Blackthorns Community Primary School
Primary schoolBlackthorns Community Primary School is a primary school in Mid Sussex, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 203 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 23 June 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 77% of pupils at Blackthorns Community Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in West Sussex and 62% in England.
13% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Lindfield Primary AcademyPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)260 m
- Oathall Community CollegeSecondary. School remains Good, September 2023. Attainment 8 of 51.3 (2025/26, provisional)410 m
- Warden Park Primary AcademyPrimary. Some aspects not as strong, January 2025. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- St Wilfrid's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, June 2025. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- Northlands Wood Primary AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, May 2025. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Mid Sussex
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).