Blackboys Church of England Primary School

Blackboys Church of England Primary School is performing well, with overall effectiveness rated as good. The inspection highlighted the happy and supportive environment cultivated by the school, where pupils are actively engaged in their learning and feel part of a community. The leadership team, comprising the headteacher, governors, and staff, demonstrates a strong commitment to improving the quality of education, evidenced by their effective curriculum enhancements and focus on reading. However, the school also faces challenges in ensuring the consistency and coherence of teaching in foundation subjects.

Strengths

• Strong sense of community and Christian values.
• Pupils are happy, well-behaved, and engaged in learning.
• High standards achieved in key stage 2, particularly in mathematics.
• Effective teaching of phonics and reading.
• Caring relationships between staff and pupils.
• Successful attendance improvement efforts.
• Commitment to developing a broad and interesting curriculum.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent subject knowledge and planning in foundation subjects.
• Need for further training for some staff in phonics teaching.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Blackboys Church of England Primary School attended 97.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 0.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Blackboys Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Blackboys Church of England Primary School had 22.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 7.9% of pupils at Blackboys Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Blackboys Church of England Primary School received £6,209 and spent £6,355 for each of its 139 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £26,000 (£190 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Blackboys Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Blackboys Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Blackboys Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Blackboys Church of England Primary School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Blackboys Church of England Primary School have?

Blackboys Church of England Primary School has 139 pupils on roll.

What age range does Blackboys Church of England Primary School cover?

Blackboys Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Blackboys Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Blackboys Church of England Primary School?

Blackboys Church of England Primary School is at School Lane, Blackboys, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 5LL.