At a glance
Key published figures for this school.
Ofsted inspection
Latest outcome
Report published 28 Jun 2023.
Inspection history
- Previous gradedGood
This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.
School figures
Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in E1W. Where we have them, council (Tower Hamlets) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.
- Pupils on roll
- 269
- Free school meals
- 42.6%
- SEN
- 18.8%
- EAL
- 83.5%
- Attendance
- 94.4% Autumn and spring 2024/25
Also: Tower Hamlets 40.6% · England 24.7%
Also: Tower Hamlets 22% · England 18.2%
Also: Tower Hamlets 93.8% · England 94.8%
Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the E1W average; the darker bar is this school.
Compared with England
Persistent absence is 2024/25. Key Stage 2 is 2024/25: expected standard combined, greater depth, then reading, writing and maths. England is the state-funded average. Lower persistent absence is better.
16.7%
3.4% above England (13.3%)
77%
15% above England (62%)
14%
6% above England (8%)
86%
11% above England (75%)
77%
5% above England (72%)
89%
15% above England (74%)
Trends
Key Stage 2
Share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.
- 47%2022/23
- 72%2023/24
- 77%2024/25
Admissions
Applications and offers (September 2026 entry)
For September 2026 entry, 22 families put this school first. All of them were offered a place here.
- Named as first preference
- 22
- First-preference offers
- 22
- First preferences offered a place
- 100%
- Total offers
- 27
- Named on any preference
- 51
This is historic demand from one admissions round. It is not a guarantee of a place, and it does not show a catchment area. Admission rules and priorities differ by school.
SourceDfE applications and offers, September 2026 entryPublished 18th of June 2026.
How full the building is
- Roll versus published capacity
- Around published capacity
- Published capacity (GIAS)
- 330
- Pupils on roll
- 269
Pupils on roll compared with the capacity published in GIAS. This is about building size, not applications or offers, and it is not a guarantee of a place.
Applications and offers come from DfE. Last distance offered and catchment areas are not published nationally. Your council admissions booklet has those details.
Check your council admissions booklet via the Tower Hamlets page.
SEN support
- SEN %
- 18.8%
- On-site provision
- SEN unit · ASD
A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.
Schools near Hermitage Primary School
Distances are in a straight line from this school. They are not catchment areas.
- St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School
- Riverside Primary School
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
- St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School
- St James' Church of England Primary School
- Tower Bridge Primary School
- English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School
- Harry Gosling Primary School
Other nearby schools
Sources and freshness
- School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
- Pipeline last checked: Oct 2026.
- Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
- School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
- We do not publish school photos. The banner shows initials from the school name.
- Methodology · Data updates