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Blackwell Primary School

Primary

Mid Sussex · East Grinstead · RH19 3JL

Pupils
294
cap. 390
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

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

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
23 May 2023
Good

Inspection outcome

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

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 Mid Sussex. 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
61%
-2pp
LA
59%
England
63%
63%62%61%
'23'24'25
RWM higher
8%
+6pp
LA
6%
England
8%
8%5%2%
'23'24'25

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
26%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
70%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
21%
LA AVG 23%
Reading scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 105.64
Maths scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 103.9
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
324
cap. 390
346334322
'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.8
LA AVG 20.96:1
23.222.121.1
'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
9%
LA AVG 12.14%
9%7%4%
'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
19%
LA AVG 15.11%
19%16%13%
'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
21%
LA AVG 18.48%
24%17%11%
'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
6%
LA
5%
England
5%
7%6%6%
'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
13%
LA
12%
England
13%
22%18%13%
'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressBlackwell Farm Road, East Grinstead, RH19 3JL
Website
Telephone01342323906
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.8:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£6191 spend / pupil£6559 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView 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
2024/2561%8%324
2023/2463%2%322
2022/2362%2%+0.80-0.60+1.20346
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2572%25%79%13%80%26%89%70%105.0105.0103.021%
2023/2474%35%70%2%70%24%80%61%104.0103.0102.021%
2022/2379%25%68%5%75%17%84%57%104.0104.0102.021%

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.

Became an academy 31 Aug 2020 (was URN 125963)

Predecessor — Key Stage 2

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2018/1954%7%+1.50+0.70-0.20381
2017/1837%0%+0.40-2.40-1.60354
2016/1747%3%+0.10-0.90-0.90338

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2532421.821%9%19%6%13%
2023/2432222.321%7%19%6%18%
2022/2334623.221%7%17%6%16%
2021/2234323.024%4%16%7%22%
2020/2134521.111%5%13%

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