Academy sponsor led · Kent

Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford

5–11Ages
398Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140168URN

Teapot Lane, Aylesford, ME20 7JU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.3 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

162 applications for 60 places · 128th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 10 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

10 May 2023
Graded inspection: Outstanding
19 January 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Kent median (2.4) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

162 applications · 60 places offered · 74 named it first

2026 2.7; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.3; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.5; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.9; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.6; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.6; Kent median median 2.2
2020 3.1; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.7; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.7; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.4; Kent median median 2.2
2016 1.9; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.0; Kent median median 2.4
2014 1.8; Kent median median 2.3

This school
Kent median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	162	2.7	74	1.23
Sep 2025	60	135	2.3	60	1.00
Sep 2024	60	152	2.5	80	1.33
Sep 2023	59	110	1.9	55	0.93
Sep 2022	60	97	1.6	53	0.88
Sep 2021	60	97	1.6	52	0.87
Sep 2020	30	93	3.1	54	1.80
Sep 2019	52	86	1.7	45	0.87
Sep 2018	45	77	1.7	42	0.93
Sep 2017	49	67	1.4	30	0.61
Sep 2016	44	84	1.9	38	0.86
Sep 2015	44	86	2.0	31	0.70
Sep 2014	45	81	1.8	39	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 87% · Maths 73% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%145th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth28%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	70%	15%	105	105
2023/24	78%	13%	107	107
2022/23	59%	5%	105	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Valley Invicta Primary School At AylesfordThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

2.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Ditton Infant School
0.7 km · Kent

Good2022

2.9applications per place
Ditton Church of England Junior School
0.9 km · Kent

Requires improvement2019

44%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Brookfield Junior School
1.9 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

63%met the SATs standard
Brookfield Infant School
1.9 km · Kent

Good2023

2.1applications per place
Lunsford Primary School
2.0 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Allington Primary School
2.4 km · Kent

Outstanding2022

3.2applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Lift St James the Great
2.4 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140168 · 886/2030
Trust: Valley Invicta Academies Trust
Capacity: 315 pupils · 398 on roll
Free school meals: 21.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2013
Replaced: Aylesford Primary School (URN 118287)
Address: Teapot Lane, Aylesford, ME20 7JU
Local authority: Kent · Tonbridge and Malling

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources