Invicta Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Maidstone, Kent
11+ scores · 2026 entry
| Kent Test pass mark (lowest on any one paper) | 108 |
| Kent Test pass mark (total) | 332 |
From Invicta Grammar School · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
14.966 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Invicta Grammar School is a secondary school in Maidstone, Kent for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 16 April 2024. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Invicta Grammar School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 14.966 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026 the last child offered a place lived 14.966 miles away, the 2nd longest of 56 Kent secondary schools with a published last distance.
- 93% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Kent.
- In 2026, Year 7 had 290 first-choice applications for 255 offers; 245 offers went to first-choice families and 45 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 7.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 16.5% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Kent.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Huntsman Lane, Maidstone, ME14 5DS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 1,670 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 16 April 2024
Strengths
- “This is an exceptional school where pupils flourish.”
- “Staff are highly ambitious for pupils’ learning.”
- “All pupils benefit from a rigorous curriculum that is expertly taught.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 93% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 70.8 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 290 first-preference applications, 255 offers in total, 245 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Valley Park School 0.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- School of Science and Technology Maidstone 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Maidstone Grammar School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Maidstone Grammar School for Girls 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Maplesden Noakes School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Augustine Academy 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oakwood Park Grammar School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Simon Stock Catholic School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published