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Blean Primary School

Primary

Canterbury · Canterbury · CT2 9ED www.bleanprimary.org.uk/

Pupils
449
cap. 469
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
8 Mar 2022
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

6 reports
1 Mar 2016
Full inspectionOutstanding
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28 Mar 2014
Interim assessment
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5 Jul 2011
Full inspectionGood
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

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This school is in Canterbury. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
80%
+9pp
LA
63%
England
63%
83%75%67%
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RWM higher
25%
+9pp
LA
10%
England
8%
28%22%16%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
59%
Writing expected standard
90%
Writing higher standard
26%
Maths expected standard
85%
Maths higher standard
48%
Science expected standard
95%
SPAG expected standard
85%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
46%
LA AVG 25%
Reading scaled score
109.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 104.18
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
427
cap. 469
435431427
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Pupil : teacher ratio
22.5
LA AVG 20.68:1
25.423.421.5
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EAL
18%
LA AVG 13.81%
29%23%18%
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FSM eligible
9%
LA AVG 27.09%
10%9%7%
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SEN
13%
LA AVG 17.42%
14%12%10%
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Overall absence
4%
LA
6%
England
5%
5%4%4%
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Persistent absence
6%
LA
15%
England
13%
12%8%5%
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Overview

AddressWhitstable Road, Blean, Canterbury, CT2 9ED
Telephone01227471254
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.5:1
Religious characterDoes not apply

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Finance£6369 spend / pupil£6333 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2580%25%427
2023/2471%16%430
2022/2383%22%+4.60+3.40+4.40431
2018/1978%28%+0.40+1.40-0.80431
2017/1875%25%+0.10+0.80-0.20435
2016/1767%16%-1.40+1.60-2.10431
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2587%59%90%26%85%48%95%85%109.0108.0107.013%
2023/2487%34%82%24%74%27%92%77%108.0106.0106.014%
2022/2387%62%90%27%94%46%95%92%110.0109.0108.011%
2018/1980%53%91%55%88%42%89%86%108.0108.0110.010%
2017/1886%37%88%38%82%37%91%80%107.0106.0106.012%
2016/1774%31%95%34%80%25%92%79%106.0105.0106.010%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2542722.513%18%9%4%6%
2023/2443021.514%18%10%4%7%
2022/2343122.711%24%7%4%6%
2021/2242924.411%25%10%5%12%
2020/2142923.810%28%8%
2018/1943124.210%28%10%4%8%
2017/1843525.312%28%7%4%8%
2016/1743125.410%22%10%4%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.