Academy converter · Kent

Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough

4–11Ages
445Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144531URN

Vinters Road, Maidstone, ME14 5DX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

0.9 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

198 applications for 60 places · 61st 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

Report card · inspected 31 March 2026Published 19 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

31 March 2026
Report card · 6 Strong standard, 1 Expected standard
14 October 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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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

3.3applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Kent median (2.4) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

198 applications · 60 places offered · 95 named it first

2026 3.3; Kent median median 2.4
2025 3.1; Kent median median 2.3
2024 3.2; Kent median median 2.4
2023 3.5; Kent median median 2.3
2022 3.1; Kent median median 2.1
2021 3.0; Kent median median 2.2
2020 3.2; Kent median median 2.2
2019 3.4; Kent median median 2.1
2018 3.4; Kent median median 2.1
2017 3.5; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Kent median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 2.9; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 2.7; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kent median in 9 of 9 years.

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as East Borough Primary School (URN 118298), the previous school.

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	198	3.3	95	1.58
Sep 2025	60	186	3.1	106	1.77
Sep 2024	60	191	3.2	87	1.45
Sep 2023	60	207	3.5	98	1.63
Sep 2022	57	175	3.1	91	1.60
Sep 2021	60	181	3.0	74	1.23
Sep 2020	60	192	3.2	84	1.40
Sep 2019	60	206	3.4	103	1.72
Sep 2018	60	205	3.4	110	1.83
Sep 2017 *	60	207	3.5	88	1.47
Sep 2016 *	89	194	2.2	97	1.09
Sep 2015 *	60	176	2.9	84	1.40
Sep 2014 *	60	163	2.7	84	1.40

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 81% · Maths 81% → 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 standard81%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard56%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth28%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard47%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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%	22%	109	108
2023/24	77%	13%	110	108
2022/23	69%	20%	108	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 East BoroughThis school
This school

2026

3.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
North Borough Junior School
1.2 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

63%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Infant School
1.2 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place
Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
South Borough Primary School
1.4 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Park Way Primary School
1.6 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School
1.7 km · Kent

Good2023

2.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Brunswick House Primary School
1.7 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School
1.8 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

69%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144531 · 886/2172
Trust: Valley Invicta Academies Trust
Capacity: 455 pupils · 445 on roll
Free school meals: 20.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 November 2017
Replaced: East Borough Primary School (URN 118298)
Address: Vinters Road, Maidstone, ME14 5DX
Local authority: Kent · Maidstone

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