The White House School
The White House School is an independent special school in Poole for boys and girls aged 6 to 14. It has 46 pupils and room for 70.
170 Magna Road, Poole, BH21 3AP01202 985215thewhitehouseschool.orgMiss Elle Vinall headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 46 | 39 | 20 |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bearwood Primary and Nursery School | Academy | 650 m | 253 | Good 2019 | 22 | Compare |
| Canford School | Independent (grammar) | 1.1 miles | 650 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| LeAF Studio | Studio schools | 1.1 miles | 458 | No overall grade 2024 | 39 | Compare |
| Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School | Academy | 1.2 miles | 134 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Oak Academy | Academy | 1.3 miles | 647 | No overall grade 2024 | 10 | Compare |
| Christ The King Catholic Primary School | Academy | 1.4 miles | 302 | No overall grade 2025 | 3 | Compare |
| Elm Academy | Academy | 1.5 miles | 364 | No overall grade 2025 | 68 | Compare |
| Merley First School | Academy | 1.6 miles | 292 | Good 2023 | 72 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The White House School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score The White House School yet.
How many pupils does The White House School have?
46 pupils aged 6 to 14 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 70 places, so it is 66% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 170 Magna Road, Poole, BH21 3AP
- Telephone
- 01202 985215
- Website
- www.thewhitehouseschool.org
- Headteacher
- Miss Elle Vinall
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 6-14
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Ward
- Bearwood & Merley
- Constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 31 March 2023 (new provision)
- URN
- 149536 · LAESTAB 8396015
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.