OFSTED
8 July 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
22 February 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
25 March 2024
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
VALLEY INVICTA ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
230
230 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
124
53.9% of pupils
Male pupils
106
46.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.5 pts
below England
School
8.3%
Tonbridge and Malling
17.7%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.8 pts
below England
School
3.5%
Tonbridge and Malling
8.2%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
above England
School
1.3%
Tonbridge and Malling
2.8%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
80.4%
185
Any other Mixed background
7.8%
18
Any other White background
3.5%
8
Caribbean
1.7%
4
White and Black Caribbean
1.7%
4
White and Asian
1.3%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
21.3%
49 of
230 pupils
0.5 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.5 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
76.0%
15.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
85.0%
Reading
11.2 pts above England
School
85.0%
Tonbridge and Malling
76.3%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
85.0%
Writing
14.7 pts above England
School
85.0%
Tonbridge and Malling
73.3%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
79.0%
Maths
7.0 pts above England
School
79.0%
Tonbridge and Malling
73.0%
South East
70.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.54%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.68 pts
lower than
England
School
3.54%
Tonbridge and Malling
6.01%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
2.45%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
13.36 pts
lower than
England
School
2.45%
Tonbridge and Malling
15.90%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.98%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.82 pts
lower than
England
School
0.98%
Tonbridge and Malling
1.60%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
97.9%
9.7 pts
above England
Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase
97.9%
Tonbridge and Malling
92.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.