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Blackthorns Community Primary Academy
3 Blackthorns Close, Lindfield, Haywards Heath RH16 2UA
Blackthorns Community Primary Academy is an academy. It has about 210 boys and girls aged between 4 and 11. In September 2018 the school was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.
This school is a member of University of Brighton Academies Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Lindfield Primary Academy, Desmond Anderson Primary Academy, Pound Hill Infant Academy, Holmbush Primary Academy and Robsack Wood Primary Academy.)
Particular strengths include Environment, Disadvantaged pupils, Attendance and Progress. Relative weaknesses include Finances and Admissions.
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Environment: Excellent. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very low.
Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress in maths is above average. Progress in reading is excellent. Progress in writing is excellent.
Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.
Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths is excellent, in reading it is excellent and in writing it is above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Attainment: Excellent. Maths attainment is above average, reading is excellent and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community. Show details
Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is quite high.
Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit
Provision for special educational needs
| Specific learning difficulty | Speech, language and communication |
Source: Department for Education. For full, up-to-date details, always ask a representative of the school.
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