Whitehouse Primary School

Whitehouse Primary School has shown significant improvement since its last inspection, demonstrating an positive environment where pupils exhibit excitement and eagerness to learn. The relationships among pupils and staff are built on mutual respect, contributing to a happy and safe atmosphere. With a broad and ambitious curriculum tailored to meet the needs of all students, including those with special educational needs and English as an additional language, the school focuses on developing essential skills such as language and communication while maintaining high academic standards. Parents are engaged and satisfied with the school's nurturing approach, positioning students well for future educational success.

Strengths

• Pupils are eager, happy, and safe at school.
• Strong relationships based on mutual respect between pupils and staff.
• High expectations for academic achievement and conduct.
• Effective curriculum designed based on respected research.
• Regular training for staff resulting in strong subject knowledge.
• Excellent support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Swift identification and support for pupils at risk of falling behind in reading.
• A wealth of personal development experiences for students.
• High levels of staff pride and appreciation for their roles.

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 Primary School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.6% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Whitehouse Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were 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 Primary School had 20.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.2% 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, 16.7% of pupils at Whitehouse Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% 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 2024–25 Whitehouse Primary School received £6,264 and spent £5,862 for each of its 657 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £570,000 (£868 per pupil).

Across all 20 schools of Inspiring Futures Through Learning, income was £6,729 and spending £6,481 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Milton Keynes · Milton Keynes local authority: places and applications

Whitehouse Primary School is part of Inspiring Futures Through Learning, which runs 22 schools. The nearest others:

• Ashbrook School Milton Keynes
• Two Mile Ash School Milton Keynes
• Holmwood School Milton Keynes
• Fairfields Primary School Milton Keynes
• St Mary and St Giles Church of England School Milton Keynes
• New Chapter Primary School Milton Keynes
• Rickley Park Primary School Bletchley
• Chestnuts Primary School Milton Keynes
• Portfields Primary School Newport Pagnell
• Heronshill School and Nursery Milton Keynes

What is Whitehouse Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Whitehouse Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2025.

When was Whitehouse Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Whitehouse Primary School was last inspected in February 2025.

How many pupils does Whitehouse Primary School have?

Whitehouse Primary School has 672 pupils on roll.

What age range does Whitehouse Primary School cover?

Whitehouse Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Whitehouse Primary School?

Whitehouse Primary School is at Vaynol Way, Whitehouse, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK8 1AG.