Valley Invicta Academies Trust

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

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Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jul 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£43.2m

6,339 pupils

Avg staff costs

67.5%

of income

Avg reserves

1.1%

of income

Avg absence

5.1%

Persistent: 12.1%

More metrics

Avg FSM

16.5%

free school meals

Capacity

103%

6,339 / 6,130 places

Trust overview

9 of 9 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

Overall absence is above the national average in 22% of schools (2 of 9).

2 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

All inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding across sub-judgements.

Reference points from DfE published guidance. Whether any metric warrants action depends on the trust's context and strategy.

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 23.9%above 20%2 schools with workforce pressure1 school with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

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

Trust growth over time

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Schools Pupils

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	6,524	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

4.2%

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

£1,655,000

CS staff costs

£1,038,000

CS income

-£2,451,000

Admin & clerical£416,000

Teaching staff£583,000

ICT£36,000

Premises£103,000

Legal & professional£161,000

Auditor costs£32,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

11 current directors · Average tenure: 5.8 years · 3 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·3 years

Paul John Holland

director·4 years

Catherine Louise Daw

director·7 years

Matthew Gregory Fletcher

director·7 years

Sheila Margaret Potipher

director·7 years

Brendan Roodt

director·10 years

John Pedder Dr Moss

director·14 years

19 former officers — most recent departure: Sept 2025

Helen Bonser-wilton

director·2 years·Resigned Sept 2025

Anthony James Moore

director·7 years·Resigned Dec 2023

Duncan George Cochrane-dyet

director·9 years·Resigned May 2020

Richard Hayden

director·10 years·Resigned Jun 2017

Carl Philip Michael Taylor

director·10 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Anthony James Moore

Member schools (9)

9 schools|3 with risk flags|0 high severity

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