Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase, West Malling

From the headteacher's welcome: "Celebrating creativity in all forms, the VIAT Festival of Creativity was a huge success! It was such a joy to see so many prospective, current and former students celebrating creativity and enjoying the events. Well done to everyone involved and thank you to all who came along!"

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, tennis, dance, drama, choir, STEM and cooking.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £6.00 per day.

In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils at Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Kent and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 75% in reading and 78% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 34 families put Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase as their first choice and 83 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase are Ryarsh Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 87% reading, 80% maths); West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp (0.8 miles, Good, 73% reading, 67% maths); Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 91% reading, 84% maths); and More Park Catholic Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 84% reading, 88% maths).

Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase 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.

42 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (93%).

8.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (80%) and Mixed (12%).

In 2026, 27 pupils (11.7%) received SEN support and 22 (9.6%) 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 Leybourne Chase has a resourced provision for autism: 15 places, 16 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is West Malling Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Leybourne Chase Costcutter (adjacent), 80 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 49 crimes within a mile of the school, most often shoplifting, criminal damage and arson and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Kent (101).

Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase are The Malling School (1.6 miles) and The Holmesdale School (1.8 miles).