Blean Primary School is a primary school located in Canterbury. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 02/03/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Whitstable Road, Canterbury, CT2 9ED
Website: www.bleanprimary.org.uk/
Telephone: 01227471254
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ian Rowden
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 118356

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 02/03/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 469
Number of Pupils: 429
Number of Boys: 207
Number of Girls: 222

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
N/A: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.2 to 1.9
Writing
N/A: 1.4 Confidence interval 0 to 2.9
Maths
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.1 to 0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:78%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:28%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blean Primary School
Whitstable Road , Blean CT2 9ED 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Stephen's Junior School
Hales Drive , St Stephens CT2 7AD 		3out of 4 2,273 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Stephen's Infant School
Hales Drive , St Stephen's CT2 7AB 		- not rated 2,289 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Canterbury Primary School
City View , Franklyn Road CT2 8PT 		3out of 4 2,655 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Johns Church of England Primary School
St John's Place , Northgate CT1 1BD 		3out of 4 2,972 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Archbishop's School
St Stephens Hill , CT2 7AP 		3out of 4 1,789 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
The Canterbury Academy
Knight Avenue , CT2 8QA 		3out of 4 2,599 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kent College International Study Centre
Whitstable Road , CT2 9DT 		- not rated 688 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Kent College (Canterbury)
Whitstable Road , CT2 9DT 		- not rated 688 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Edmund's School Canterbury
St Thomas Hill , CT2 8HU 		- not rated 1,034 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
University of Kent
The Registry , CT2 7NZ 		- not rated 1,460 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kent College Nursery, Infant and Junior School
Harbledown , Canterbury CT2 9AQ 		- not rated 2,087 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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