The Hermitage School is a 3 form Primary School based close to the heart of St John’s Village. It is based on the same grounds as The Oaktree School and is part of The SWAN Trust which incorporates 10 schools within the Woking area. The schools work closely together and aim to support each other through purposeful collaboration that enhances educational opportunities and supports improvements in the quality of learning for all our children.

All schools within The SWAN Trust warmly welcome children, families, governors and staff from diverse backgrounds within the Woking community. The schools within The Trust aim to ensure that every child feels safe and happy in school creating a culture where they can grow and develop.

The Hermitage School provides all children in the community with a quality education, supporting families to prepare their child for success in our ever-changing world. Our nurturing safe environment and stimulating curriculum harnesses each child’s unique skills through a range of opportunities whilst embedding a love to learn.

At The Hermitage school, every individual is valued for who they are and what they contribute to the school. Values are intended to support the personal, social and spiritual development of every pupil throughout the school. We have six main values at school: -

- Resilience

- Integrity

- Positivity

- Responsibility

- Respect

- Co-Operation

The Hermitage School is an inspiring and inclusive community where every child is treated as an individual and is challenged to be the best that they can be. We strive to provide our children with a broad and balanced curriculum that enables them to discover and celebrate their talents in a wide range of fields.

If you are interested in visiting our school, please contact the school office during term time on 01483 472 047. You can find out more about our school by clicking on the link to the website.

The Hermitage School is a great place to work: 

- Being innovative, dynamic and supportive

- Has is a great learning environment

- Has a strong emphasis on teamwork

- Has a holistic approach to learning

- Places an emphasis on life-long learning so pupils and staff can become the best they can be

Some of the many benefits of contracted staff working for The Hermitage School include: 

• A generous pension scheme - Our staff are automatically enrolled into either the Teachers Pension Scheme or Surrey’s Local Government Pension Scheme (whichever is appropriate)

• Car Parking Free off-road, secure parking is available on site.

• A staff room ror your enjoyment, we have a large and comfortable staff room, with all the modern kitchen facilities, including an instant water boiler – so no waiting for the kettle to boil! Additionally, we have Wi-Fi which can be used in the staff room.

• Continued Professional Development (CPD) The Hermitage School recognises the importance of CPD, and as such send staff on external courses and undertake regular in-house training sessions.

We are part of The SWAN Trust. Established since 2019 consisting of 10 Schools, 352 Staff and 3,089 pupils!

Please click here to learn more about our trust and to view the vacancies across our group.

Woking is a great place to live and work, with a vibrant and thriving business and shopping centre, all surrounded by beautiful leafy Surrey countryside. There are great communication and transportation links, not far from the M3 or M25 and trains into London can be as quick as 20 minutes.

To find out more about Woking visit the Woking Council website