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Blackthorns Community Primary School

URN 141892 · West SussexOpen

Inspection history (5)

23 Jun 2026
Report card · published 9 Sept 2026
Safeguarding met
AchievementStrong
Attendance and behaviourExpected
Curriculum and teachingExpected
Early yearsExpected
InclusionExpected
Leadership and governanceExpected
Personal development and wellbeingExpected
Ulric Neblett-Leigh (lead), James Baguley, Sukwinder Samra
30 Apr 2025
Ungraded school inspection · Ungraded inspection · published 23 May 2025
Becky Greenhalgh
19 Sept 2018
School inspection (CIF) · published 1 Nov 2018
Outstanding
Early yearsOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
OutcomesOutstanding
Personal development, behaviour and welfareOutstanding
Teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
Kathryn Moles (lead), Claire Martin-O’Donoghue
15 Mar 2018
Short school inspection · Short inspection · published 30 Apr 2018
Good
Maxine McDonald-Taylor
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Academy letter · Academy conversion · published 9 Apr 2015

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Hurst Education Trust Limited

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URN: 141892
Type: Academy converter
Local authority: West Sussex
Region: South East
Address: 3 Blackthorns Close, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 2UA
Reports on record: 5
Earliest report: 15 Mar 2018
Phase: Primary
Gender: Mixed
Opened: 01-04-2015
Region: South East
Status: Open
Website: www.blackthornsprimaryacademy.org.uk/
Boarding: No boarders
Capacity: 210
Age Range: 4 - 11
Age range: 4 to 11
Telephone: 01444454866
Sixth form: Does not have a sixth form
Headteacher: Mrs Emma Saunders
Pupils on roll: 203
Pupils' gender: Mixed
School capacity: 210
Number of pupils: 203
Nursery provision: No Nursery Classes
Religious character: Does Not Apply
Free school meals (%): 3.00

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