Blean Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Mar 8 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 118356
- Address
- Whitstable Road, Blean, CT2 9ED
- Website
- www.bleanprimary.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 427 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.8%
- Girls
- 52.2%
- First language not English
- 17.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 8.4%
- Persistent absence
- 8.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.6%
White British 62.1%
Other White 13.3%
Mixed 11%
Other 3.3%
Chinese 2.3%
Indian 1.6%
African 1.6%
Unclassified 1.4%
Other Asian 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Irish 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell above average4.6
WritingWell above average3.4
MathsWell above average4.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 71%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 16%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Blean Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 80
- 2nd preference
- 51
- 3rd preference
- 35
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 59 28 31 |
| Year 1 | 60 28 32 |
| Year 2 | 57 28 29 |
| Year 3 | 63 24 39 |
| Year 4 | 64 36 28 |
| Year 5 | 63 29 34 |
| Year 6 | 61 31 30 |
Nearby schools
- Kent College (Canterbury)No rating (independent)
- Kent College International Study CentreNo rating (independent)
- Kent College Nursery, Infant and Junior SchoolNo rating (independent)
- St Edmund's School CanterburyNo rating (independent)
- St Stephen's Infant SchoolGood
- St Stephen's Junior SchoolGood
- The Archbishop's SchoolGood