Blean Primary School

KentCommunity school

Whitstable Road, Blean, Canterbury, CT2 9ED

Headteacher: Mr Ian RowdenSchool website ↗Pupils: 427 (capacity: 469)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
73% of first-choice applicants offered a place
80%
Reading, Writing & Maths
73%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
80.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
25.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 87%·Writing 90%·Maths 85%All three 80%
Reading
Expected87%
Exceeding59%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected90%
Exceeding26%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected85%
Exceeding48%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
59
How many families wanted this school first?
80
How many got their first choice?
58of 80 (72.5%)
How many applied in total?
166

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
15.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
21.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
16.0%
Boys and girls
52%girls·48%boys
223 girls, 204 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 83% (2022/23), currently 80%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1673.0%11.0%+3.1+4.4+0.4
2016/1767.0%16.0%-1.4+1.6-2.1
2017/1875.0%25.0%+0.1+0.8-0.2
2018/1978.0%28.0%+0.4+1.4-0.8
2022/2383.0%22.0%+4.6+3.4+4.4
2023/2471.0%16.0%---
2024/2580.0%25.0%---
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