[1] It is currently sponsored by North East Learning Trust (NELT), a multi-academy trust with partner & sponsor schools across North East England, including Academy at Shotton Hall and Teesdale School.

[2] In their most recent Ofsted Inspection, occurring in October 2018, Hermitage Academy was deemed Inadequate by inspectors.

In response, the school was taken over by the North East Learning Trust, which is discussed in detail further down the page.

Included in all classrooms are spaces for 32 students, as well as slide across whiteboards & television screens as projectors.

It was announced on 10 June 2019 that as of the following academic year, the North East Learning Trust will be appointed to sponsor the school.