Hermitage Primary School
Hampstead Norreys Road, Hermitage, Thatcham, RG18 9SA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gillian Turner
- Constituency
- Newbury
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 186
- URN
- 109815
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01635200355
About this school
Hermitage Primary School is a community primary school in Thatcham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 186 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 30 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 43% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 67% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 63% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 63% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hermitage Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Berkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 55.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 191 |
| 2023/24 | 180 |
| 2024/25 | 175 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hermitage Primary School compares
Hermitage Primary School ranked 22nd of 52 primary schools in West Berkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.3% | 12.6% | 186 | — |
| Curridge Primary School | 55% | 4.5% | 13.8% | 111 | 1.7 miles |
| Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary School | 70% | 4.5% | 21.2% | 46 | 1.9 miles |
| Chieveley Primary School | 48% | 3.9% | 8.8% | 164 | 2.3 miles |
| Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School | 61% | 3.6% | 3.5% | 195 | 2.3 miles |
| St Finian's Catholic Primary School | 71% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 204 | 2.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.57%
- English as an additional language
- 11.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.34%
- Persistent absence
- 11.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Curridge Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Thatcham
-
Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Thatcham
-
Chieveley Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Thatcham
-
St Finian's Catholic Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Thatcham
Other schools in Thatcham
Hermitage Primary School ranks 6th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Thatcham.
- Ashford Hill Primary School Primary
- Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School Primary
- Curridge Primary School Primary
- Francis Baily Primary School Primary
- Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary School Primary
- Parsons Down Infant School Primary
- Parsons Down Junior School Primary
- Spurcroft Primary School Primary
- St Finian's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Thatcham Park CofE Primary Primary
- Whitelands Park Primary School Primary
- Yattendon C.E. Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hermitage Primary School teach?
- Hermitage Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Thatcham.
- Who is the headteacher of Hermitage Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hermitage Primary School is Mrs Gillian Turner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hermitage Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hermitage Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Hermitage Primary School?
- Hermitage Primary School has 186 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hermitage Primary School full?
- Hermitage Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 186 on roll (89%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hermitage Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hermitage Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hermitage Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hermitage Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Hermitage Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hermitage Primary School rank locally?
- Hermitage Primary School ranked 22nd of 52 primary schools in West Berkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hermitage Primary School's absence rate?
- Hermitage Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hermitage Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hermitage Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.