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School · PrimaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Hamilton Academy

Academy converter primary school in High Wycombe (Buckinghamshire).

KS2 RWM expected
59%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
86%
▲ 11pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
69%
▼ 5pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
74%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
93.3%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
21.2
▲ 0.5 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
23.6%
▼ 1pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
102%
643 / 628 pupils
register figure (GIAS)

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

Hamilton Academy evolved from the old Priory Road School, which was one of the first Board Schools to be built after the 1870 Education Act. The original building dates from 1875 and is still in use, the stunning Victorian architecture is one of our many unique qualities.

The building has a bell tower (sadly, no longer in use) and a Second World War air-raid shelter, recently refurbished. The school is based across two sites and was officially formed in 1974 when the 'new' building was opened in Hampden Road. The school became a Foundation school on 1 September 1999 and gained academy status on 1 April 2012.

As of 23 July 2025, our school has been serving the local community for over 150 years! We celebrated this remarkable achievement with a Community Open day giving tours of the building and our historical archives. We also installed a commemorative timeline of events from the school's opening to modern day.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

13 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Book Club
  • Choir
  • Climbing
  • Computing
  • Cross Country
  • Dance
  • Drama
  • Football
  • Lego
  • Mindfulness
  • Music
  • Netball
  • Textiles

Key facts

URN
137964
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Ages
3 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Wycombe
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2012

Governing body (18 current, 2 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

14 governors are linked to a profile (13 confirmed, 1 (likely)).

Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Imran Rauf Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Paul Basham Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026
Mr Paul Basham Confirmed same personChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2026 · until 2030
Dr Alaa Amer Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Martin O'Hagan Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Nicholas Oliver Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2025
Mr Richard Kershaw Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2025
Miss Kelly Richardson Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Des SmithTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Sarah Abdelhady Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAny additional members appointed by the members of the academy trustsince 2022 · until 2030
Mrs Anna Buckett Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Sue Hynard (likely)MemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2018
Mr Stephen Nunn Confirmed same personAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2014
Mr Stephen Nunn Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2014
Mr Steve Widd Confirmed same personChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2014
Mr Belal Ali Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2012
Mr Mohammed AkeilTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2012 · until 2029
Mr Belal Ali Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2012 · until 2028
Mr Imran Rauf Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · term ended 2026
Mr Paul John Basham Confirmed same person FormerChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2002 · term ended 2026

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record