Invicta Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Kent
Huntsman Lane, Maidstone, ME14 5DS
100
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 16/04/2024
Application demand
85%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
96.2%
7.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,670
Capacity used
Over capacity127%
1,319 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
85%
1st preference success rate
229 of 271 families who put it first got an offer
244
Places offered
662
Total applications
2.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 271 | 229 | ● 85% |
| 2nd preference | 145 | 7 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 122 | 4 | ● 3% |
| 4th preference | 124 | 4 | ● 3% |
| Total | 662 | 244 | 37% |
1st preference success by year
Kent lets families list 4 preferences. 107 applications came from outside the council area (32 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Van Beales (Executive Headteacher)
- Address
- Huntsman Lane, Maidstone, ME14 5DS
- Phone
- 01622755856
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward / constituency
- Grove Green & Vinters Park · Maidstone and Malling
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136582
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 8% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 20% | — | — |
| SEN support | 1% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: VALLEY INVICTA ACADEMIES TRUST
1,670 pupils · 1,319 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
16 April 2024
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,260 pupils
Attendance
96.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
3.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
7.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 71.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.79 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 93% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 99% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 6.95 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 40.27 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 70.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 92.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 98.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 95.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.83 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 250 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 43.33 | 35 |
| Average grade | B+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 25.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 184 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 249 | 64% | 94% | 100% | |
| English Language | 249 | 41% | 92% | 98% | |
| English Literature | 249 | 57% | 95% | 99% | |
| Biology | 221 | 70% | 99% | 100% | |
| Physics | 221 | 65% | 96% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 220 | 62% | 96% | 100% | |
| Geography | 135 | 67% | 96% | 98% | |
| History | 128 | 63% | 91% | 96% | |
| Spanish | 94 | 44% | 76% | 85% | |
| French | 91 | 47% | 85% | 96% | |
| Art and Design | 88 | 81% | 99% | 100% | |
| Business | 75 | 57% | 93% | 99% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 95 | 15% | 46% | 71% | |
| Psychology | 47 | 11% | 36% | 83% | |
| Chemistry | 38 | 11% | 37% | 58% | |
| Business Studies | 38 | 11% | 37% | 61% | |
| English Literature | 37 | 16% | 38% | 73% | |
| Biology | 35 | 14% | 43% | 77% | |
| Government and Politics | 33 | 6% | 42% | 76% | |
| Physics | 32 | 9% | 44% | 75% | |
| Geography | 29 | 21% | 62% | 86% | |
| Economics | 27 | 22% | 63% | 100% | |
| History | 23 | 9% | 22% | 74% | |
| Computer Science | 23 | 17% | 57% | 91% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #124 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11324: Invicta Grammar School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 18 |
| Offers | 6 |
| Success rate | 33% |
| Accepted offers | 6 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 63% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 64% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kent council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.