Whitehouse Common Primary School
Cotysmore Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 6BL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Four Oaks Learning Trust For Excellence
- Headteacher
- Mrs Fiona Milward
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Sutton Coldfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 445
- URN
- 132007
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214641918
About this school
Whitehouse Common Primary School is a foundation primary school in Sutton Coldfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 445 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 61 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 82% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 13% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 90% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 89% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 92% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Whitehouse Common Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 80% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 452 |
| 2023/24 | 453 |
| 2024/25 | 449 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whitehouse Common Primary School compares
Whitehouse Common Primary School ranked 36th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 3.7% | 8.3% | 445 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 60% | 4.8% | 6.3% | 357 | 0.4 miles |
| Hollyfield Primary School | 66% | 5.5% | 33.7% | 399 | 0.7 miles |
| Coppice Primary School | 92% | 3.5% | 9% | 415 | 0.9 miles |
| Moor Hall Primary School | 82% | 2.7% | 8.3% | 427 | 1.0 miles |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | 73% | 4.9% | 10.6% | 204 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.27%
- English as an additional language
- 14%
- Overall absence
- 3.66%
- Persistent absence
- 8.13%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
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Hollyfield Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
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Coppice Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
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Moor Hall Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
-
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
Other schools in Sutton Coldfield
Whitehouse Common Primary School ranks 9th of the 26 ranked primary schools in Sutton Coldfield.
- Blackwood School Primary
- Boldmere Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Boldmere Junior School Primary
- Coppice Primary School Primary
- Curdworth Primary School Primary
- Four Oaks Primary School Primary
- Hill West Primary School Primary
- Holland House Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Hollyfield Primary School Primary
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primary
- Lindens Academy Primary
- Little Aston Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Whitehouse Common Primary School teach?
- Whitehouse Common Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sutton Coldfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Whitehouse Common Primary School?
- The headteacher of Whitehouse Common Primary School is Mrs Fiona Milward, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Whitehouse Common Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whitehouse Common Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Whitehouse Common Primary School?
- Whitehouse Common Primary School has 445 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Whitehouse Common Primary School full?
- Whitehouse Common Primary School has capacity for 480 pupils and 445 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Whitehouse Common Primary School a faith school?
- No. Whitehouse Common Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Whitehouse Common Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Whitehouse Common Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Whitehouse Common Primary School?
- Whitehouse Common Primary School is part of Four Oaks Learning Trust For Excellence. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Whitehouse Common Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Whitehouse Common Primary School rank locally?
- Whitehouse Common Primary School ranked 36th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Whitehouse Common Primary School's absence rate?
- Whitehouse Common Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whitehouse Common Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whitehouse Common Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.