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White House Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Marshfoot Lane, Hailsham BN27 2FB · whitehouse-academy.org · 01323 841615
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2019
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 68%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. East Sussex 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 190
- 90% of 210 places
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Free school meals
- 40.5%
- First language not English
- 14.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Step Academy Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 21 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 29 | 21 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 31 | 28 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 27 | 25 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 21 | 19 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across East Sussex it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲68% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 141122)
Ofsted
White House Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 17 September 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in May 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 13 May 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 114431), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2019Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2013Inadequate
Leadership and management Inadequate Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114431)
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (31 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 31
- 16% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 55% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (35%) with SEND