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Hermitage Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Hermitage Drive, Holmes Chapel, Crewe CW4 7NP · hermitage.cheshire.sch.uk · 01477 532838
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cheshire East 65%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.82 mi
- 1.32 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion 3 · Cheshire East Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 206
- 98% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 6.8%
- First language not English
- 3.4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Hermitage Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 3” went to a home 0.82 mi (1.32 km) from the school. Source: Cheshire East Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 37 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 78% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 29 | 37 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criterion 3 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.82 mi1.32 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Cheshire East it was 65%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Hermitage Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2009
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Nov 2005Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (95 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 77%
- Replies
- 95
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 29 parents (31%) with SEND