OFSTED
28 January 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
VALLEY INVICTA ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,555
1,555 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
868
55.8% of pupils
Male pupils
687
44.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.2 pts
below England
School
20.6%
Maidstone
21.6%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
2.1 pts
above England
School
22.4%
Maidstone
16.4%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
above England
School
1.4%
Maidstone
1.5%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
60.6%
943
Any other White background
11.8%
184
African
5.4%
84
Any other Mixed background
5.0%
77
Any other Asian background
3.9%
61
Any other ethnic group
3.8%
59
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
16.9%
263 of
1,555 pupils
3.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
37.6
1.6 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.60 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.58%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.36 pts
higher than
England
School
7.58%
Maidstone
6.60%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.35%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.53 pts
higher than
England
School
23.35%
Maidstone
17.53%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.75%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.95 pts
higher than
England
School
2.75%
Maidstone
2.03%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
134.4%
42.1 pts
above England
Valley Park School
134.4%
Maidstone
96.8%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.