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Blean Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Whitstable Road, Blean, Canterbury CT2 9ED · bleanprimary.org.uk · 01227 471254
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 80%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 449
- 96% of 469 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 9.1%
- First language not English
- 31.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 80 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 73% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 80 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 80 | 1.4▲ | 73% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 89 | 1.5▲ | 67% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 61 | 76 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
Results
In 2024/25, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 25% the higher standard. Across Kent it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲80% | 62% | ||
| ▲25% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 March 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Blean Primary School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 8 Mar 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2016
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2016Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jul 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (92 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 92
- 21% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (15%) with SEND