Whitehouse Common Primary School
Foundation primary school in Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Whitehouse Common Primary School is a primary school located in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 449 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 480. It is part of the Four Oaks Learning Trust for Excellence. The school is led by Mrs Fiona Milward.
Enrichment
7 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Dance
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Lego
- Music
- Forest School
Awards
5 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- International School AwardRecognised award
- Modeshift STARSRecognised award
- Music MarkMusic
Key facts
- URN
- 132007
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Constituency
- Sutton Coldfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2000
Governing body (15 current, 1 former)
iMaintained school governing body (trust-linked).2 governors are linked to a profile (1 confirmed, 1 (likely)).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Rob Crosson (likely) | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Sarah Barker | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Heather Kettlewell | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Dr Priyamahesh Rajaiah | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Kirsty Matthews | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Helen Beach | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Rebecca Wilkes | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Alison Hicks | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mr Matthew Wilson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Simon Clarke | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Domanic Smith-Jones | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sarah Burton | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Debbie Wood | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Harriet Turley | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Headteacher Fiona Milward Confirmed same person | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Claire Wheeler Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2016 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record