Valley Invicta Academies Trust

UID 5178·Companies House 07559256·Incorporated March 2011·Compare

Schools

Flags

2 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Mar 2026Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£46.9m

6,527 pupils

Avg staff costs

69.2%

of income

Avg reserves

1.0%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

16.7%

free school meals

Capacity

106%

6,527 / 6,130 places

Total admin cost

£2.0m

£307 per pupil

Trust overview

All 9 schools with reported data have staff costs below the DfE's 78% review point.

9 of 9 schools hold reserves below the DfE's 5% reference point.

Every school with reported data balanced its in-year budget in the latest return.

Absence is at or below the national average in 6 of 9 schools.

All 9 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above — Good or better under the legacy framework, or Expected standard or above under the Report Card.

1 of these inspections used the new Report Card framework; its scale is not directly comparable with legacy grades.

Generated from published DfE and Ofsted data — year-end snapshots that cannot show in-year plans, restructuring or local context. Reference points are DfE review thresholds, not judgements.

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

100%meeting standard or above

Across 9 graded schools, including 1 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

100% Good+

Outst. 6Good 2

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 6Good 2

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 6Good 2

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 6Good 3

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

48.4

+2.1

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

77.4%

+16.4pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressInvicta Grammar School, Maidstone, ME14 5DS

Companies House07559256

Incorporated10 March 2011

Report Card inspections (new framework)

About these grades

Grade distribution across 1 schoolinspected under Ofsted's 5-point scale (from November 2025). Not directly comparable with the earlier 1–4 sub-judgements above.

Curriculum & teaching

Strong standard 1

Achievement

Expected standard 1

Inclusion

Strong standard 1

Attendance & behaviour

Strong standard 1

Personal development

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	9	5,885	£34.4m	£30.1m	66.6%	1.4%
2022/23	9	6,186	£38.9m	£33.5m	65.6%	1.2%
2023/24	9	6,339	£43.2m	£37.8m	67.5%	1.1%
2024/25partial	9	6,527	£46.9m	£41.2m	69.2%	1.0%
2025/26	9	6,634	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

6.0%

of total trust spend

Typical MAT centralisation ranges from 3-7% of total trust spend. Figures below 2% may indicate limited central coordination; above 10% warrants review of value for money.

CS expenditure

£2,631,000

CS staff costs

£1,362,000

CS income

-£333,000

Admin & clerical£645,000

Teaching staff£659,000

ICT£36,000

Premises£535,000

Legal & professional£242,000

Auditor costs£43,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

11 current directors · Average tenure: 6.1 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (11)

Barry John Symons

director·< 1 year

Nicola Taylor

director·1 year

Edward John Llewellyn-lloyd

director·2 years

Richard Hayden

director·2 years

Jeanette Ann Batten

director·4 years

Paul John Holland

director·5 years

Catherine Louise Daw

director·8 years

Matthew Gregory Fletcher

director·8 years

Sheila Margaret Potipher

director·8 years

Brendan Roodt

director·11 years

John Pedder Dr Moss

director·15 years

19 former officers — most recent departure: Sept 2025

Helen Bonser-wilton

director·3 years·Resigned Sept 2025

Anthony James Moore

director·8 years·Resigned Dec 2023

Duncan George Cochrane-dyet

director·10 years·Resigned May 2020

Richard Hayden

director·11 years·Resigned Jun 2017

Carl Philip Michael Taylor

director·11 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Anthony James Moore

Member schools (9)

9 schools|9 with risk flags|2 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Invicta Grammar School	136582	Secondary	workforce pressure
School of Science and Technology Maidstone	144716	Secondary	workforce pressure
The Lenham School	143954	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Valley Invicta Primary School at Aylesford	140168	Primary	workforce pressure
Valley Invicta Primary School at East Borough	144531	Primary	workforce pressure
Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes	140431	Primary	workforce pressure
Valley Invicta Primary School at Kings Hill	140432	Primary	workforce pressure
Valley Invicta Primary School at Leybourne Chase	140430	Primary	workforce pressure
Valley Park School	136581	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure