Ofsted inspection · 18/09/2018
Overview of Blackthorns Community Primary School · Primary · West Sussex
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
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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2024/25
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All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 77% | 13% | 93% | 67% | 77% | 17% | 93% | 43% | 93% | 87% | 111.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 | — | — | — | 16% | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 7% | 83% | 47% | 73% | 13% | 73% | 20% | 87% | 83% | 109.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 | — | — | — | 16% | 210 |
| 2022/23 | 79% | 11% | 93% | 64% | 79% | 11% | 89% | 43% | 96% | 93% | 111.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 | +4.80 | -0.40 | +2.00 | 13% | 210 |
| 2018/19 | 70% | 18% | 85% | 47% | 92% | 20% | 78% | 27% | 93% | 82% | 108.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 | +4.50 | +2.60 | +1.10 | 18% | 238 |
| 2017/18 | 77% | 10% | 90% | 45% | 77% | 19% | 84% | 26% | 87% | 84% | 108.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 | +2.80 | -0.20 | +1.60 | — | 240 |
| 2016/17 | 77% | 16% | 84% | 39% | 84% | 19% | 81% | 32% | 90% | 81% | 108.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 | +1.60 | +0.40 | +1.10 | 12% | 241 |
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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 210 | 22.3 | 16% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 4% |
| 2023/24 | 210 | 27.5 | 16% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 6% |
| 2022/23 | 210 | 24.9 | 13% | 5% | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| 2021/22 | 209 | — | 17% | 5% | 1% | 4% | 4% |
| 2020/21 | 211 | 20.6 | 16% | 3% | 2% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 238 | 22.7 | 18% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 1% |
| 2017/18 | — | 22.1 | — | — | — | 2% | — |
| 2016/17 | 241 | 24.9 | 12% | 1% | 4% | 3% | 2% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.