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Blackwell Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Blackwell Farm Road, East Grinstead RH19 3JL · 01342 323906
On the mapSearch near RH19 3JL
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 61%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. West Sussex 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.43 mi
- 0.69 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criteria 5 · West Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.6
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 294
- 75% of 390 places
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 18.7%
- First language not English
- 8.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criteria 5” went to a home 0.43 mi (690 m) from the school. Source: West Sussex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 45 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 64% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 29 | 45 | 1.6▲ | 64% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 31 | 25 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 41 | 35 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criteria 5 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.43 mi0.69 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across West Sussex it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●61% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 125963)
Ofsted
Blackwell Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 23 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 23 May 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 125963), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Nov 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
May 2019Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 125963)
Dec 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 125963)
Nov 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 125963)
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (107 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 107
- 31% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (14%) with SEND