Academy converter · Tower Hamlets

Hermitage Primary School

3–11Ages
269Pupils
PrimaryPhase
151013URN

Vaughan Way, London, E1W 2PT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Tower Hamlets median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tower Hamlets

51 applications for 27 places · 33rd of 58 in Tower Hamlets

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 10 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Tower Hamlets median (2.0) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

51 applications · 27 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 1.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2025 1.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2024 1.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2; as the previous school
2023 1.8; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1; as the previous school
2022 1.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1; as the previous school
2021 2.1; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0; as the previous school
2020 1.8; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2; as the previous school
2019 2.0; Tower Hamlets median median 2.4; as the previous school
2018 1.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 2.1; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5; as the previous school
2016 1.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.7; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Tower Hamlets median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Tower Hamlets median median 3.1; as the previous school

This school
Tower Hamlets median

Dashed bars: as Hermitage Primary School (URN 100936), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	27	51	1.9	22	0.81
Sep 2025	30	47	1.6	19	0.63
Sep 2024 *	34	53	1.6	32	0.94
Sep 2023 *	35	63	1.8	24	0.69
Sep 2022 *	33	53	1.6	16	0.48
Sep 2021 *	31	65	2.1	23	0.74
Sep 2020 *	42	77	1.8	28	0.67
Sep 2019 *	39	79	2.0	32	0.82
Sep 2018 *	37	71	1.9	29	0.78
Sep 2017 *	42	90	2.1	38	0.90
Sep 2016 *	39	72	1.9	31	0.79
Sep 2015 *	43	99	2.3	32	0.74
Sep 2014 *	36	69	1.9	28	0.78

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 77% · Maths 89% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%15th of 60 in Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 78%

Higher standard54%

Tower Hamlets 39% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Tower Hamlets 79% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Tower Hamlets 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 77%

Higher standard34%

Tower Hamlets 34% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Tower Hamlets median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	77%	14%	110	108
2023/24	72%	19%	108	108
2022/23	47%	4%	102	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Hermitage Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2023

1.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School
0.5 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2024

2.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Riverside Primary School
0.6 km · Southwark

Good2023

2.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Southwark

2026

2.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Tower Hamlets

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St James' Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Southwark

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Tower Bridge Primary School
0.9 km · Southwark

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Tower Hamlets

2026

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Harry Gosling Primary School
0.9 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 151013 · 211/2910
Trust: The Letta Trust
Capacity: 330 pupils · 269 on roll
Free school meals: 42.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2024
Replaced: Hermitage Primary School (URN 100936)
Address: Vaughan Way, London, E1W 2PT
Local authority: Tower Hamlets

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources