Valley Park School

Secondary · Kent · ME14 5DT · URN 136581

Ofsted: not publishedLast inspected 2025-01-28Cohort 1555Non-selective

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 263

3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 185 schools in Kent

Attainment 8 score
The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
37.6
Kent 37.74England 46.1
In line with the area average of 37.7
Overall standards
Progress 8 score
Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.
Withheld
Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths
24.7%
Kent 34.4%England 45.9%
9.7 percentage points below the area average of 34.4
Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths
55.9%
Kent 48.1%
7.8 percentage points above the area average of 48.1
Overall standards
EBacc average point score
3.2
Kent 3.28England 4.07
In line with the area average of 3.3
Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above
2.3%
Kent 16.2%England 17.6%
13.8 percentage points below the area average of 16.2
Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects
35%
Kent 32.8%
2.2 percentage points above the area average of 32.8
Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort
25.5%
Kent 30.7%
5.2 percentage points below the area average of 30.7
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
263
Kent 111
152.2 above the area average of 110.8
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Kent	Against national	Feeds
Attainment 8 scoreThe average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.	37.6 Kent 37.74England 46.1	In line with the area average of 37.7	8.5 below the national figure of 46.1	Overall standards
Progress 8 scoreProgress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.	Withheld	No local comparison	No national comparison	Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	24.7% Kent 34.4%England 45.9%	9.7 percentage points below the area average of 34.4	21.2 percentage points below the national figure of 45.9	Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths	55.9% Kent 48.1%	7.8 percentage points above the area average of 48.1	No national comparison	Overall standards
EBacc average point score	3.2 Kent 3.28England 4.07	In line with the area average of 3.3	0.9 below the national figure of 4.07	Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above	2.3% Kent 16.2%England 17.6%	13.8 percentage points below the area average of 16.2	15.3 percentage points below the national figure of 17.6	Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects	35% Kent 32.8%	2.2 percentage points above the area average of 32.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort	25.5% Kent 30.7%	5.2 percentage points below the area average of 30.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	263 Kent 111	152.2 above the area average of 110.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Kent · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Secondary classes: 22.2 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 22.4% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 23.2% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 15.4% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 13.7pupils per adult
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 18pupils per teacher
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 66% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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