About us
Who are we?
Hermitage is a happy and vibrant one-and-a-half form entry primary school in historic Wapping, just a short walk from the Tower of London, Tower Bridge, and St Katharine’s Docks. We are part of the LETTA Trust, a family of five primary schools and SCITT, and we work hard to ensure our pupils make the most of our amazing location.
Our pupils are at the heart of everything we do. They are friendly, well-behaved, and come from a diverse range of backgrounds. They love learning, and by the time they leave us, they are achieving results that are above the national average.
Everyone feels like they belong at Hermitage, and this is the foundation from which we build everything else.
In short, what defines us is our:
- High aspirations & achievement for all pupils
- Rich, varied and creative curriculum
- Inclusive culture & specialist unit on site for autistic children
- Excellent professional development opportunities for staff
- Strong community links, including with parents
- Effective partnerships
This is the school's vision statement
To all the pupils at Hermitage Primary School, the staff and governors at Hermitage promise you that by the time you leave us:
- You will have friends and will have learned how to treat other people with fairness, kindness and respect.
- You will have discovered the joy of helping others and the difference this can make to the world.
- You will love learning new things, believe it can take you anywhere and want to keep on learning more.
- You will have grown healthy and strong and understand how to take care of your body and mind.
- You will know that life is a fantastic adventure, have dreams for your future and the confidence to take on the challenges that await you.
- You will understand that the world is a wondrous place and have explored both near and far.
- You will have had fun, discovered your talents & had the opportunity to express yourself in many different ways.
- You will have discovered the many ways to use your voice to share what you believe in; with the confidence to speak up and speak out about what matters most to you.
We are all different, and we are all equal
Hermitage is a multi-faith, multi-cultural, multi-lingual schools, with pupils and staff hailing from nearly 20 different countries & practising many faiths. This has a very positive impact on the school; we feel extraordinarily lucky to be so diverse. Our motto is “We are all different, and we are all equal”. We recognise just how much we can learn from one another, our differences can be where we find our biggest strengths & ultimately just how similar we all are.
