Whitehouse Primary SchoolFairfields Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Milton Keynes.

Summary of the comparison

Whitehouse Primary School and Fairfields Primary School are primary schools in Milton Keynes.

  • Whitehouse Primary School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Fairfields Primary School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Whitehouse Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Whitehouse Primary School was judged Good and Fairfields Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 83.0% for Whitehouse Primary School and 80.0% for Fairfields Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Whitehouse Primary School (72.0% in 2022-23, 83.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Fairfields Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Whitehouse Primary School versus Fairfields Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Milton KeynesWhitehouse Primary SchoolMilton KeynesFairfields Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB70/100Stronger figureD53/100
Local ranking7th of 86 in Milton Keynes Stronger figure41st of 86 in Milton Keynes
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeFree schools Free schools
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll663 574
Capacity669 669
LocationMilton Keynes, MK8 1AG Milton Keynes, MK11 4BA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard83.0% Stronger figure80.0% 62.0%
At higher standard11.0% 12.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure107.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census663 574
Free school meals (ever 6)8.4% 12.5%
English as an additional language47.2% 28.6%
SEN support15.1% 7.7%
SEN with an EHC plan2.6% 1.7%
Attendance
Overall absence4.0% Stronger figure4.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence5.6% 5.5% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Whitehouse Primary School

Fairfields Primary School

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