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Hermitage Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Belmont Road, Uxbridge UB8 1RB · hermitageprimary.org.uk · 01895 234871
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 83%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hillingdon 67%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 3.20 mi
- 5.15 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Hillingdon Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 426
- 90% of 472 places
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 21.5%
- First language not English
- 43.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 3.20 mi (5.15 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.75 mi (1.21 km). Source: Hillingdon Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 53 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 98% 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 | 60 | 53 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 48 | 44 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 76 | 1.3▲ | 79% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 68 | 1.1▲ | 79% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.20 mi5.15 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.75 mi1.21 km | |
| September 2024 | All | |
The council lists the school as undersubscribed: everyone who applied was offered a place.
The furthest distance offered in 2025, not counting places offered to siblings.
Results
In 2024/25, 83% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% the higher standard. Across Hillingdon it was 67%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲83% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 102405)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 21 March 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Hermitage Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 20 Mar 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 102405), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 102405)
Jul 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 102405)
Nov 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 102405)
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (115 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 115
- 26% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (16%) with SEND