Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase
Derby Drive, Leybourne Chase, West Malling, ME19 5FF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- VALLEY INVICTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Josh Still (Head of School)
- Sponsor
- Valley Invicta Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 235
- Pupils on roll
- 230
- URN
- 140430
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01732840908
About this school
Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase is a primary academy in West Malling. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 230 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 88% | 72% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 22% | 16% | 27% |
| Expected standard in reading | 97% | 75% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 78% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 66% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
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 Leybourne Chase 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 | 88% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 227 |
| 2023/24 | 220 |
| 2024/25 | 224 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase compares
Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase ranked 81st of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 3.5% | 9.4% | 230 | — |
| Ryarsh Primary School | 73% | 3.8% | 11% | 209 | 0.7 miles |
| West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp | 60% | 5.5% | 31.4% | 191 | 0.8 miles |
| Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy | 81% | 4.8% | 10.9% | 211 | 0.8 miles |
| More Park Catholic Primary School | 72% | 3.9% | 15.3% | 183 | 0.9 miles |
| Lunsford Primary School | 35% | 5.5% | 26% | 202 | 1.4 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.38%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.54%
- Persistent absence
- 2.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ryarsh Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · West Malling
-
West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp0.8 miles
Primary · West Malling
-
Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · West Malling
-
More Park Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · West Malling
-
Lunsford Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Aylesford
Other schools in West Malling
Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase ranks 4th of the 10 ranked primary schools in West Malling.
- Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery Primary
- Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- More Park Catholic Primary School Primary
- Offham Primary School Primary
- Ryarsh Primary School Primary
- The Discovery School Primary
- Trottiscliffe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill Primary
- West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp Primary
- The Malling School Secondary
- The Rosewood School Local authority maintained schools
Recorded changes at this school
Previous executive headteacher: Mrs Gemma Robinson (Head of School) (until July 2026).
- Headteacher changed from Mrs Gemma Robinson (Head of School) to Mr Josh Still (Head of School) recorded 23 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase teach?
- Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in West Malling.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase?
- The executive headteacher of Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase is Mr Josh Still (Head of School), as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase?
- Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase has 230 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase full?
- Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase has capacity for 235 pupils and 230 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. 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 Leybourne Chase a faith school?
- No. Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase has no designated religious character.
- Does Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase as having no nursery classes.
- Is Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase part of an academy trust?
- Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase 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.
- What SEN provision does Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase have?
- The schools register lists Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 88% in 2022/23 and 76% 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 Leybourne Chase compare with other schools in Kent?
- Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase ranked 81st of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% 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 Leybourne Chase's absence rate?
- Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase'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 23 July 2026.