The Hermitage Junior School

Woking · GU21 8UU

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 294 pupils, 20.7% FSM

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The Hermitage Junior School

General Information

Address: Oakwood Road, St John's, Woking, GU21 8UU – View on map
Phone: 01483472047
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Clare Spires
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

294 pupils out of 378 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 61
% eligible for free school meals: 20.7%
Pupil mix: 5 in 10 (less mixed than the Woking average)
English as an additional language: 13% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 19.8% a year (Woking 20%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 20% moved to another school, 80% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Surrey: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 10 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 3 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Surrey (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 13.7%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

SEN unit for Moderate learning difficulties 18 places · 17 pupils at the last count

Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.

Pupils on SEN Support: 13.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 13.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 13 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 6 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 6 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 6 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 12 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 7 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 7 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 4 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 4 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 63% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 4% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: in line with the Woking average (64%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 57% against an expected 67%)
3-year average (expected standard): 57%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 77% · Writing 76% · Maths 72% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 73%
Average test scores: reading 106, maths 104
Based on: 71 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolWoking averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was in line with the Woking average (64%).

Year 6 SATs: 9th of 19 junior and primary schools in the area

#7West Byfleet Junior School67%
#8Pyrford Church of England Primary School65%
#9The Hermitage Junior School63%
=10Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery61%
=10Sythwood Primary and Nursery School61%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School90%
#2Byfleet Primary School87%
#3The Marist Catholic Primary School81%
#4St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School, Woking77%
#5Kingfield Primary School73%
#6Beaufort Primary School68%
#7West Byfleet Junior School67%
#8Pyrford Church of England Primary School65%
#9The Hermitage Junior School63%
=10Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery61%
=10Sythwood Primary and Nursery School61%
#12Broadmere Primary Academy59%
#13Maybury Primary School57%
#14Westfield Primary School56%
=15Goldsworth Primary School55%
=15New Monument Primary Academy55%
#17Brookwood Primary School53%
=18Knaphill Junior School46%
=18St John's Primary School46%

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1st of 2 junior schools in Woking for Ofsted rating

#1The Hermitage Junior SchoolGood
#2West Byfleet Junior SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1The Hermitage Junior SchoolGood
#2West Byfleet Junior SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,306 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

1st of 3 junior schools in Woking for spending per pupil

#1The Hermitage Junior School£7,306
#2Knaphill Junior School£7,104
#3West Byfleet Junior School£6,405

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1The Hermitage Junior School£7,306
#2Knaphill Junior School£7,104
#3West Byfleet Junior School£6,405

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