Whitehouse Community Primary School
Marlow Road, Ipswich, IP1 5JN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CHILDREN'S ENDEAVOUR TRUST
- Headteacher
- Dr Andrea Hall
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Children's Endeavour Trust
- Constituency
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 551
- URN
- 148750
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01473741249
About this school
Whitehouse Community Primary School is a primary academy in Ipswich. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 551 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 16 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 110 | 67 | 84 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 60% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 6% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 79% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 72% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 81% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 Community 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 | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 610 |
| 2023/24 | 587 |
| 2024/25 | 581 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whitehouse Community Primary School compares
Whitehouse Community Primary School ranked 185th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 6.5% | 38.6% | 551 | — |
| The Beeches Community Primary School | 50% | 7.7% | 41.3% | 393 | 0.6 miles |
| St Pancras Catholic Primary School | 72% | 5.4% | 24.4% | 153 | 0.6 miles |
| Springfield Infant School and Nursery | — | 5.5% | 19.9% | 287 | 0.7 miles |
| Springfield Junior School | 49% | 5.7% | 33% | 354 | 0.7 miles |
| Castle Hill Infant School | — | 6.3% | 23.6% | 251 | 1.0 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)
- 38.64%
- English as an additional language
- 38%
- Overall absence
- 6.5%
- Persistent absence
- 17.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Beeches Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
St Pancras Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Springfield Infant School and Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Springfield Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Castle Hill Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Ipswich
Other schools in Ipswich
Whitehouse Community Primary School ranks 45th of the 55 ranked primary schools in Ipswich.
- Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Bildeston Primary School Primary
- Birchwood Primary School Primary
- Bosmere Community Primary School Primary
- Bramford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Britannia Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Broke Hall Community Primary School Primary
- Bucklesham Primary School Primary
- Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Castle Hill Infant School Primary
- Castle Hill Junior School Primary
- Cedarwood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Whitehouse Community Primary School teach?
- Whitehouse Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ipswich.
- Who is the headteacher of Whitehouse Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Whitehouse Community Primary School is Dr Andrea Hall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Whitehouse Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whitehouse Community 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 Community Primary School?
- Whitehouse Community Primary School has 551 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Whitehouse Community Primary School full?
- Whitehouse Community Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 551 on roll (87%), 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 Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Whitehouse Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Whitehouse Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Whitehouse Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Whitehouse Community Primary School?
- Whitehouse Community Primary School is part of THE CHILDREN'S ENDEAVOUR TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Whitehouse Community Primary School'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 46% 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 Community Primary School rank locally?
- Whitehouse Community Primary School ranked 185th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% 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 Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Whitehouse Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whitehouse Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whitehouse Community 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 10 July 2026.