Blackthorns Community Primary Academy is a primary school located in Haywards Heath. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 19/09/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are well above average, progress in maths is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.7%, which is 1.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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3 Blackthorns Close, Haywards Heath

School Information

Address: 3 Blackthorns Close, Haywards Heath, RH16 2UA
Website: www.blackthornsprimaryacademy.org.uk/
Telephone: 01444454866
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: West Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sarah Neller
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141892

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 19/09/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 211
Number of Boys: 111
Number of Girls: 100

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 1.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 4.5 Confidence interval 2.9 to 6.1
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 1.1 to 4.1
Maths
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.3 to 2.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:70%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:18%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blackthorns Community Primary Academy
3 Blackthorns Close , Lindfield RH16 2UA 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Lindfield Primary Academy
School Lane , Lindfield RH16 2DX 		3out of 4 281 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Warden Park Primary Academy
New England Road , RH16 3JR 		3out of 4 1,314 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Hazelgrove Road , RH16 3PQ 		- not rated 1,615 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School, Haywards Heath
Eastern Road , RH16 3NL 		3out of 4 1,620 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oathall Community College
Appledore Gardens , Lindfield RH16 2AQ 		3out of 4 453 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
My Choice School - Oak House
8 The Green , St. Leonards TN38 0SY 		- not rated 1,240 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Central Education Ltd
, 1-3 Barclay Court RH16 1DB 		- not rated 1,529 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chalkhill Education Centre, Chalkhill Hospital
Chalkhill , Princess Royal Hospital Site RH16 4NQ 		4out of 4 2,136 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Great Walstead School
East Mascalls Lane , Lindfield RH16 2QL 		- not rated 2,474 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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