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Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough

verifiedData: DfE & Ofsted 2024/25

personMrs C Bacon

corporate_fareVALLEY INVICTA ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onMaidstone, ME14 5DX

language Visit Website phone 1622754633

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2015

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Students

471

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Expected Standard

70%

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Demand Ratio

1.4x

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Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough is a Academy converter primary school in Maidstone, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.4×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough is an academy converter in Maidstone, Kent, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of VALLEY INVICTA ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 441 pupils on roll, of whom 22% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 22% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #140 of 424 primaries in Kent and #4,622 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2015. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.4× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: Department for Education 2024/25, Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 61%

Reading81% LA 74%

Writing81% LA 72%

Maths81% LA 70%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading92% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing84% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths89% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading81% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths84% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.8

Read

LA -0.4

1.5 to 4.0

2.1

Write

LA -0.2

0.9 to 3.3

3.5

Maths

LA -1.2

2.3 to 4.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading73% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths87% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA 0.0

-2.1 to 1.1

0.9

Write

LA 0.1

-0.5 to 2.4

0.2

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.2 to 1.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2015-05-07

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-04-18

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 441 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	441	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	441	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	438	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	441	1	0.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	439	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	473	2	0.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	471	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	472	2	0.4%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	469	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	470	2	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	464	2	0.4%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	461	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	460	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	457	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	456	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	456	2	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	454	2	0.4%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	451	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	452	7	1.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	453	6	1.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	451	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	455	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	452	1	0.2%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 28 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 18 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 16 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils