Voluntary aided school · Primary
London · E1 8HY · Tower Hamlets
Ages 3–11
- KS270%
- Absence5.7%
- FSM32.3%
0.3 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Requires improvementURN 151013
Hermitage Primary School
Academy converter · London · E1W 2PT
Ages 3–11 · 269 pupils · Tower Hamlets
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Requires improvement
Inspection date
2023-05-10
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill82%
269 pupils · 330 places
- Pupils on roll
- 269
- Boys / girls
- 154 / 115
- School capacity
- 330
- Capacity fill
- 269 / 330 (82%)
- Free school meals
- 42.6%
- FSM pupils
- 112
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE LETTA TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE LETTA TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Max Lawson
Location
- Address
- Vaughan Way
- Postcode
- E1W 2PT
- Town
- London
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- District
- Tower Hamlets
- Constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- SEN unit
- SEN unit places
- 6 on roll / 12 capacity
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in London, Tower Hamlets, 269 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 42.6%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Riverside Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
London · SE16 4PS · Southwark
Ages 3–11
- KS282%
- Absence3.3%
- FSM44.1%
0.4 miles away
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Primary
London · SE16 4UP · Southwark
Ages 3–11
- KS271%
- Absence4.0%
- FSM28.1%
0.4 miles away
St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedVoluntary aided school · Primary
London · E1W 3QT · Tower Hamlets
Ages 3–11
- KS279%
- Absence5.3%
- FSM19.7%
0.5 miles away
St James' Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
London · SE16 4SU · Southwark
Ages 3–11
- KS270%
- Absence5.3%
- FSM73.3%
0.5 miles away
Tower Bridge Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
London · SE1 2AE · Southwark
Ages 3–11
- KS258%
- Absence6.2%
- FSM63.0%
0.5 miles away
English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
London · E1 8DJ · Tower Hamlets
Ages 3–11
- KS256%
- Absence5.6%
- FSM27.1%
0.6 miles away
Harry Gosling Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
London · E1 1NT · Tower Hamlets
Ages 3–11
- KS273%
- Absence5.5%
- FSM41.3%
0.6 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Max Lawson
- Telephone
- 02077021037