Primary school

Vale View Community School

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  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Kent
  • CT17 9NP
Ofsted Good · inspected Apr 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,216 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 62%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 78%78%2016/17: top 93%2017/18: top 72%2018/19: top 72%2022/23: top 96%2023/24: top 82%2024/25: top 62%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM60% · South East 64%Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM4% · South East 7%Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score103 · South East 106Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score101 · South East 105Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 41% · 29 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 36% · 25 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 57% · 23 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 58% · 24 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 31% · 29 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 48% · 29 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 60% · 25 pupils · South East 64%60%31%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 29 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 8% · 25 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 9% · 23 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 8% · 24 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 0% · 29 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 3% · 29 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 4% · 25 pupils · South East 7%9%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 98 · 29 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 98 · 25 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 102 · 23 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 101 · 24 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 101 · 29 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 101 · 29 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 103 · 25 pupils · South East 10610398No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 99 · 29 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 99 · 25 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 102 · 23 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 102 · 24 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 97 · 29 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 100 · 29 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 101 · 25 pupils · South East 10510297No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
13 of 13 who put it first2014 · 96.7%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1313
2nd181
3rd90

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Inadequateas predecessor
  4. 2013Goodas predecessor
  5. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026222
Free school meals (past 6 years)67.4%
First language not English19.6%
SEN support31.3%
EHC plan2.2%
Absence (sessions missed)6.7%
Persistently absent pupils20.9%

Girls 51.8%Boys 48.2%

105.7% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher24.7
Pupils per adult9.5
  • Classroom teachers 7
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 9.9
  • Other support 9.1

Teachers 9 FTE · Whole workforce 28 · 37 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,848
Spend per pupil£5,835
Staff spend per pupil£4,580
Reserve per pupil£1,196
  • +£268,000revenue reserve
  • +£227,000in-year balance

Grants £6,804 · self-generated £103 · premises £366 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: WHINLESS DOWN ACADEMY TRUST (3 academies) · trust reserve £820,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it