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EnglandSouth EastCanterburyCT2 9EDBlean Primary School
Primary

Blean Primary School

Primary

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

Pupils
427
cap. 469
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
80%
RWM expected · 2024/25
25%
RWM higher · 2024/25
427
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
80%
RWM expected · 2024/25
25%
RWM higher · 2024/25
427
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 09/03/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Blean Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
80%
+9pp
83%77%71%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 80%
RWM higher standard
25%
+9pp
28%22%16%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 25%

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%
SPAG higher standard
46%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
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
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
18%
FSM eligible
9%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Whitstable Road, Blean, Canterbury, CT2 9ED
Local authority
Kent
Telephone
Email

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 exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2580%25%87%59%90%26%85%48%95%85%109.0108.0107.013%427
2023/2471%16%87%34%82%24%74%27%92%77%108.0106.0106.014%430
2022/2383%22%87%62%90%27%94%46%95%92%110.0109.0108.0+4.60+3.40+4.4011%431
2018/1978%28%80%53%91%55%88%42%89%86%108.0108.0110.0+0.40+1.40-0.8010%431
2017/1875%25%86%37%88%38%82%37%91%80%107.0106.0106.0+0.10+0.80-0.2012%435
2016/1767%16%74%31%95%34%80%25%92%79%106.0105.0106.0-1.40+1.60-2.1010%431

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.