School profile

White House Farm

Primary · Free schools · Norwich, NR7 8DN

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Good
Requires improvement
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White House Farm Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 14 Feb 2024

Ofsted rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeFree schools
Ages4 to 11
Pupils349
GenderMixed
Admissions policyNon-selective
Head teacherMrs Lisa Cannell
TrustSAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST
Local authorityNorfolk
Opened02 Sept 2019
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 147092.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census. School places come from the DfE capacity survey and do not include nursery, so unfilled places compare them with pupils outside nursery.

MeasureThis school
Pupils349
Girls163
Boys186
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.18.9%
First language not English20.3%
School places2024/25420
Unfilled places16.9%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.30
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.17
Average class size29.1

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
77.4%
Other White
6%
African
4%
Other ethnic group
2.3%
White and Black African
2%
White and Asian
2%
White and Black Caribbean
1.4%
Bangladeshi
1.4%
Irish
0.6%
Indian
0.6%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher23.9
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.12.1
Teachers (FTE)14.6
Teaching assistants (FTE)14.25
Support staff (FTE)18.34
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2512.6
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2510.6
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/252

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.57
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.95
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.46
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.46
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolNorfolkEngland
Overall absence5.9%5.3%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.15.3%13.2%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.1.7%1.3%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate8.1%
Pupils with one or more suspensions4.6%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near White House Farm
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.5 miPrimarySparhawk Infant School & NurseryCommunity school
Outstanding
0.8 miPrimaryCecil Gowing Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryFalcon Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.9 miSecondarySprowston Community AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
1.0 miPrimarySprowston Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.0 miPrimarySprowston Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.3 miSecondaryThe Open AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
1.3 miPrimaryWhite Woman Lane Junior SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding
1.4 miPrimaryHeartsease Primary AcademyAcademy converter
Good
1.6 miPrimaryOld Catton CofE VC Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good

Frequently asked questions about White House Farm

What is White House Farm's Ofsted rating?

White House Farm is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 14 Feb 2024.

How hard is it to get into White House Farm?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, White House Farm made 57 offers from 95 applications (1.7 per offer), and 46 of 46 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend White House Farm?

White House Farm has 349 pupils aged 4 to 11.

What is the capacity of White House Farm?

White House Farm had 420 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at White House Farm?

At White House Farm, the average class had 29.1 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 23.9 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at White House Farm?

In 2025/26, pupils at White House Farm missed 5.9% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 15.3% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.