Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough
Vinters Road, Maidstone, ME14 5DX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- VALLEY INVICTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lydia Vincett (Head of School)
- Sponsor
- Valley Invicta Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 455
- Pupils on roll
- 445
- URN
- 144531
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01622754633
About this school
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough is a primary academy in Maidstone. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 445 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough, 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 97 | 64 | 64 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 77% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 13% | 22% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 92% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 89% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 95% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.50 | - | - |
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 East Borough 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 | 69% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 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 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 471 |
| 2023/24 | 441 |
| 2024/25 | 441 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough compares
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough ranked 146th 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 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 3.6% | 21.8% | 445 | — |
| North Borough Junior School | 63% | 6.2% | 34.5% | 350 | 0.8 miles |
| St Paul's Infant School | — | 5.9% | 22.9% | 242 | 0.8 miles |
| Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School | 83% | 3.8% | 7.3% | 437 | 0.8 miles |
| South Borough Primary School | 77% | 4.8% | 28.3% | 448 | 0.8 miles |
| Park Way Primary School | 53% | 5.5% | 30.7% | 307 | 1.0 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)
- 21.77%
- English as an additional language
- 50.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.58%
- Persistent absence
- 5.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
North Borough Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Maidstone
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St Paul's Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Maidstone
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Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
South Borough Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Park Way Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Maidstone
Other schools in Maidstone
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough ranks 14th of the 43 ranked primary schools in Maidstone.
- Allington Primary School Primary
- Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Primary
- Barming Primary School Primary
- Boughton Monchelsea Primary School Primary
- Brunswick House Primary School Primary
- Coxheath Primary School Primary
- East Farleigh Primary School Primary
- Greenfields Community Primary School Primary
- Harrietsham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hollingbourne Primary School Primary
- Hunton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Jubilee Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough teach?
- Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Maidstone.
- Who is the headteacher of Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough?
- The headteacher of Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough is Mrs Lydia Vincett (Head of School), as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough, 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 East Borough?
- Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough has 445 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough full?
- Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough has capacity for 455 pupils and 445 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 East Borough a faith school?
- No. Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough has no designated religious character.
- Does Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough as having no nursery classes.
- Is Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough part of an academy trust?
- Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough 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 East Borough have?
- The schools register lists Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough'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 East Borough's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% 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 East Borough compare with other schools in Kent?
- Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough ranked 146th 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 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 East Borough's absence rate?
- Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough'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 10 July 2026.