Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford | Primary in Aylesford, Tonbridge and Malling | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford

Primary

Tonbridge and Malling · Aylesford · ME20 7JU www.aylesford.viat.org.uk/

Pupils
398
cap. 315
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
10 May 2023
Outstanding

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

2 reports
18 Jan 2022
School inspection
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9 Nov 2016
Full inspectionGood
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Tonbridge and Malling. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
70%
-8pp
LA
63%
England
63%
85%72%59%
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RWM higher
15%
+2pp
LA
10%
England
8%
23%14%5%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
87%
Writing higher standard
28%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
77%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
32%
LA AVG 25%
Reading scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 104.18
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
386
cap. 315
386324261
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Pupil : teacher ratio
23.0
LA AVG 20.68:1
25.923.621.3
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EAL
5%
LA AVG 13.81%
7%5%3%
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FSM eligible
25%
LA AVG 27.09%
27%23%20%
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SEN
18%
LA AVG 17.42%
18%12%7%
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Overall absence
4%
LA
6%
England
5%
6%5%4%
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Persistent absence
9%
LA
15%
England
13%
17%13%9%
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Overview

AddressTeapot Lane, Aylesford, ME20 7JU
Telephone01622718192
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.0:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£5311 spend / pupil£6031 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2570%15%386
2023/2478%13%384
2022/2359%5%-0.80+2.10-1.30381
2018/1982%14%-1.70+2.80+0.70331
2017/1885%12%-0.30+1.30+2.20302
2016/1777%23%+3.70+1.00+3.60261
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2575%33%87%28%73%23%83%77%105.0105.0106.018%
2023/2485%45%92%22%88%30%97%68%107.0107.0104.017%
2022/2373%24%81%15%66%10%90%78%105.0103.0105.015%
2018/1986%18%98%45%91%34%98%89%105.0108.0108.011%
2017/1885%30%88%27%88%27%88%88%105.0106.0106.07%
2016/1781%46%81%23%85%46%81%81%108.0107.0108.010%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Became an academy 10 Sep 2013 (was URN 118287)

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2538623.018%5%25%4%9%
2023/2438425.917%6%23%5%12%
2022/2338125.715%4%20%5%14%
2021/2238321.314%5%22%5%13%
2020/2133721.68%3%22%
2018/1933125.511%6%22%5%14%
2017/1830223.07%7%24%5%11%
2016/1726121.910%4%27%6%17%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.