White House Academy

State-Funded School

white-house-academy-east-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

East SussexLocal Authority

Sussex WealdConstituency

BN27 2FBPostcode

6.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

White House Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in East Sussex, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 190 pupils. White House Academy is part of Step Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 70%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

190

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

41%

England average

27%

First language not English

15%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 190
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Step Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 14 May 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
16 Oct 2019	Outstanding	Good	Good	Good	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.