Academy sponsor led · Kent

Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes

4–11Ages
234Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140431URN

Holborough Lakes, Pollyfield Close, Snodland, ME6 5GR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.0per place

1.6 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

120 applications for 30 places · 18th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2015

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

81%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

24 June 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
31 January 2024
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

4.0applications per place, Reception

1.6 above Kent median (2.4) 1.8 above England median (2.2)

120 applications · 30 places offered · 54 named it first

2026 4.0; Kent median median 2.4
2025 4.1; Kent median median 2.3
2024 4.0; Kent median median 2.4
2023 3.7; Kent median median 2.3
2022 3.2; Kent median median 2.1
2021 3.1; Kent median median 2.2
2020 3.7; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.5; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.5; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.8; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.0; Kent median median 2.5
2015 1.6; Kent median median 2.4

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	30	120	4.0	54	1.80
Sep 2025	29	119	4.1	45	1.55
Sep 2024	30	120	4.0	44	1.47
Sep 2023	30	111	3.7	56	1.87
Sep 2022	30	96	3.2	43	1.43
Sep 2021	30	93	3.1	33	1.10
Sep 2020	30	112	3.7	48	1.60
Sep 2019	30	76	2.5	34	1.13
Sep 2018	28	70	2.5	28	1.00
Sep 2017	30	85	2.8	39	1.30
Sep 2016	30	61	2.0	33	1.10
Sep 2015	19	31	1.6	18	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 87% · Maths 81% → all three 81% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard81%44th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth32%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	81%	10%	107	103
2023/24	84%	16%	107	108
2022/23	66%	16%	106	106

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 Holborough LakesThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.0applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Snodland CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Katherine's School & Nursery
1.1 km · Kent

Good2024

2.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Halling Primary School
1.1 km · Medway

Good2023

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
1.6 km · Kent

Good2023

1.9applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Burham Church of England Primary School
2.7 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

3.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Mark's Church of England Primary School, Eccles
3.0 km · Kent

2026

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Lunsford Primary School
3.5 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Brookfield Junior School
3.5 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

63%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140431 · 886/2037
Trust: Valley Invicta Academies Trust
Capacity: 227 pupils · 234 on roll
Free school meals: 12.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2015
Address: Holborough Lakes, Pollyfield Close, Snodland, ME6 5GR
Local authority: Kent · Tonbridge and Malling

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