Invicta Grammar School

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Invicta Grammar School
Location
Invicta Grammar School
Huntsman Lane

Maidstone
,
Kent
,
ME14 5DS

England
Coordinates 51°16′29″N0°32′07″E / 51.27462°N 0.53536°E / 51.27462; 0.53536
Information
Type Grammar school;
Academy
MottoNurturing aspirations: Inspiring success
Local authority Kent
Department for Education URN 136582 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Chair of GovernorsNick Ware
HeadteacherVan Beales
Staff129
GenderGirls
Age11to 18
Enrolment1600
Houses  Austen
  Bronte
  Colvin
  Curie
  Frank
  Nightingale
  Pankhurst
  Roddick
Website http://www.invicta.viat.org.uk/

Invicta Grammar School is a grammar school with academy status in Maidstone, Kent, England. The school caters for girls between the ages of 11 and 16, with a coeducational sixth form.

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History

The school has previously been known as Maidstone School for Girls, and Maidstone Technical High School for Girls before that.

Specialist status and awards

Invicta became a specialist Business and Enterprise College in September 2003. The school received an achievement award from the Department for Education and Skills in 2000, 2001 and 2002. It also has the Artsmark Gold and Sportsmark awards.

GCSE results

2018–2019: 62.23% of Students achieved 9-7 grade or A*-A in further maths. [1]

A Level results

2018–2019: 10.14% A* grades, 51.39% A-B grades and 37.97 C-E grades were awarded to pupils. [1]

Buildings

Invicta Grammar School comprises several buildings. The Main Building, which is the common entrance building, contains the reception and dining hall — which links to a building called the Mezz, the food room and the assembly hall. The Main Building houses form rooms, science labs, the Learning Hub and Computer Science rooms on the top floor. The Main Building also links into the Extension Building, which includes an Art studio, the Lower School Student Support Centre and some Computer Science rooms.

The Invicta Grammar School site also includes the Albion Building, hosting a range of subjects including MFL (Multi-Foreign Languages such as French and Spanish), Science and Textiles, a subset of DT. The Orchard Building opened in 2005 and primarily houses the English department, form rooms, the Upper School Student Support Centre and the Sixth Form Common Room. The Izatt Building opened in 2014 and primarily houses Maths, form rooms and the school's library. The Vinters Building, the newest building of the school, opened in September 2024 and houses form rooms and the Humanities subjects, including History, Geography, and Religious Studies.

The Drama and Dance studios are connected to eachother in a single building. The Music Building consists of an Auditorium and multiple practice rooms.

Student houses

Student houses were introduced in 2010, named after notable women. The houses are named: Austen, Bronte, Curie, Frank, Nightingale, Pankhurst, Roddick and Colvin.

Notable alumnae

References

  1. 1 2 "Examinition Results 2018-2019" (PDF). Invicta Grammar School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
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