Valley Park SchoolInvicta Grammar School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Maidstone.
Summary of the comparison
Valley Park School and Invicta Grammar School are secondary schools in Maidstone.
Valley Park School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Invicta Grammar School scores 84 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Invicta Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
Valley Park School was judged the expected standard and Invicta Grammar School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 37.6 for Valley Park School and 70.8 for Invicta Grammar School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Valley Park School (42.4 in 2021-22, 37.6 in 2024-25) and has risen at Invicta Grammar School (68.7 in 2021-22, 70.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | MaidstoneValley Park School | MaidstoneInvicta Grammar School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D49/100 | B84/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 72nd of 102 in Kent | 6th of 102 in Kent Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,595 | 1,645 | |
| Capacity | 1,157 | 1,319 | |
| Location | Maidstone, ME14 5DT | Maidstone, ME14 5DS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 37.6 | 70.8 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 24.7% | 92.8% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 55.9% | 98.8% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 35.0% | 95.2% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.20 | 6.83 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 263 | 250 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 118 | 184 | |
| A-level average points | 22.4 | 43.3 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | D+ | B+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 27.0 | 43.5 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 4.8% | 25.9% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,595 | 1,645 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 22.8% | 7.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 20.3% | 20.0% | |
| SEN support | 11.8% | 1.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.9% | 0.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.6% | 3.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 23.3% | 7.5% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Valley Park School
Invicta Grammar School
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