Scotland Independent Schools. The Under-14 and Under-15 sides play matches mainly against academy teams from various English professional clubs. Hampton School Re-founding 1612  ( 1612 ) First grammar school , 1697  ( 1697 ) (closed 1830) Second grammar school, 1834  ( 1834 ) As fee-paying grammar school 1868  ( 1868 ) (bankrupt 1909) Under government control 1910  ( 1910 ) As voluntary-aided 1955  ( 1955 ) Hampton School

243-659: Is accredited with these competitions: The HUDL Independent Schools League is a league consisting of the following schools: Ardingly College , Bede's School , Bradfield College , Hampton School , Millfield School , Repton School , Royal Russel School , Shrewsbury School . The Southern Independent Schools Lent Term League is a league run in the Lent Term consisting of the following schools: Berkhamsted School , Epsom College , Haileybury School , Harrow School , Radley College , St John's, Leatherhead , St Paul's School , Tonbridge School . The London Independent Schools Cup

270-641: The 19th century, there were a variety of schools in England and Wales, from charity schools providing basic education for the poor to endowed schools (often grammar schools ) providing secondary or all-age education. Early in that century, the British and Foreign School Society and the National Society for Promoting Religious Education sought to provide elementary schooling for poor children, setting up non-denominational British Schools and Church of England National schools respectively. From 1833,

297-691: The 2020-21 tournament was not played due to the Covid-19 Pandemic . In season 2007–08 two new cup competitions were introduced: the Investec ISFA Under-15 Cup and the Investec ISFA U13 Cup. The finals for both of these competitions have so far taken place at Burton Albion F.C. Investec ISFA Under-15 Cup Winners: Note that the Final ( Royal Russell School vs Whitgift School ) of the 2019-20 tournament and

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324-646: The Independent Schools Football Association for Girls division was formed. The current chairman is the third person to hold that post. The association organises the Boodles ISFA Cup, a knockout competition among ISFA member schools. The final usually takes place at a Football League ground, with recent finals taking place at the Stadium MK , home ground of Milton Keynes Dons . Previous winners are: Note that

351-677: The Roman Catholic schools and the schools of non-Christian faiths. Almost all voluntary aided primary schools and 93% of voluntary aided secondary schools were linked to a religious body, usually either the Church of England or the Catholic Church, with a minority of other faiths. In November 2012, the interpretation of the Education Act 2011 , which appeared to prioritise the creation of academies over maintained schools,

378-674: The State began to provide grants to support these elementary schools and the less wealthy endowed schools. They were joined by the Catholic Poor School Committee , which established Roman Catholic elementary schools and received its first state grant in 1847. Secondary education also expanded at the same time, including a series of Roman Catholic secondary schools established by religious orders. The state began to provide elementary education in 1870 and secondary education in 1902, but also continued to increase funding to

405-580: The United Kingdom by A-Level results. It has a preparatory school attached to it, for girls aged 3–7 and boys aged 3–11. It is next to The Lady Eleanor Holles School for girls, with which it co-operates in a number of co-curricular activities and shares several classes, clubs, facilities (including a swimming pool) and a coach service. In 1557, Robert Hammond, a wealthy brewer who was the largest tax-payer in Hampton, left in his will property for

432-431: The direct grant schools became direct grant grammar schools . The Act also imposed higher standards on school facilities, and offered the remaining voluntary schools a choice in funding the costs this would incur: The Catholic Church chose to retain control of all of its schools, while more than half of Church of England schools became voluntary controlled. The state contribution to capital works for voluntary aided schools

459-420: The late 1980s, generally reverting to voluntary aided status when grant-maintained status was abolished in 1998. A few formerly independent faith schools that had become grant-maintained in the early 1990s also converted to voluntary aided status at that time. By 2008, within the maintained sector in England, approximately 22% of primary schools and 17% of secondary schools were voluntary aided, including all of

