Lindfield Primary Academy
Ofsted: Strong
Score
C63
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Haywards Heath, RH16 2DX
- Distance
- 0.3km away
Blackthorns Community Primary School
3 Blackthorns Close, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2UA
Local ranking5th of 215 primary schools in West Sussex
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 20 October 2026
Primary
Phase
210
Capacity
4-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 23 June 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 77.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 13.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 93.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 77.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 93.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 87.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 111.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 109.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 109.0
- Cohort Size
- 30
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 210
- Boys
- 108 (53%)
- Girls
- 95 (47%)
- Capacity
- 210 (97% full)
- SEND
- 15.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 4.8%
- EAL
- 5.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.3%
- SEN Support
- 12.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 22.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 9.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,348/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 3.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 4.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 79.9%
- White Other: 6.2%
- Asian Indian: 3.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.9%
- Mixed Other: 1.9%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.4%
- Black African: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.0%
79.9%
White British
6.2%
White Other
3.8%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
3 Blackthorns Close
Haywards Heath, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 141892
- UKPRN
- 10049279
- Establishment No.
- 2221
- Trust
- HURST EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED
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