Blackboys Church of England Primary School | Primary in Uckfield, Wealden | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Blackboys Church of England Primary School

Primary

Wealden · Uckfield · TN22 5LL www.blackboys.e-sussex.sch.uk/

Pupils
139
cap. 140
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
23 Apr 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good

Other Ofsted reports

5 reports
14 Nov 2019
Full inspectionGood
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12 Feb 2010
Curriculum and development visit
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25 Mar 2009
Full inspectionOutstanding
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Wealden. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
82%
-4pp
LA
61%
England
63%
86%82%77%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
23%
+13pp
LA
6%
England
8%
23%12%0%
'17'18'19'23'24'25

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06
Overall happy
100%
Would recommend
100%
Responses
64
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

100%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

100%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

100%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

8%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

100%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

62%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

100%

Q9. My child does well at this school

100%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

99%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

100%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

100%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

98%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

100%

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
91%
Reading higher standard
41%
Writing expected standard
86%
Writing higher standard
27%
Maths expected standard
91%
Maths higher standard
41%
Science expected standard
95%
SPAG expected standard
86%
LA AVG 66%
SPAG higher standard
36%
LA AVG 20%
Reading scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 105.45
Maths scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 103.78
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
133
cap. 140
133122110
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Pupil : teacher ratio
21.1
LA AVG 20.49:1
27.223.419.7
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EAL
4%
LA AVG 7.55%
5%3%2%
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FSM eligible
6%
LA AVG 23.2%
10%7%5%
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SEN
8%
LA AVG 18.41%
13%8%3%
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Overall absence
3%
LA
6%
England
5%
4%3%2%
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Persistent absence
1%
LA
15%
England
13%
7%4%1%
'23'24'25

Overview

AddressSchool Lane, Blackboys, Uckfield, TN22 5LL
Telephone01825890423
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.1:1
Religious characterChurch of England

Nearby schools

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Finance£6654 spend / pupil£6309 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2582%23%133
2023/2486%10%133
2022/2378%6%+2.50+1.60+1.40132
2018/1981%13%-0.60-1.90-1.50122
2017/1877%0%+0.80-5.60-0.60116
2016/1783%0%+5.90-0.60+2.50110
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2591%41%86%27%91%41%95%86%108.0108.0108.08%
2023/2495%43%86%19%95%48%95%95%109.0109.0110.08%
2022/2394%56%89%22%94%28%89%100%109.0107.0107.06%
2018/1981%50%81%25%94%25%88%100%107.0106.0107.03%
2017/1892%46%77%0%85%23%77%77%108.0106.0105.07%
2016/17100%50%83%25%100%25%100%100%111.0108.0112.013%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2513321.18%4%6%3%1%
2023/2413320.88%4%8%3%7%
2022/2313220.76%5%10%4%7%
2021/2213121.27%2%10%3%
2020/2112520.56%2%9%
2018/1912227.23%3%7%2%
2017/1811623.67%3%7%3%
2016/1711019.713%4%4%3%0%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.