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Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy

Warwick Way (Off Tower View), Kings Hill, West Malling ME19 4AL · kingshill.viat.org.uk · 01732 841695

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Jul 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
90%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.2
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
226
16 over 210 places · 108%
Local authority
Kent
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
12.4%
First language not English
7.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Valley Invicta Academies Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 35 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 74% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 32 (Places 29)32September 2023: 43 (Places 28)43September 2024: 34 (Places 29)34September 2025: 31 (Places 30)31September 2026: 35 (Places 29)35Places 29
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202629351.2▲74%
September 2025Sept 202530311▲87%
September 2024Sept 202429341.2▲85%
September 2023Sept 202328431.5▲65%
September 2022Sept 202229321.1▲88%

Results

In 2024/25, 90% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 31% the higher standard. Across Kent it was 62%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published17/1818/1922/2323/2424/252017/18: 80% (England 64%)80%2018/19: 87% (England 65%)87%2022/23: 82% (England 60%)82%2023/24: 78% (England 61%)78%2024/25: 90% (England 62%)90%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲90%62%
▲31%8%
Average scaled score
▲111106
▲109105
●107105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill on 1 July 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
1 Jul 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Early yearsOutstanding

Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Mar 2024

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Mar 2024Ungraded inspectionImproving
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2018Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective

What parents said

93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (56 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
93%
Replies
56
25% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲97% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●91% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲95% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲91% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲94% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲95% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲89% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●93% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●89% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲87% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲85% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 82% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲69% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 32% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲85% agreeEngland 67%

based on 20 parents (36%) with SEND

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