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Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill, West Malling

Good
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 4–11

Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in West Malling, part of Valley Invicta Academies Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2018. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in July 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the highest of the 10 schools in West Malling with published results, and 814th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.2 first-choice applications for every place. It was full in 2025, at 107% of capacity.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2018)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Kent (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill in detail

Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "Year 4 have been preparing for next week's fashion show by creating their own accessories using only recycled materials!"

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, tennis, basketball, yoga, karate, dance, choir, chess and Lego.

Coming up: an open day on Thursday 5 November 2026, an open evening on Tuesday 17 November 2026 and an open day on Thursday 26 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

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Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils at Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill reached the expected standard in reading and 93% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Kent and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 84% in reading and 84% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill

For September 2026 entry, 35 families put Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill as their first choice and 144 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 9 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill are Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery (0.2 miles, Outstanding, 80% reading, 78% maths); The Discovery School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, 91% reading, 89% maths); West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp (1.4 miles, Good, 73% reading, 67% maths); and Offham Primary School (1.6 miles, Outstanding, 74% reading, 70% maths).

Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Kings Hill School Primary and NurseryThe Discovery SchoolWest Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language SrpOffham Primary School

The trust

Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill is one of 9 schools run by Valley Invicta Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 9 schools in Valley Invicta Academies Trust

What parents say

56 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill (as of September 2025): 93% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 80% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (80%).

Who goes there

12.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 7.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (74%) and Mixed (12%).

In 2026, 25 pupils (11.1%) received SEN support and 30 (13.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill has a resourced provision for autism: 15 places, 15 pupils on roll.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is West Malling Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Silver Ball Roundabout (sw-bound), 270 metres away.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill issued 3 suspensions, 1.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Likely (~746m)Possible (~1.1km)Unlikely (~1.4km)

Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Catherine Sharrock
Pupils:226
LA:Kent
Phone:01732841695
Address:Warwick Way (Off Tower View), Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4AL
Trust:VALLEY INVICTA ACADEMIES TRUST (9 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2015

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 1 year ago

This judgement is from September 2018, 8 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

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Overall

Outstanding

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Early Years

Inspected 1 July 2025View full report
URN:140432
UKPRN:10053404
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Maidstone and Malling
Urban/Rural:Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's July 2025 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

Valley Invicta is an outstanding school where every child is valued and supported to thrive. The school combines high academic expectations with a strong commitment to equality and inclusion, ensuring pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils achieve very well alongside their peers. Pupils develop excellent reading skills, deep subject knowledge, and grow into confident, kind individuals who are immensely proud of their school.

Key Strengths

  • Ambitious, well-designed curriculum that ensures pupils acquire deep knowledge across subjects
  • Exceptional support for pupils with SEND, who achieve very well and are fully included
  • Sharp focus on developing vocabulary and language skills from early years, with most pupils fluent readers by end of Year 2
  • Exceptional personal development provision with carefully selected trips and experiences
  • Impeccable behaviour and exceptionally kind relationships throughout the school

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective and the school has created an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.

Extracurricular Activities

School band, community reading events, book swaps, charity book donations, autism awareness week, pupil-led events, leadership roles and committee memberships

Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill is an inspirational, vibrant school where aspiration abounds and pupils achieve highly. The school has created an ambitious curriculum with very high expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND, and provides an exceptional education that prepares pupils very well for their next stage of learning.

At a Glance

12.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

Resourced provision: Autism

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

56 responses
Would recommend93%
Child is happy96%
Child does well95%
High expectations91%
Feels safe91%
Well behaved95%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)80%
Kept informed89%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)85%
Wider development88%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+9ppMaths+9ppWriting-7pp

Reading has improved from 84% to 93% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 84% to 93% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 97% to 90% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

29.6

Avg class size

29.3

Infant (KS1)

29.8

KS2

7

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill.

  • K2K PlayAt the school · Not yet graded

Getting There

Bus Stops

Silver Ball Roundabout (SW-bound)
273m · 4 min walk
CAF Offices (opp)
301m · 5 min walk
Asda (adj)
301m · 5 min walk
Kimberly Clark (opp)
362m · 6 min walk
Gibson Drive (SE-bound)
390m · 6 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
4
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Kent is 11 (the median across 711 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

107%

Over capacity

224 pupils

210 places

14 pupils over capacity in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - West Malling

High pressure
New homes approved:630
Projected new pupils:158

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for West Malling

Across Kent council

Low demand council-wide0.88 applications per place

Places available

18,893

Applications

16,593

Got 1st preference

89.7%

Got preferred school

98.2%

All primary applications across Kent council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(3)

1 July 2025
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsOutstanding
13 March 2024

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good and may be improving; its next inspection will be a full graded one.

27 September 2018
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

25

SEN Support

30

EHC Plans

24.3%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill has a resourced provision for autism: 15 places, 15 pupils on roll.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

Resourced Provision

Pupils by Need Type

Autistic Spectrum Disorder32
Speech, Language & Communication15
Social, Emotional & Mental Health4
Moderate Learning Difficulty2
Specific Learning Difficulty1
Hearing Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
73.5%
Asian
3.1%
Black
1.7%
Mixed
12.4%
Chinese
0.9%
Other
0.9%
Unclassified
1.8%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals12.4%
English as Additional Language7.5%

226

Total Pupils

124

Boys

102

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

12

Teachers

18.8:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£53,015

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,028

Per pupil

£1238k

Total funding

£42k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£55,097
EAL funding£8,791
Lump sum£142,484

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.3%

Overall absence

10.0%

Persistent absence

201

Enrolments

Authorised3.2%
Unauthorised1.1%
Persistent (10%+)10.0%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

4.2%
18/19
2.9%
20/21
5.7%
21/22
4.7%
22/23
4.8%
23/24
4.3%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill

What are SATs results like at Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill?

Of the pupils at Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 93% reached the expected standard in reading and 93% did so in maths.

What is Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill's Ofsted rating?

Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill's most recent Ofsted inspection, in July 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in September 2018, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill?

No fixed boundary. When Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill is oversubscribed, Kent allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill?

Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill was full in 2025, at 107% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.

How big are the classes at Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill?

Classes at Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill average 29.6 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill?

Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill has around 226 pupils on roll. 12% are eligible for free school meals.

Does Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill have specialist SEN provision?

Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill has a resourced provision for autism: 15 places, 15 pupils on roll.

What is attendance like at Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill?

4.3% of sessions were missed at Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill in 2024/25. 10% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill?

Apply through Kent's coordinated admissions process, naming Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: K2K Play (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Kent is 11 (the median across 711 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill?

Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill is at Warwick Way (Off Tower View), Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4AL.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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