Blean Primary School
Community primary school in Canterbury (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
At Blean School we have established a safe, creative and vibrant environment where children feel challenged and supported in their learning; achieving high levels of well-being and academic success. We aim to nurture and develop mutual respect, tolerance, teamwork, perseverance and good manners.
Our dedicated and talented team of staff inspire and motivate all children throughout their respective learning journeys. Personal achievements are valued, equipping each child to realise their potential.
Our Blean School Values were planned and chosen by all of our stakeholders, and deliberately create and maintain a positive and supportive learning environment where children and adults are disposed to operate with emotional intelligence.
Our Blean School Values produce opportunities for every child and adult in our learning community to learn, demonstrate and practise lifelong learning attributes. We are indebted to Guy Claxton and his book 'Hare Brain Tortoise Mind', Allistair Smith and Nicola Call (1999) and the 'Emotional Intelligence' research of Daniel Goleman (1996) for their inspiration.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
9 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- School Life
- Saplings Pre-School
- Behaviour
- Communication
- PE Sports Funding
- School Hours
- Wrap Around Care
- Forest School
- Mentally Healthy Schools
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 118356
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Kent
- Constituency
- Canterbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 5 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Hugh Samuelson | Chair of Governors | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jeanette Read | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr James Brooke | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Hannah Todd | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Felicity Dunworth | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Chris Jones | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Rosina Hammond | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Holly Carter | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Lena Seed | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2025 | |
| Mrs Camilla Webster | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Ian Rowden | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 |
| Mrs Victoria Hunt Former | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Nyree Scott Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Alex Lister Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Wayne Wilson Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Jeanette Read Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | 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