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22/03/26

Year 5 have had an incredible two weeks on a Friday afternoon - we made transient art in Forest School in Week 3, and showcased our skills in 'Beech Class has Talent' in Week 4!    

20/03/26

Year 1 had a wonderful day at Bocketts Farm. We had the opportunity to interact with a wide variety of animals, learn new information, go on a tractor ride, and watch a pig race! We had the best time, thank you  ! 🚜

13/03/26

We love our new mornings 8.30-8.40 in Elder class. Today’s activity was bench ball.

13/03/26

In school we were so excited to hear about the communication Megan in Year 4 has had with the author Megan Hopkins who visited our school. Megan dressed up as one of the characters from Starminster and earned her Reading Champion badge linked to the National Year of Reading.

13/03/26

Huge congratulations to Amelia in Year 5 who has achieved her 1 mile swimming award...and is now striving for the next milestone. Well done Amelia.

13/03/26

Science club fun for LKS2! See the rainbow🌈. See the explosion 💥.   

11/03/26

We were delighted to welcome members of the community in for our first soup social event. Locals enjoyed a bowl of piping hot soup, amazing cakes, with the company of some of our pupils, taking the time to look through some of their work. Everyone had a great time! 

09/03/26

Willow Class had a wonderful World Book Day! We became authors and illustrators of our own stories. We read some of our favourite books with Year 4 and opened letters with Year 2 that they wrote when they were in Year 1. Of course, wore wonderful costumes based on a book.

06/03/26

In his spare time, Luca has created a fantastic poster of the periodic table! A Scientist in the making!

06/03/26

Amazing achievement! Well done Mia who has won an entire cabinet worth of trophies over the last 2 weeks competing in various dance competitions! She was even awarded the judges choice for what really is an incredible talent! Well done Mia 🏆

06/03/26

World Book Day in Elder class!

05/03/26

For the last 10 minutes of the day, Elder class took their new World Book Day books outside to start reading!

04/03/26

Elder class had a lovely PE lesson in the sunshine this afternoon playing a version of Quidditch for World Book day/Week! It was great fun and the children played brilliantly. Just a shame we didn’t have flying broomsticks!

02/03/26

Wow! What an afternoon Year 6 have had sharing our writing with the residents at the RBLI. It was truly heartwarming to see the children so engrossed in stories from the residents and how proud they were to show their writing.

02/03/26

Year 4 have been busy in their art lessons producing work based on the techniques of the artist Daniel Mackie. They have been inspired by the natural world. Well done Year 4!

27/02/26

Our Safer Internet Day work has continued into the new term. KS1 have been creating an online safety plan whilst KS2 have been thinking about how to use AI safely.

26/02/26

Look away now if squeamish! This afternoon Year 6 learned all about our heart and even got to dissect a pig’s heart linking to our science topic and book in English.

18/02/26

In Week 6, Aylesford hosted a Performing Arts VIAT Masterclass for all the primaries. The children had an incredible time and, after warm up games, and developing their body language and facial expressions,  performed 'Naughty' (from the musical Matilda)!

13/02/26

We love to celebrate sport at VIPS Aylesford and this week has been no exception. Livvy in year 6 proudly represented our school when she played for the Tonbridge and Malling District under 11 girls team in a match against Crystal Palace. Keep following your dream!

13/02/26

We continue to follow the journey of Taylor in Year 3. Last weekend she took part in the All England Open Championships in the famous tower in Blackpool. Her ballroom and latin American dances earned her medals which she was proud to share in school.

13/02/26

For Safer Internet Day this week we enjoyed an assembly delivered by our digital leaders and completed   activities in classrooms. Our Yr 5 & 6 pupils took part in a Digital Detox and were challenged to stay off social media for 24 hours. Well done to those who managed! 

13/02/26

Number day 2026 raising money for 

12/02/26

Some of our Year 5 and 6 girls took part in a ‘This Girl Can’ event this week which aims to promote gender equality in sports and encourage girls to participate more. They had a brilliant time and represented the school perfectly - go on girls!

12/02/26

Well done to our UKS2 Athletics team for achieving 3rd place last week! 🥉

12/02/26

🥉Bronze medals for our KS1 Athletics team this week! Well done!

Admissions Arrangements

Admissions Arrangement Consultation for Admission Year 2027 – 2028

Valley Invicta Primary School at Aylesford has a published admission number (PAN) of 60 pupils, admitted into the Reception Class. Applications for places will be made in accordance with Kent Local Authority's co-ordinated admission arrangements and will be made on the Primary Common Application Form (PCAF), provided and administered by the Kent Local Authority.

For further information regarding the schools admission process please contact the school office.

Appeal Dates and Information 2026-2027

If you have not been offered a place, the law entitles you to appeal against that decision to an Independent Appeal Panel. The panel is completely independent of the school and the Local Authority. All appeals will be heard online, which has the advantage that your appeal can be heard from your home or place of work.

If you wish to appeal for a place in Reception, Year 1 or Year 2, please use this link to complete your appeal online.

If you wish to appeal for a place in Years 3, 4, 5 or 6 please use this link to complete your appeal online.

Please do not use any other appeal form or send your form to your local authority. It is suggested that you download the explanatory booklet about appeals which you should read before you complete the appeal form. Those applying for a place in Reception, Year 1 or Year 2 are advised to read the section in the booklet which refers to appeals for these years. Booklet Link  

You should include any evidence or supporting material with your appeal form and you must give the grounds for your appeal at the time you lodge your form. Your appeal form will not be accepted unless you state the grounds for your appeal. You may appeal for more than one school.

Please note that the online form will ask you to download two utility bills dated in the last three months. If you do not have access to a scanner, please take two photographs with a mobile phone and upload the photographic files.

Full details about the hearing will be sent to you with your invitation to the hearing.

If you wish to contact the clerk, email clerk@educationappeals.com

The timetable for appeals is as follows:

Last day for lodging appeal forms for a place in Reception to start in September 2026

12 noon on Wednesday 20 May 2026 to guarantee that your appeal will be heard in the first tranche of appeals. Appeals lodged later may not be heard until the second tranche which could be in September 2026. You must state the reasons for your appeal and supply any documentary evidence at this stage.

The stage 1 part of the hearing (with other parents present) will take place on

Wednesday 1 July 2026, time to be advised on letter of invitation.

The stage 2 part of the hearing (individual private hearings) will take place on

Wednesday 1 July 2026, time to be advised on letter of invitation.

Invitation letter giving details about your hearing will be sent by the clerk to the Independent Appeal Panel

At least 10 school days before the stage 1 hearing.

Any additional supporting evidence

Wednesday 24 June 2026 at 12pm. You are advised that additional paperwork received after this (including on the day of the appeal hearing) will not be taken into account. Please provide the clerk with one copy of any new additional evidence by email only. These must be sent to clerk@educationappeals.com.

Letter from the clerk informing you of the decision of the independent appeal panel

Due to the high number of appeals held at this time, this may not be sent until up to 15 school days after the last hearing for the school.

Timetable for appeals for mid-term applications is as follows:

Last day for lodging appeal forms following a refusal for a place ‘in-year’ or ‘mid-term’.

You must lodge the appeal form within 20 school days upon receipt of your letter of refusal. You must state the reasons for your appeal and supply documentary evidence at this stage. Appeals are held within 30 school days of receipt of the appeal form.