Blackthorns Community Primary AcademySt Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Haywards Heath.
Summary of the comparison
Blackthorns Community Primary Academy and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Haywards Heath.
Blackthorns Community Primary Academy scores 80 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average). Blackthorns Community Primary Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Blackthorns Community Primary Academy was judged Outstanding and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 77.0% for Blackthorns Community Primary Academy and 67.0% for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Blackthorns Community Primary Academy (79.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (70.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Haywards HeathBlackthorns Community Primary Academy | Haywards HeathSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B80/100Stronger figure | C69/100 | |
| Local ranking | 4th of 218 in West Sussex Stronger figure | 18th of 218 in West Sussex | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 210 | 425 | |
| Capacity | 210 | 420 | |
| Location | Haywards Heath, RH16 2UA | Haywards Heath, RH16 3PQ | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 77.0% Stronger figure | 67.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 13.0% Stronger figure | 12.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 111.0 Stronger figure | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 109.0 Stronger figure | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 210 | 425 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 4.8% | 4.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.7% | 43.5% | |
| SEN support | 12.4% | 12.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.3% | 1.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 3.2% Stronger figure | 4.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 4.4% Stronger figure | 7.5% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Blackthorns Community Primary Academy
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
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