The school aims are as follows;

• Hermitage Academy seeks to meet the needs of every pupil.
• Hermitage Academy seeks to meet the professional needs of every member of staff.
• Hermitage Academy aims to create a caring, healthy and welcoming environment.
• Hermitage Academy seeks to develop a dynamic partnership between the school, home and the community.
• Hermitage Academy seeks to foster individual and collective excellence.

The school motto is Nulla Virtus Sine Labore - nothing achieved without hard work.