Hermitage Primary School, Crewe

In its own words: "I am proud to welcome you to Hermitage Primary School. At Hermitage, everything we do is guided by our mission: Our aim is for every child to leave Hermitage ready for the next stage of their education, with strong values, broad horizons, and the belief that they can make a positive difference in the world."

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Hermitage Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 78% in Cheshire East and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 90% in reading and 77% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 37 families put Hermitage Primary School as their first choice and 70 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Hermitage Primary School are Holmes Chapel Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 89% reading, 78% maths); Goostrey Community Primary School (1.7 miles, Good, 93% reading, 89% maths); Brereton CofE Primary School (2.2 miles, Good, 77% reading, 81% maths); and Byley Primary School and Nursery (2.8 miles, Good, 87% reading, 80% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Hermitage Primary School.

Hermitage Primary School is run by its own single-school academy trust.

6.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 21 pupils (10.2%) received SEN support and 13 (6.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

Hermitage Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 7 places, 9 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Holmes Chapel Rail Station, about 580 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sandiford Road (opposite), 280 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Hermitage Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 24 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Cheshire East (61).

In 2024/25, Hermitage Primary School issued 11 suspensions, 5.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.