Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes
Holborough Lakes, Pollyfield Close, Snodland, ME6 5GR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- VALLEY INVICTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Vickers
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Valley Invicta Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Chatham and Aylesford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 227
- Pupils on roll
- 234
- URN
- 140431
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01634242839
About this school
Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes is a primary academy in Snodland. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 234 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes, 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 | 31 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 84% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 16% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 87% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 90% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 90% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 108.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
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 Holborough Lakes 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 | 66% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 84% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 228 |
| 2023/24 | 228 |
| 2024/25 | 229 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes compares
Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes ranked 51st of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 3.3% | 12.2% | 234 | — |
| Snodland CofE Primary School | 61% | 5.3% | 30% | 407 | 0.4 miles |
| St Katherine's School & Nursery | 53% | 6.6% | 29.8% | 462 | 0.7 miles |
| Halling Primary School | 71% | 6% | 17% | 391 | 0.7 miles |
| Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 49% | 6.8% | 22% | 388 | 1.0 miles |
| Burham Church of England Primary School | 70% | 5% | 14.4% | 179 | 1.7 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)
- 12.23%
- English as an additional language
- 12.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.29%
- Persistent absence
- 4.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Snodland CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Snodland
-
St Katherine's School & Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Snodland
-
Halling Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
Burham Church of England Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Rochester
Other schools in Snodland
- Snodland CofE Primary School Primary
- St Katherine's School & Nursery Primary
- The Holmesdale School Secondary
- Grow 19 LTD Other types
Common questions
- What ages does Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes teach?
- Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Snodland.
- Who is the headteacher of Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes?
- The headteacher of Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes is Mrs Lisa Vickers, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes, 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 Holborough Lakes?
- Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes has 234 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes full?
- Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes has capacity for 227 pupils and 234 on roll (103%), 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 Holborough Lakes a faith school?
- No. Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes has no designated religious character.
- Does Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes as having no nursery classes.
- Is Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes part of an academy trust?
- Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes 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 Holborough Lakes have?
- The schools register lists Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes'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 Holborough Lakes's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 81% 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 Holborough Lakes compare with other schools in Kent?
- Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes ranked 51st of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% 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 Holborough Lakes's absence rate?
- Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes'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.