Academy sponsor led · Kent

Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill

4–11Ages
226Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140432URN

Warwick Way (Off Tower View), Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4AL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 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

5.0per place

2.5 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

144 applications for 29 places · 5th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2015

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

90%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 July 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

1 July 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
14 March 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

5.0applications per place, Reception

2.5 above Kent median (2.4) 2.8 above England median (2.2)

144 applications · 29 places offered · 35 named it first

2026 5.0; Kent median median 2.4
2025 3.8; Kent median median 2.3
2024 4.1; Kent median median 2.4
2023 4.6; Kent median median 2.3
2022 4.3; Kent median median 2.1
2021 3.9; Kent median median 2.2
2020 4.1; Kent median median 2.2
2019 6.5; Kent median median 2.1
2018 4.1; Kent median median 2.1
2017 5.2; Kent median median 2.2
2016 4.5; Kent median median 2.5
2015 9.7; Kent median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Kent median in 12 of 12 years.

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	29	144	5.0	35	1.21
Sep 2025	30	115	3.8	31	1.03
Sep 2024	29	120	4.1	34	1.17
Sep 2023	28	130	4.6	43	1.54
Sep 2022	29	125	4.3	32	1.10
Sep 2021	28	108	3.9	25	0.89
Sep 2020	30	124	4.1	31	1.03
Sep 2019	15	97	6.5	13	0.87
Sep 2018	29	118	4.1	27	0.93
Sep 2017	25	130	5.2	16	0.64
Sep 2016	30	135	4.5	30	1.00
Sep 2015	6	58	9.7	4	0.67

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 90% · Maths 93% → all three 90% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard90%7th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard66%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth45%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard48%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	90%	31%	111	109
2023/24	78%	16%	107	105
2022/23	82%	21%	111	108

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 Kings HillThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.0applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery
0.4 km · Kent

Outstanding2024

3.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
The Discovery School
1.4 km · Kent

Outstanding2023

2.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp
2.3 km · Kent

Good2023

2.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Offham Primary School
2.6 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
More Park Catholic Primary School
2.7 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Mereworth Community Primary School
2.8 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

3.4applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Lift St James the Great
3.2 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Wateringbury Church of England Primary School
3.2 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140432 · 886/2038
Trust: Valley Invicta Academies Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 226 on roll
Free school meals: 12.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2015
Address: Warwick Way (Off Tower View), Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4AL
Local authority: Kent · Tonbridge and Malling

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