Whitehouse Community Primary School, Ipswich

From the headteacher's welcome: "Firstly, we would like to welcome you and your family to our wonderful school. We hope that your children will be very happy at Whitehouse Community Primary School and will enjoy being a member of our school community. We aim to create a caring, exciting, learning environment that enables everyone to reach their full potential."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, recorder and Lego.

The school runs after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Sunday 20 December 2026, an open day on Friday 22 January 2027, an open day on Monday 22 February 2027 and an open day on Saturday 26 June 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at Whitehouse Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 57% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 72% in Suffolk and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 79% in reading and 72% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 37 families put Whitehouse Community Primary School as their first choice and 72 named it as one of their preferences, for 38 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Whitehouse Community Primary School are The Beeches Community Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 64% reading, 66% maths); St Pancras Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 86% reading, 79% maths); Springfield Infant School and Nursery (0.7 miles, Good); and Springfield Junior School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 65% reading, 70% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Whitehouse Community Primary School.

Whitehouse Community Primary School is one of 8 schools run by The Children's Endeavour Trust, an academy trust.

13 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Whitehouse Community Primary School (as of September 2025): 77% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 33% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (92%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (33%).

33.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 41.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (48%), Mixed (11%) and Black (8%).

Whitehouse Community Primary School had 37 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Entrance, about 2 miles away in a straight line.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Co-Op Shops (opposite), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Whitehouse Community Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 188 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Suffolk (32), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Whitehouse Community Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Whitehouse Community Primary School are Westbourne Academy (under 0.1 miles) and Ormiston Endeavour Academy (1.1 miles).