Valley Park School

State-Funded School

valley-park-school-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Faversham and Mid KentConstituency

ME14 5DTPostcode

1.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Valley Park School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Kent, South East.

It currently serves 1,555 pupils. Valley Park School is part of Valley Invicta Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 37.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 24.7%
EBacc average point score: 3.2

Ethnicity

White

73%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,555

Total Pupils

44%Boys

56%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

England average

27%

First language not English

22%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,555
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Valley Invicta Academies Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Mar 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
17 May 2020	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.