Academy sponsor led · East Sussex

White House Academy

4–11Ages
190Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145015URN

Marshfoot Lane, White House Academy, Hailsham, BN27 2FB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · May 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.3 below East Sussex median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in East Sussex

54 applications for 29 places · 70th of 105 in East Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

East Sussex 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · May 2025

The graded inspection, 17 September 2019Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

14 May 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
17 September 2019
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 below East Sussex median (2.2) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

54 applications · 29 places offered · 21 named it first

2026 1.9; East Sussex median median 2.2
2025 1.6; East Sussex median median 2.2
2024 1.9; East Sussex median median 1.9
2023 1.3; East Sussex median median 2.0
2022 1.3; East Sussex median median 2.0
2021 1.9; East Sussex median median 1.9
2020 1.8; East Sussex median median 2.0
2019 1.6; East Sussex median median 1.9
2018 1.7; East Sussex median median 1.9
2017 1.1; East Sussex median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.3; East Sussex median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.5; East Sussex median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.2; East Sussex median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the East Sussex median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
East Sussex median

Dashed bars: as White House Academy (URN 141122), White House Primary School (URN 114431), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	29	54	1.9	21	0.72
Sep 2025	31	48	1.6	28	0.90
Sep 2024	27	51	1.9	25	0.93
Sep 2023	21	27	1.3	19	0.90
Sep 2022	26	33	1.3	25	0.96
Sep 2021	13	25	1.9	13	1.00
Sep 2020	20	35	1.8	20	1.00
Sep 2019	22	34	1.6	18	0.82
Sep 2018	19	33	1.7	19	1.00
Sep 2017 *	30	33	1.1	22	0.73
Sep 2016 *	30	39	1.3	27	0.90
Sep 2015 *	25	38	1.5	23	0.92
Sep 2014 *	29	36	1.2	20	0.69

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 79% · Maths 86% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%48th of 129 in East Sussex

East Sussex 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

East Sussex 78% England 78%

Higher standard25%

East Sussex 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

East Sussex 76% England 75%

Greater depth11%

East Sussex 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

East Sussex 75% England 77%

Higher standard32%

East Sussex 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
East Sussex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	68%	11%	105	107
2023/24	70%	3%	103	105
2022/23	57%	0%	104	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

White House AcademyThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Thornton Grove Academy
0.4 km · East Sussex

Not yet inspected

1.4applications per place
Grovelands Community Primary School
1.2 km · East Sussex

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place
Hawkes Farm Academy
1.5 km · East Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Hellingly Community Primary School
2.9 km · East Sussex

Remains Good2021

4.7applications per place
Park Mead Primary School
4.0 km · East Sussex

Standards maintained2024

3.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Polegate Primary School
4.5 km · East Sussex

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Hankham Primary School
4.8 km · East Sussex

Good2023

5.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Herstmonceux Church of England Primary School
5.1 km · East Sussex

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145015 · 845/2023
Trust: Step Academy Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 190 on roll
Free school meals: 40.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2017
Replaced: White House Academy (URN 141122); White House Primary School (URN 114431)
Address: Marshfoot Lane, White House Academy, Hailsham, BN27 2FB
Local authority: East Sussex · Wealden

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources