Blackwell Primary School

Blackwell Primary School has been recognized as a good educational institution where pupils flourish and demonstrate enthusiasm for learning. The school has established a strong and caring environment, promoting core values that support a safe and respectful atmosphere for students. Leaders are ambitious for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), and provide a broad curriculum that supports well-rounded development. However, this being the school's first inspection under section 5, some areas need further development, particularly in the evaluation processes of the curriculum and assessment practices in certain subjects.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate enthusiasm for learning and actively engage in their studies.
• Strong relationships exist between staff and pupils, contributing to a positive learning environment.
• A broad range of additional learning and extra-curricular activities is offered.
• Effective teaching of phonics develops pupils’ reading fluency and confidence.
• The school prioritizes the well-being of pupils and fosters their understanding of diverse values and beliefs.
• Leaders and governors work effectively together, showing commitment to improving educational outcomes.

Areas for Improvement

• Evaluation of curriculum implementation by leaders is not yet consistent.
• Assessment practices in some wider subjects are underdeveloped, hindering understanding of pupil progress.

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 Blackwell Primary School attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.4% 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, 0.3% of pupils at Blackwell 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 Blackwell Primary School had 21.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.8% 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, 19.4% of pupils at Blackwell Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.4% 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 2024–25 Blackwell Primary School received £6,582 and spent £6,655 for each of its 324 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,000 (£3 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of Everychild Partnership Trust, income was £5,915 and spending £6,182 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in East Grinstead · West Sussex local authority: places and applications

Blackwell Primary School is part of Everychild Partnership Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Baldwins Hill Primary School, East Grinstead East Grinstead
• Halsford Park Primary School East Grinstead
• Burstow Primary School Horley
• Hatchlands Primary Redhill
• Sandcross Primary School Reigate
• North Downs Primary School Betchworth

What is Blackwell Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Blackwell Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Blackwell Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Blackwell Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Blackwell Primary School have?

Blackwell Primary School has 294 pupils on roll.

What age range does Blackwell Primary School cover?

Blackwell Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Blackwell Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Blackwell Primary School?

Blackwell Primary School is at Blackwell Farm Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 3JL.