White House Farm

White House Farm is performing well in its first inspection, achieving a 'Good' overall effectiveness rating. The school excels in providing an outstanding early years provision, with children making exceptional progress due to a well-structured curriculum and thorough assessment practices. The teaching and learning across core subjects are strong, with a particular emphasis on reading, ensuring that students are fluent by the time they progress to higher years. Additionally, the school fosters a positive and respectful environment, where pupils feel safe and confident to express their opinions, contributing to their personal development.

Strengths

• Outstanding early years provision with exceptional curriculum delivery.
• Strong emphasis on reading from an early age leading to fluent readers.
• Positive school environment where pupils feel safe and valued.
• Effective support systems for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Ambitious curriculum with high expectations in core subjects.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent assessment practices in foundation subjects leading to knowledge gaps.
• Need for greater consistency in curriculum delivery across all subjects.

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 White House Farm attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.3% 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, 4.6% of pupils at White House Farm 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 White House Farm had 23.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.9% 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, 8.6% of pupils at White House Farm were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% 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 White House Farm received £6,619 and spent £6,624 for each of its 285 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £142,000 (£499 per pupil).

Across all 23 schools of Sapientia Education Trust, income was £8,533 and spending £8,510 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 Norwich · Norfolk local authority: places and applications

White House Farm is part of Sapientia Education Trust, which runs 23 schools. The nearest others:

• City Academy Norwich Norwich
• Surlingham Primary School Norwich
• Framingham Earl High School Norwich
• Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School Norwich
• Rockland St Mary Primary School Main Office
• Seething and Mundham Primary School Norwich
• Wymondham College Wymondham
• Wymondham College Prep School Wymondham
• Attleborough Primary School Attleborough
• Attleborough Academy Attleborough

What is White House Farm's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for White House Farm is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was White House Farm last inspected by Ofsted?

White House Farm was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does White House Farm have?

White House Farm has 349 pupils on roll.

What age range does White House Farm cover?

White House Farm for pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is White House Farm?

White House Farm is at Mallard Way, Norwich, NR7 8DN.