Valley Park School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Huntsman Lane
 Maidstone
 Kent ME14 5DT
Telephone: 01622 679421

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
History: This school arose from Valley Park Community School
Trust: Valley Invicta Academies Trust
Sponsor: Valley Invicta Academies Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr D Jones (since September 2023)
Previous Headteacher: K Gunn
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 86.35 / 15.99
Non-teaching Staff*: 54.6
Number of pupils: 1595
Pupils Per Teacher: 18.5
Sex: Mixed (44% boys / 56% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 21.70% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 20.4%
Local child deprivation rate: 13.3% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 38.8%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 34.3%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 5.1km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Authority: Kent
Electoral Ward: Boxley
School Number: 8864249

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 28th January 2025 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Invicta Grammar School (0.2km) show on map
  2. Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough (0.4km) show on map
  3. Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primar... (0.9km) show on map
  4. Maidstone Grammar School (1.1km) show on map
  5. MEPA Academy (1.3km) show on map
  6. Park Way Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  7. South Borough Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  8. North Borough Junior School (1.6km) show on map
  9. School of Science and Technology Maidstone (1.7km) show on map
  10. Leigh Academy Bearsted (1.7km) show on map
  11. Leigh Academy Snowfields (1.7km) show on map
  12. St Paul's Infant School (1.7km) show on map
  13. Archbishop Courtenay Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  14. Serenity School Maidstone (2.0km) show on map
  15. Madginford Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  16. Greenfields Community Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  17. Maidstone Grammar School for Girls (2.0km) show on map
  18. Sandling Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  19. Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Jun... (2.1km) show on map
  20. St Michael's Church of England Infant School ... (2.1km) show on map
  21. Thurnham Church of England Infant School (2.1km) show on map
  22. Roseacre Junior School (2.1km) show on map
  23. Brunswick House Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  24. The Maplesden Noakes School (2.2km) show on map
  25. Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision (2.3km) show on map
  26. Leigh Academy Oaks (2.6km) show on map
  27. Leigh Academy Molehill (2.7km) show on map
  28. Five Acre Wood School (2.7km) show on map
  29. St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone (2.9km) show on map
  30. Oakwood Park Grammar School (2.9km) show on map
  31. New Line Learning Academy (3.0km) show on map
  32. Tiger Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  33. King's Reach Education (3.0km) show on map
  34. St Simon Stock Catholic School (3.0km) show on map
  35. St Augustine Academy (3.0km) show on map
  36. Senacre Wood Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  37. Palace Wood Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  38. West Borough Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  39. Allington Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  40. Loose Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  41. Jubilee Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  42. Bower Grove School (3.6km) show on map
  43. Leigh Academy Tree Tops (3.8km) show on map
  44. The Holy Family Catholic Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  45. Leigh Academy Langley Park (4.5km) show on map
  46. East Farleigh Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  47. Barming Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  48. Boughton Monchelsea Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  49. Sports Connect (5.1km) show on map
  50. Cornwallis Academy (5.1km) show on map
  51. OneSchool Global UK - Maidstone Campus (5.1km) show on map
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  53. St Helens Montessori School (5.4km) show on map
  54. Coxheath Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  55. Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primar... (5.7km) show on map
  56. Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford (5.9km) show on map
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  58. Ditton Infant School (6.2km) show on map
  59. Ditton Church of England Junior School (6.5km) show on map
  60. St Mark's Church of England Primary School, Eccles (6.6km) show on map
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  67. Burham Church of England Primary School (7.4km) show on map
  68. The Malling School (7.4km) show on map
  69. Lordswood School (7.5km) show on map
  70. Sutton Valence School (7.6km) show on map
  71. Brookfield Infant School (7.6km) show on map
  72. Lunsford Primary School (7.6km) show on map
  73. Brookfield Junior School (7.6km) show on map
  74. Walderslade Primary School (7.6km) show on map
  75. Lift St James the Great (7.7km) show on map
  76. Oaklands School (8.2km) show on map
  77. St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School (8.3km) show on map
  78. St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School (8.4km) show on map
  79. Hempstead Junior School (8.4km) show on map
  80. Hunton Church of England Primary School (8.5km) show on map
  81. Kingswood Primary School (8.5km) show on map
  82. The Discovery School (8.5km) show on map
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  88. Horsted Infant School (8.7km) show on map
  89. Horsted Junior School (8.7km) show on map
  90. Hempstead Infant School (8.7km) show on map
  91. More Park Catholic Primary School (8.8km) show on map
  92. PGW Partnership of Greenacre and Walderslade (8.8km) show on map
  93. Walderslade School (8.8km) show on map
  94. Grow 19 LTD (9.0km) show on map
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  96. Fairview Community Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  97. Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of Engla... (9.1km) show on map
  98. Bradfields Academy (9.2km) show on map
  99. INSPIRE Free Special School (9.2km) show on map
  100. The Rowans (9.2km) show on map
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