Bean Primary School
Community primary school in Dartford (Kent).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Bean Primary School is a one-form entry, village primary school set in an idyllic rural location; it even has its own woods!
Children are offered a broad and stimulating curriculum which is taught through topics, allowing children to make links between their learning, helping them to piece together knowledge through the why, how, when and where questions that children frequently ask.
Staff understand that to develop children fully, a broad range of experiences are required to allow each child to shine and achieve.
These include: outdoor learning activities, a wide range of sporting opportunities, after school clubs, two residential trips in the older age groups, opportunities for House Captains and Rights Respecting Ambassadors to represent the school and numerous performance opportunities throughout the age groups promoting acting, singing and dancing.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basketball
- Computing
- Gardening
- Music
- Rugby
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 118266
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Kent
- Constituency
- Dartford
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Tina Gibbons | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Simon Ryan Former | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter Whapshott | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Rachel Whitting | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Hayley Best | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Keith Prescott | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Gayna Cherry | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Claire Goodwin-Fee | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Houlding | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Charlie Nevell | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Graham Reilly | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2014 |
| Mr Simon Ryan Former | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record