Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford
Teapot Lane, Aylesford, ME20 7JU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- VALLEY INVICTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Billy Harrington
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Valley Invicta Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 398
- URN
- 140168
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01622718192
About this school
Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford is a primary academy in Aylesford. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 398 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 78% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 13% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 85% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 88% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 68% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 381 |
| 2023/24 | 384 |
| 2024/25 | 386 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford compares
Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford ranked 149th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 4.3% | 25.1% | 398 | — |
| Ditton Infant School | — | 6.5% | 28.2% | 110 | 0.5 miles |
| Ditton Church of England Junior School | 44% | 6.8% | 25.8% | 211 | 0.6 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 72% | 5.1% | 17.5% | 209 | 0.8 miles |
| Brookfield Junior School | 63% | 6% | 31% | 251 | 1.2 miles |
| Brookfield Infant School | — | 5.4% | 23.5% | 180 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 10 May 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report19 January 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.13%
- English as an additional language
- 4.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.29%
- Persistent absence
- 9.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ditton Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Aylesford
-
Ditton Church of England Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Aylesford
-
St Peter's Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Aylesford
-
Brookfield Junior School1.2 miles
Primary · Aylesford
-
Brookfield Infant School1.2 miles
Primary · Aylesford
Other schools in Aylesford
Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford ranks 2nd of the 6 ranked primary schools in Aylesford.
- Brookfield Infant School Primary
- Brookfield Junior School Primary
- Ditton Church of England Junior School Primary
- Ditton Infant School Primary
- Lunsford Primary School Primary
- St Mark's Church of England Primary School, Eccles Primary
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Aylesford School Secondary
- Sports Connect Other types
Common questions
- What year groups does Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford teach?
- Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Aylesford.
- Who is the headteacher of Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford?
- The headteacher of Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford is Mr Billy Harrington, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford?
- Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford has 398 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford full?
- Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford has capacity for 315 pupils and 398 on roll (126%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford a faith school?
- No. Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford has no designated religious character.
- Does Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford?
- Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford is part of VALLEY INVICTA ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford rank locally?
- Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford ranked 149th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford's absence rate?
- Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.