Whitehouse Pupil Referral Unit
Whitehouse Pupil Referral Unit is an academy alternative provision converter in Kingston-upon-Hull for boys and girls aged 5 to 11. It has 23 pupils. About 78 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2019.
262a Pickering Road, Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD01482 303300whitehouse-pru.org.ukMrs Polly Dobson headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 15 October 2019, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A later, shorter visit on 26 February 2025 said: “Standards maintained”.
This inspection is more than 6 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 26 February 2025 | Ungraded | Standards maintained |
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 Kingston upon Hull, City of council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (12), language and communications needs (7), Autistic spectrum disorder (2), Moderate learning difficulty (2).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 23 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 78% | 78% | 75% | 100% | 100% | 78% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 61% | 75% | 75% | 100% | 56% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 39% | 25% | 0% | 0% | 33% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sullivan Centre | Academy alternative provision converter | 20 m | 40 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Ganton School | Academy | 270 m | 206 | Outstanding 2023 | – | Compare |
| Christopher Pickering Primary School | Academy | 270 m | 443 | Outstanding 2023 | 98 | Compare |
| Bridgeview Special School | Academy | 290 m | 109 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Sirius Academy West | Academy | 310 m | 1,409 | Good 2022 | 20 | Compare |
| Rokeby Park Primary School | Academy | 730 m | 149 | No overall grade 2024 | 31 | Compare |
| St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy | Academy | 980 m | 193 | Report card 2026 | 29 | Compare |
| The Educational Hearing Service for Hearing and Vision | Miscellaneous | 0.9 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Whitehouse Pupil Referral Unit a good school?
Whitehouse Pupil Referral Unit doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in October 2019.
What is Whitehouse Pupil Referral Unit's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Whitehouse Pupil Referral Unit good at its last full inspection on 15 October 2019. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How many pupils does Whitehouse Pupil Referral Unit have?
23 pupils aged 5 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 262a Pickering Road, Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD
- Telephone
- 01482 303300
- Website
- whitehouse-pru.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Polly Dobson
- Type of school
- Academy alternative provision converter (Academy alternative provision converter, academies)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 5-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Venn Academy Trust (16 schools)
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Ward
- Pickering
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2015 (academy converter)
- URN
- 142259 · LAESTAB 8101100 · UKPRN 10053712
- Formerly
- Whitehouse
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.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- 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.