Blackthorns Community Primary School

School Name: Blackthorns Community Primary School
Address: 3 Blackthorns Close, Lindfield
Town/City: Haywards Heath
County: West Sussex
Postcode: RH16 2UA
Telephone Number: 01444 454866
Website: www.blackthornsprimaryacademy.org.uk/

Phase: Primary (ages 4-11)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2015
Trust: Hurst Education Trust Limited

Principal: Mrs Emma Saunders
Capacity: 210
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 203 (53% boys & 47% girls)
Enrollment: 97% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 3%

• SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
• SLCN - Speech, language and Communication

URN: 141892
DfE Number: 938/2221
UKPRN: 10049279
UPRN: 100062485299
Region: South East (E12000008)
District: Mid Sussex (E07000228)
Constituency: Mid Sussex (E14001366)
Electoral Ward: Lindfield (E05014733)

Easting & Northing: 534293E, 124949N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 0' 32.01" N 0° 5' 13.31" W
Plus Code: 9C3X2W57+H5

DfE Record: View record

1. Lindfield Primary Academy (0.3km)
2. Oathall Community College (0.4km)
3. Warden Park Primary Academy (1.2km)
4. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (1.5km)
5. St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School (1.5km)
6. Northlands Wood Primary Academy (1.6km)
7. Harlands Primary School (1.7km)
8. Chalkhill Education Centre, Chalkhill Hospital (2.0km)
9. Great Walstead School (2.3km)
10. Bolnore Village Primary School (2.9km)

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