Hermitage Primary School
Vaughan Way, London, E1W 2PT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE LETTA TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Max Lawson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 330
- Pupils on roll
- 269
- URN
- 151013
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02077021037
About this school
Hermitage Primary School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 269 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Hermitage Primary School (URN 100936).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 35 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 |
How Hermitage Primary School compares
Hermitage Primary School ranked 16th of 61 primary schools in Tower Hamlets for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 5.5% | 43.7% | 269 | — |
| St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School | 72% | 5.5% | 40.8% | 198 | 0.3 miles |
| Riverside Primary School | 76% | 7.3% | 44.4% | 219 | 0.4 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 67% | 5.2% | 33.2% | 258 | 0.4 miles |
| St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School | 83% | 4.6% | 23% | 233 | 0.5 miles |
| St James' Church of England Primary School | 68% | 5.1% | 72.9% | 403 | 0.5 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)
- 43.65%
- English as an additional language
- 83.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.52%
- Persistent absence
- 13.66%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Riverside Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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St James' Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Hermitage Primary School ranks 352nd of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
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Common questions
- What year groups does Hermitage Primary School teach?
- Hermitage Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Hermitage Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hermitage Primary School is Mr Max Lawson, 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 269 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hermitage Primary School full?
- Hermitage Primary School has capacity for 330 pupils and 269 on roll (82%), 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?
- Yes. The schools register records Hermitage Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Hermitage Primary School?
- Hermitage Primary School is part of THE LETTA 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 does Hermitage Primary School rank locally?
- Hermitage Primary School ranked 16th of 61 primary schools in Tower Hamlets for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% 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 5.5% in the latest published census.
- 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 10 July 2026.