The Hermitage Infant School
Gorsewood Road, St John's, Woking, GU21 8WTOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
The Hermitage Infant School is a primary school in Woking for ages 2 to 7. It is one of the 512 schools in Surrey. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 4 March 2025, report published 2 April 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 4 March 2025
A strong inclusive ethos is at the heart of this school. It is committed to serving and welcoming all pupils and their families. The care given to pupils by staff show the school's motto of inspire, learn and achieve. Pupils embrace the school's values to help them make the right choices, meeting the staff's high expectations and behaving well. They are happy at school. The school is ambitious for pupils' achievements, including for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and disadvantaged pupils. The school has a strong understanding of individual pupils' needs. Staff think carefully about how to make every day successful for every pupil. As a result, pupils achieve well. Pupils are polite, well mannered and respectful. At social times, pupils eat and play sensibly with their friends. Pupil leadership opportunities, such as friendship friends and well-being ambassadors, enable them to learn tolerance and empathy towards others. The school provides a varied set of experiences for pupils. These include visiting local museums and castles. Pupils love clubs the school run, such as dance and football. Pupils also benefit from helping to raise money for local and national charities.
What the school should improve
- Teachers' use of assessment in some subjects does not support pupils' learning sufficiently well. This means that pupils sometimes have gaps in their learning that go unaddressed. The school should ensure that staff check pupils' understanding of the key content routinely and then use this information to inform future teaching so that gaps in learning and misconceptions are addressed swiftly and consistently.
- In a small number of subjects, the school has not identified the most important knowledge pupils need to learn and in what order. This means staff are sometimes not clear about what they are teaching and when, which can inhibit pupils' learning. The school should ensure it identifies the key content in all subjects, so teachers are clear about the knowledge pupils need to learn from the early years to the end of year 2, and pupils' achievement is even more consistent across subjects.
Pupil numbers and mix
234 pupils on roll, with places for 270
Schools near The Hermitage Infant School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hermitage Junior School | 0.1 miles | Ofsted: Good | 63% met the expected standard |
| St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School | 0.2 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 90% met the expected standard |
| St John's Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 46% met the expected standard |
| Knaphill Infant School and Nursery | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Knaphill Junior School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 46% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- THE SWAN TRUST
- Age range
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Clare Spires
- Phone
- 01483474981
- Address
- Gorsewood Road, St John's, Woking, GU21 8WT
- Local authority
- Surrey
- URN
- 140090
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.