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Blean Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Ian Rowden

location_onCanterbury, CT2 9ED

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2016

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Students

431

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Expected Standard

80%

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Demand Ratio

1.5x

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Blean Primary School is a Community school primary school in Canterbury, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.5×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 12% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Blean Primary School is a community school in Canterbury, Kent, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 427 pupils on roll, of whom 9% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 25% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #56 of 424 primaries in Kent and #2,332 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.5× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 61%

Reading87% LA 74%

Writing90% LA 72%

Maths85% LA 70%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading87% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing82% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths74% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading87% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths94% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.6

Read

LA -0.4

3.0 to 6.2

3.4

Write

LA -0.2

1.9 to 4.9

4.4

Maths

LA -1.2

2.9 to 5.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading80% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing91% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths88% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA 0.0

-1.2 to 1.9

1.4

Write

LA 0.1

0.0 to 2.9

-0.8

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.1 to 0.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 65%

Reading86% LA 76%

Writing88% LA 80%

Maths82% LA 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA 0.0

-1.4 to 1.6

0.8

Write

LA 0.4

-0.6 to 2.2

-0.2

Maths

LA -0.5

-1.6 to 1.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 March 2022

Inspection Report

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01 March 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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05 July 2011

Inspection Report

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23 September 2008

Inspection Report

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25 September 2007

Inspection Report

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14 October 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-03-01

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2011-07-05

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 427 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	427	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	434	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	432	0	0.0%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	430	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	433	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	430	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	431	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	430	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	430	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	429	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	427	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	430	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	429	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	430	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	432	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	432	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	432	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	432	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	431	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	433	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	435	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	435	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	435	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	431	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	431	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	430	3	0.7%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 17 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 15 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Blean Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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