Hermitage Primary School
Hermitage Drive, Holmes Chapel, Crewe, CW4 7NP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE HERMITAGE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Adam Young
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Congleton
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 206
- URN
- 140724
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01477532838
About this school
Hermitage Primary School is a primary academy in Crewe. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 206 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- 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 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 68% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% | 6% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 90% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 94% | 77% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 94% | 84% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.40 | - | - |
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 | Cheshire East average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 81% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 214 |
| 2024/25 | 209 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hermitage Primary School compares
Hermitage Primary School ranked 78th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East 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 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 3.7% | 7.2% | 206 | — |
| Holmes Chapel Primary School | 69% | 4.4% | 6.4% | 401 | 0.5 miles |
| Goostrey Community Primary School | 86% | 3.6% | 5.9% | 197 | 1.7 miles |
| Brereton CofE Primary School | 62% | 4.4% | 10.4% | 202 | 2.2 miles |
| Byley Primary School and Nursery | 60% | 4.4% | 11.3% | 88 | 2.8 miles |
| Offley Primary Academy | 75% | 3.5% | 10.6% | 454 | 3.8 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)
- 7.18%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.67%
- Persistent absence
- 6.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holmes Chapel Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Crewe
-
Goostrey Community Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Near Crewe
-
Brereton CofE Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Sandbach
-
Byley Primary School and Nursery2.8 miles
Primary · Middlewich
-
Offley Primary Academy3.8 miles
Primary · Sandbach
Other schools in Crewe
Hermitage Primary School ranks 17th of the 25 ranked primary schools in Crewe.
- Audlem St James' CofE Primary School Primary
- Beechwood Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Betley CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Brierley Primary School Primary
- Edleston Primary School Primary
- Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy Primary
- Haslington Primary Academy Primary
- Holmes Chapel Primary School Primary
- Hungerford Primary Academy Primary
- Leighton Academy Primary
- Mablins Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Monks Coppenhall Academy 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 Crewe.
- Who is the headteacher of Hermitage Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hermitage Primary School is Mr Adam Young, 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 206 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hermitage Primary School full?
- Hermitage Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 206 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. 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.
- Who runs Hermitage Primary School?
- Hermitage Primary School is part of THE HERMITAGE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Hermitage Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Hermitage Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- 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 81% 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 78th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East 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 91% 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 3.7% 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 1 July 2026.