486-462: The maintenance of a "free scole" and to build a small schoolhouse "with seates in yt" in the churchyard of St Mary's Church, Hampton . The endowment was the Bell Inn, some other houses, and one acre of land. Hammond also founded a school at Kingston-upon-Thames . To mark this early history, Founders' Day is celebrated by the school towards the end of each academic year. The occasion is marked by

513-429: The properties reverted to the heirs. Subsequently, however, the school re-opened in 1612. This was as a result of a commission established to enquire into the fate of Tudor charities that had disappeared for various reasons. The "learned counsell on bothe sides" reached deadlock at the commissioners. However, in the spirit of compromise and through the generosity of the then legal owner of the properties, Nicholas Pigeon,

540-584: The school was re-endowed. The early school was on the site of St Mary's Church by the River Thames. It moved to a site on Upper Sunbury Road in 1880. The new school buildings cost £8,000 and were built in the Elizabethan Tudor style to accommodate 125 day boys and 25 boarders. The school moved to its present site on Hanworth Road in 1939. The new 28-acre site allowed for expansion and the potential to provide for 600–650 boys. The foundation stone

567-540: The school's foundation contributing the remaining 10%. Many VA faith schools belong to diocesan maintenance schemes or other types of funding programme to help them to manage those costs. VA schools are not allowed to charge fees to students, although parents are usually encouraged to pay a voluntary contribution towards the schools' maintenance funds. The foundation usually owns the school's land and buildings, although there are instances where VA schools use local authority land and buildings. The foundation appoints

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594-427: The schools run by other organisations (usually the churches), now known as voluntary schools . In return these schools were increasingly influenced by the state, and were subject to jointly administered inspections. In 1926, secondary voluntary schools were required to choose between being "grant-aided" by the local authority, or receiving a "direct grant" from central government. Under the Education Act 1944 , most of

621-549: The whole of the 2020-21 tournament were not played due to the Covid-19 Pandemic . Investec ISFA Under-13 Cup Winners: Note that the Final ( Aldenham School vs Manchester Grammar School ) of the 2019-20 tournament and the whole of the 2020-21 tournament were not played due to the Covid-19 Pandemic . The organisation also organises football in Independent Schools for Girls, and runs an Under 18 Cup competition for girls. ISFA Under-18 Girls Cup winners: ISFA

648-475: Was added to the sex offenders register after filming through the window of a female shower room as someone was undressing inside. Arnold, a computer science teacher and assistant head of year, was in a romantic relationship with another teacher at the school. in alphabetical order Voluntary aided school A voluntary aided school ( VA school ) is a state-funded school in England and Wales in which

675-446: Was found guilty of 37 sexual offences relating to pupils at the school while working as a teacher between 2011 and 2018. He was sentenced to a 6-year jail term. He had posed as a 16-year-old girl on social media, asked for, and received naked photos from several boys over nine years. Cook was a rowing coach at the school. The school dismissed him following an internal investigation in 2018. In 2022, Christopher Arnold pleaded guilty and

702-664: Was laid on 5 July 1938 and a year later the school was opened. In 1975, the school converted from voluntary aided status to become a fee-paying private school, after government changes to the administration of secondary education under the Education Act 1975 . Headmaster Barry Martin retired in July 2013 after 16 years of service. He was succeeded by Kevin Knibbs in September 2013. There have been two incidents in recent years that involved crimes of sexual abuse perpetrated by teachers whilst at Hampton School. In 2020, Andrew Cook

729-510: Was originally 50%. It was increased to 75% by the Education Act 1959 , and is now 90%. By the mid-1970s, under Harold Wilson's second Labour government, most local authorities were in the final stages of reorganising secondary education along comprehensive lines. The Roman Catholic hierarchy supported this change. Some non-Catholic voluntary aided grammar schools opposed it. Local authorities could not compel voluntary aided schools to change any aspect of their admissions, but they could submit

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