Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough
Vinters Road, Maidstone, ME14 5DX
445 pupils · 98% of 455 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- VALLEY INVICTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 20.2%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 31 March 2026, published 19 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 70% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 22% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.58 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 95 | 198 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 106 | 186 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 87 | 191 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 98 | 207 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 57 | 91 | 175 | 57 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 74 | 181 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 84 | 192 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 103 | 206 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- North Borough Junior School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Paul's Infant School 1.2 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School 1.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- South Borough Primary School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Park Way Primary School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Archbishop Courtenay Primary School 1.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.