Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 4 Mar 2025
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 140090.
Pupils at the January school census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Total pupils | 234 |
| Girls | 123 |
| Boys | 111 |
| Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals. | 16.2% |
| First language not English | 15.4% |
| School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery. | 270 |
| Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places. | 196 |
| Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken. | 27.4% |
| SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school. | 32 |
| EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs. | 10 |
| Average class size | 24.8 |
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 32.1 |
| Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants. | 10.4 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 7 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 14.63 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 22.3 |
| Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/25 | 7.2 |
| Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/25 | 6.2 |
| Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/25 | 0 |
| Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/25 | 1 |
Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.
Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day. | 54 |
| Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed. | 129 |
| First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice. | 48 |
| First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place. | 48 |
| Applications from another local authority (Reception) | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.
Share of possible sessions missed.
| Measure | This school | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 4.6%, better than England, similar to Surrey | 4.7% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions. | 10.1%, better than England, similar to Surrey | 10.9% | 13.2% |
| Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions. | 2%, worse than England, worse than Surrey | 1% | 1% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Suspension rate | 0% |
| Pupils with one or more suspensions | 0% |
| Permanent exclusion rate | 0% |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.
Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.
| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 mi | Primary | The Hermitage Junior School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 26 Feb 2019. | |
| 0.2 mi | Primary | St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School | Academy converter | Outstanding Ofsted rating. Inspected 21 May 2024. | |
| 0.3 mi | Secondary | The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College | Foundation school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 27 Jan 2015. | |
| 0.4 mi | Primary | St John's Primary School | Academy sponsor led | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 6 Feb 2024. | |
| 0.8 mi | Primary | Knaphill Infant School and Nursery | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 11 Jun 2024. | |
| 0.8 mi | Primary | Knaphill Junior School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 27 Apr 2016. | |
| 1.0 mi | Primary | Beaufort Primary School | Academy converter | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 20 Jan 2026. | |
| 1.1 mi | Primary | Brookwood Primary School | Academy sponsor led | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 23 Apr 2024. | |
| 1.4 mi | Primary | Sythwood Primary and Nursery School | Academy converter | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 6 May 2026. | |
| 1.5 mi | Primary | Goldsworth Primary School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 17 Oct 2023. |
The Hermitage Infant School is rated Good, last inspected on 4 Mar 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.
For Reception entry in 2026/27, The Hermitage Infant School made 54 offers from 129 applications (2.4 per offer), and 48 of 48 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.
The Hermitage Infant School has 234 pupils aged 2 to 7.
The Hermitage Infant School had 270 school places in 2024/25.
At The Hermitage Infant School, the average class had 24.8 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 32.1 pupils per teacher.
In 2025/26, pupils at The Hermitage Infant School missed 4.6% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 10.1% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).
Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.