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Hermitage Primary School

Community school · London · E1W 2PT

Ages 3–11 · 286 pupils · Tower Hamlets

KS2 expected (RWM)

72%

Overall absence

4.6%

Admissions demand

0.94 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)72%
Higher standard (RWM)19%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
110.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.4%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
240

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.94 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

32

Places offered

34

1st-preference offers

32

Total preferences (any rank)
53
Preferred offers (top 3)
34
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill87%

286 pupils · 330 places

Pupils on roll
286
Boys / girls
163 / 123
School capacity
330
Capacity fill
286 / 330 (87%)
Free school meals
36.1%
FSM pupils
97
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Ms Sophie Alcock

Location

Address
Vaughan Way
Postcode
E1W 2PT
Town
London
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
District
Tower Hamlets
Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in London, Tower Hamlets, 286 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 36.1%.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in E1W
3
Primary in E1W
2
Open schools in Tower Hamlets LA
115
Primary in Tower Hamlets LA
66

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in LondonNear E1W

  • Riverside Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · SE16 4PS · Southwark

    Ages 3–11

    • KS291%
    • Absence3.3%
    • FSM44.1%
    • Demand0.88

    0.4 miles away

  • Tower Bridge Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    London · SE1 2AE · Southwark

    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM63.0%
    • Demand0.92

    0.5 miles away

  • Harry Gosling Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · E1 1NT · Tower Hamlets

    Ages 3–11

    • KS284%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM41.3%
    • Demand0.88

    0.6 miles away

  • Bigland Green Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    London · E1 2ND · Tower Hamlets

    Ages 3–11

    • KS288%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM35.2%
    • Demand1.47

    0.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Sophie Alcock

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