Whitehouse Common Primary School

Whitehouse Common Primary School has maintained its status as a good school, with a positive and engaging learning environment noted by both students and staff. Pupils demonstrate high levels of confidence and independence, benefiting from a curriculum that emphasizes foundational skills in English and mathematics. The effective use of the school's facilities to foster physical activity and creative pursuits contributes to a vibrant school atmosphere. The school also places significant importance on inclusivity and the well-being of all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a happy and vibrant school environment.
• High expectations from leaders and staff for all students.
• Strong achievement in English and mathematics.
• Excellent use of extensive grounds for outdoor learning.
• Regular training for staff to effectively deliver the curriculum.
• Pupils exhibit excellent behavior and take responsibility for their learning.
• Opportunities for leadership and personal growth through various roles.

Areas for Improvement

• Lack of clarity in essential knowledge for a small number of subjects.
• Assessment strategies in these subjects do not effectively measure pupils' understanding.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Whitehouse Common Primary School attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.6% of pupils at Whitehouse Common Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Whitehouse Common Primary School had 24.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 8.8% of pupils at Whitehouse Common Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Whitehouse Common Primary School received £6,671 and spent £7,278 for each of its 441 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £308,000 (£699 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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All schools in Sutton Coldfield · Birmingham local authority: places and applications

Whitehouse Common Primary School is part of Four Oaks Learning Trust for Excellence, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Hollyfield Primary School Sutton Coldfield
• Coppice Primary School Sutton Coldfield
• Langley School Sutton Coldfield
• Moor Hall Primary School Sutton Coldfield
• Little Sutton Primary School Sutton Coldfield
• Four Oaks Primary School Sutton Coldfield

What is Whitehouse Common Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Whitehouse Common Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Whitehouse Common Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Whitehouse Common Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Whitehouse Common Primary School have?

Whitehouse Common Primary School has 445 pupils on roll.

What age range does Whitehouse Common Primary School cover?

Whitehouse Common Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Whitehouse Common Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Whitehouse Common Primary School?

Whitehouse Common Primary School is at Cotysmore Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 6BL.