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Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase

Tonbridge and Malling, ME19 5FFPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Jul 2025
KS2 Results
72%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.3×
Oversubscribed
40 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
#3,661
of 13,686 nationally

About Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase

Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase sits within the Kent local authority, a large county with 459 primary schools, 54 of which hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. This school is one of them, and its most recent inspection in 2025 awarded top marks across every category judged: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. That represents a clear step up from its previous Good rating in 2018. Among its top-performing peers in the local authority, it sits alongside Stelling Minnis Church of England Primary School, Leigh Academy Dartford, and Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School, though those schools are not necessarily nearby. The nearest Outstanding-rated school to Leybourne Chase is Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill, just 3.5 km away, suggesting a cluster of strong provision in the Tonbridge and Malling area.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterNone
AddressDerby Drive, West Malling, Tonbridge and Malling, ME19 5FF
HeadteacherGemma Robinson (Head of School)
Local AuthorityKent
Number of Pupils224
Free School Meals (FSM)8.9%
School Capacity224 / 235 (95% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

8 Jul 2025
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Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 10 Sept 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

8
Art StudiosLibraryPlaying FieldsOutdoor PlaygroundSports HallICT SuiteGymnasiumSensory Room

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

8

Sports

GymnasticsSwimmingDanceCross CountryCricket

Clubs & Activities

ChessCodingGardening

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

Resourced Provision
AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning DifficultyResourced ProvisionOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase

Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.