White Hall Academy and Nursery
Melbourne Road, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 3SP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LEARNING PATHWAYS ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ellie Eames
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Learning Pathways Trust
- Constituency
- Clacton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 700
- Pupils on roll
- 670
- URN
- 138575
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01255422825
About this school
White Hall Academy and Nursery is a primary academy in Clacton-on-Sea. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 670 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 122 | 90 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 49% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 64% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 64% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 56% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 White Hall Academy and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 736 |
| 2023/24 | 705 |
| 2024/25 | 673 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How White Hall Academy and Nursery compares
White Hall Academy and Nursery ranked 343rd of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 7.9% | 52.6% | 670 | — |
| Cann Hall Primary School | 76% | 5.7% | 22.6% | 415 | 0.5 miles |
| St Clare's Catholic Primary School | 73% | 7.5% | 40.3% | 362 | 0.7 miles |
| Great Clacton Church of England Junior School | 47% | 7.6% | 48.8% | 254 | 0.7 miles |
| Oakwood Infant and Nursery School | — | 10.3% | 50.9% | 299 | 0.7 miles |
| Burrsville Infant Academy | — | 6.8% | 24.4% | 174 | 0.8 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)
- 52.57%
- English as an additional language
- 7.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.94%
- Persistent absence
- 22.46%
Location
Nearby schools
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Cann Hall Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Clacton-on-Sea
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St Clare's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Clacton-on-Sea
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Great Clacton Church of England Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Clacton-on-Sea
-
Oakwood Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Clacton-on-Sea
-
Burrsville Infant Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Clacton-on-Sea
Other schools in Clacton-on-Sea
White Hall Academy and Nursery ranks 10th of the 14 ranked primary schools in Clacton-on-Sea.
- Alton Park Junior School Primary
- Burrsville Infant Academy Primary
- Cann Hall Primary School Primary
- Engaines Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Great Clacton Church of England Junior School Primary
- Holland Haven Primary School Primary
- Holland Park Primary School Primary
- Oakwood Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Ravens Academy Primary
- Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Sir Martin Frobisher Academy Primary
- St Clare's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does White Hall Academy and Nursery teach?
- White Hall Academy and Nursery teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Clacton-on-Sea.
- Who is the headteacher of White Hall Academy and Nursery?
- The headteacher of White Hall Academy and Nursery is Mrs Ellie Eames, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was White Hall Academy and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected White Hall Academy and Nursery, 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 White Hall Academy and Nursery?
- White Hall Academy and Nursery has 670 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is White Hall Academy and Nursery full?
- White Hall Academy and Nursery has capacity for 700 pupils and 670 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is White Hall Academy and Nursery a faith school?
- No. White Hall Academy and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does White Hall Academy and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records White Hall Academy and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Who runs White Hall Academy and Nursery?
- White Hall Academy and Nursery is part of LEARNING PATHWAYS ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have White Hall Academy and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does White Hall Academy and Nursery rank locally?
- White Hall Academy and Nursery ranked 343rd of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is White Hall Academy and Nursery's absence rate?
- White Hall Academy and Nursery's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are White Hall Academy and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, White Hall Academy and Nursery'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 1 July 2026.