Sessional pre-school in Blean, Kent
Blean Pre-School
Blean Village Hall, School Lane, Blean, CANTERBURY, CT2 9JA · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since February 1996Reference 127023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 July 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Blean Village Hall, School Lane, Blean, CANTERBURY, CT2 9JA · More nurseries in CT2
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Blean School and Blean Tavern.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Kent there are about 3.2 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Blean Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Blean Village Hall, School Lane, Blean, CANTERBURY, CT2 9JA, in Blean, Kent. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Blean Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2022 under 0.1 miles
- St Edmund's School Canterbury ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Kent College Nursery, Infant and Junior School ages 2–11has a nursery class 1.2 miles
- St Stephen's Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.4 miles
- St Stephen's Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 1.4 miles
- The Canterbury Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 1.6 miles
- St Johns Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 1.8 miles
- St Peter's Methodist Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Blean Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Blean Pre-School Good at its inspection on 25 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Blean Pre-School take?
Blean Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Blean Pre-School?
Canterbury West is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Blean Pre-School?
You can call 01227 471254 and visit bleanprimary.org.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 127023 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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