Valley Park School is a secondary school located in Maidstone. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 19/04/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Huntsman Lane, Maidstone, ME14 5DT
Website: http://www.valleypark.viat.org.uk/
Telephone: 01622679421
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs M Hutchinson
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136581

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 19/04/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1157
Number of Pupils: 1668
Number of Boys: 841
Number of Girls: 827

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.11 Confidence interval -0.05 to 0.27
Of the 240 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 238 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:85%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:27%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:45.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.95
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough
Vinters Road , ME14 5DX
3out of 4 481 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School
Provender Way , Grove Green ME14 5TZ
4out of 4 921 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
South Borough Primary School
Stagshaw Close , Postley Road ME15 6TL
3out of 4 1,532 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Park Way Primary School
Park Way , ME15 7AH
3out of 4 1,613 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Paul's Infant School
Hillary Road , ME14 2BS
3out of 4 1,760 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Valley Park School
Huntsman Lane , ME14 5DT
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Invicta Grammar School
Huntsman Lane , ME14 5DS
4out of 4 233 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
School of Science and Technology Maidstone
New Cut Road , ME14 5GQ
- not rated 431 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Maidstone Grammar School
Barton Road , ME15 7BT
3out of 4 1,206 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Buckland Road , ME16 0SF
4out of 4 2,223 yd Foundation school No Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
MEPA Academy Limited
29 Earl Street , ME14 1PF
- not rated 1,407 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Snowfields Academy
Popesfield Way , ME14 5GA
- not rated 1,812 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
OneSchool Global UK - Maidstone Campus
Heath Road , Linton ME17 4HT
- not rated 2,135 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision
8 Bower Mount Road , ME16 8AU
2out of 4 2,549 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Five Acre Wood School
Boughton Lane , ME15 9QF
4out of 4 2,970 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.