The Hermitage Infant School
Gorsewood Road, St John's, Woking, GU21 8WT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE SWAN TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Clare Spires
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Woking
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 234
- URN
- 140090
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01483474981
About this school
The Hermitage Infant School is a primary academy in Woking. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 234 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Hermitage Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How The Hermitage Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 262 |
| 2023/24 | 258 |
| 2024/25 | 250 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Hermitage Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.2% | 16.4% | 234 | — |
| The Hermitage Junior School | 63% | 5.7% | 19.4% | 294 | 0.1 miles |
| St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School | 90% | 3% | 1.9% | 216 | 0.2 miles |
| St John's Primary School | 46% | 6.2% | 34.3% | 248 | 0.4 miles |
| Knaphill Infant School and Nursery | — | 5% | 17.1% | 178 | 0.8 miles |
| Knaphill Junior School | 46% | 4.1% | 23.9% | 262 | 0.8 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.35%
- English as an additional language
- 14%
- Overall absence
- 4.19%
- Persistent absence
- 5.13%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Hermitage Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Woking
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St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Woking
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St John's Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Woking
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Knaphill Infant School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Woking
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Knaphill Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Woking
Other schools in Woking
- Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Beaufort Primary School Primary
- Bisley CofE Primary School Primary
- Broadmere Primary Academy Primary
- Brookwood Primary School Primary
- Goldsworth Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primary
- Horsell CofE Junior School Primary
- Kingfield Primary School Primary
- Knaphill Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Knaphill Junior School Primary
- Maybury Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Hermitage Infant School teach?
- The Hermitage Infant School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Woking.
- Who is the headteacher of The Hermitage Infant School?
- The headteacher of The Hermitage Infant School is Mrs Clare Spires, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Hermitage Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Hermitage Infant 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 many pupils are at The Hermitage Infant School?
- The Hermitage Infant School has 234 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is The Hermitage Infant School full?
- The Hermitage Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 234 on roll (87%), 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 The Hermitage Infant School a faith school?
- No. The Hermitage Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Hermitage Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Hermitage Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Is The Hermitage Infant School part of an academy trust?
- The Hermitage Infant School is part of THE SWAN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is The Hermitage Infant School's absence rate?
- The Hermitage Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does The Hermitage Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The Hermitage Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 1 July 2026.