White House Academy
Marshfoot Lane, Hailsham, BN27 2FB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- STEP ACADEMY TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Ms Chloe Parks
- Sponsor
- STEP ACADEMY TRUST
- Constituency
- Sussex Weald
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 190
- URN
- 145015
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01323841615
About this school
White House Academy is a primary academy in Hailsham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 190 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected White House Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 70% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 77% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 80% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 43% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 White House Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | East Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 56.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 193 |
| 2023/24 | 189 |
| 2024/25 | 191 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How White House Academy compares
White House Academy ranked 51st of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 8.1% | 38.7% | 190 | — |
| Thornton Grove Academy | — | — | — | 253 | 0.3 miles |
| Grovelands Community Primary School | — | — | — | 694 | 0.7 miles |
| Hawkes Farm Academy | 74% | 6.5% | 28% | 328 | 0.9 miles |
| Hellingly Community Primary School | — | — | — | 195 | 1.8 miles |
| Park Mead Primary School | 71% | 5.5% | 18.2% | 90 | 2.5 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report14 May 2025
- 17 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.74%
- English as an additional language
- 15.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.09%
- Persistent absence
- 25.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thornton Grove Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Hailsham
-
Grovelands Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Hailsham
-
Hawkes Farm Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Hailsham
-
Hellingly Community Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Hailsham
-
Park Mead Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Hailsham
Other schools in Hailsham
- Grovelands Community Primary School Primary
- Hawkes Farm Academy Primary
- Hellingly Community Primary School Primary
- Herstmonceux Church of England Primary School Primary
- Park Mead Primary School Primary
- Thornton Grove Academy Primary
- Hailsham Academy All-through
- East Sussex Academy Academies
- The Ropemakers' Academy Free Schools
- Bede's Senior School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does White House Academy teach?
- White House Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hailsham.
- Who is the head teacher of White House Academy?
- The head teacher of White House Academy is Ms Chloe Parks, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has White House Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected White House Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at White House Academy?
- White House Academy has 190 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is White House Academy full?
- White House Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 190 on roll (90%), 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 White House Academy a faith school?
- No. White House Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is White House Academy part of an academy trust?
- White House Academy is part of STEP ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have White House Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 68% 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 House Academy compare with other schools in East Sussex?
- White House Academy ranked 51st of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% 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 House Academy's absence rate?
- White House Academy's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are White House Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, White House Academy'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 10 July 2026.