Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 5–11 · Aylesford, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.013 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford is a primary school in Aylesford, Kent for ages 5–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 10 May 2023. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford 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 |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.013 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 drew 74 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 58 offers went to first-choice families, and 16 first-choice families (22%) were not offered a place.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 1.013 miles away, the 107th shortest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Ofsted rated it Outstanding on 10 May 2023; of the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent, 5 are Good, 1 Outstanding and 2 have no current grade.
- In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 15% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Teapot Lane, Aylesford, ME20 7JU
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 398 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 10 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this exciting, nurturing and inclusive school.”
- “There is a welcoming, friendly and purposeful atmosphere and a strong sense of community.”
- “Pupils are happy and enjoy learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 70% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 74 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 58 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 primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Ditton Infant School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Ditton Church of England Junior School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Brookfield Junior School 1.2 mi School remains Good
- Brookfield Infant School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Lunsford Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lift St James the Great 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Allington Primary School 1.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published