Students from schools around the County Town celebrate record-breaking results Pupils’ joy at making the grade
EXAM results at the Malling Holmesdale Federation have continued an upward trend. The number of students at The Malling School, East Malling, gaining five good GCSE grades was up to 71% – an increase of 21% on last year. Those gaining five A*-C grades including maths and English rose by 5% on 2010 and was the school’s highest-ever result. Top achievers were Grace Greenaway, Jessica Higgins, Alannah Martin, Courtney Miller, Hayley Simpson and Abigail White. At Holmesdale Technology College, Snodland, 81% of stu-
dents gained five A*-C grades, an increase of 13% on last year. Those gaining five A*-C grades including maths and English rose from 37% to 41%. Notable successes included
Victoria Fox, Connah Simmons, Katy Millgate and Emma Marchant. No student leaves either of the schools without a qualification, all having gained at least one GCSE.
A-level results were another indicator of Holmesdale’s achievements with 61% of grades at C or higher and 31% of all results at grade A. High scorers were Sarah Shepheard, Jamie Towner and
GCSE students celebrate at The Malling School
Patrick Woolley who have all gained university places. School principal Julia Camp- bell said: “I am delighted with
our students’ performance. We are particularly pleased with IT where 83% of the results were A orA*and sportwhere no student gained lower than a B grade.”
GCSE delight for many
STUDENTS in the Maidstone area soared to new levels of suc- cess in their GCSEs. Cornwallis Academy celebrated another record year, with
Thrilled by A-level success story
Maidstone Girls’ Grammar students show their delight
A-LEVEL results continued on an upward trajectory through- out the borough – to the joy of students, parents and teach- ers.
Maidstone Girls’ Grammar School results were “outstand- ing” – 73% of all grades were A*-B. Head teacher Mary Smith
said: “An exceptionally high 14% of results were the top A* grade and 28 students achieved at least three A*-A grades. “We are delighted with these results and so pleased to see our students take up their well- deserved university places.” The town’s other grammar schools’ A*-B pass rates were: Invicta 75% Oakwood Park 62% Maidstone Boys 60% Meanwhile, sixth form stu-
dents at Cornwallis Academy have been celebrating another record-breaking year, with 68% of grades at A2-level being A*- C.
Head of academy David Si-
mons said: “We were especially delighted for the Year 12 cohort who achieved 71% A*-C, con- firming our confidence in early entry for the majority of pupils.” He added: “This is testament
to the hard work and academic rigour of the students and the huge levels of support from staff.”
Students attending Maples- 22 Malling
(L to r) Ed Collins, school deputy head Jeremy Farrell, Sophie McGannan andAnton Evans
den Noakes School achieved a 98% pass rate, with 67% gaining A-C grades. Delighted school head Jane Prideaux said: “All students wishing to go to university were successful in obtaining places.” She added: “The excellent re-
sults demonstrate the hard work and commitment of both staff and students.” A total of 76% of Valley Park School students achieved A*-C and 38% passed at grades A* and A.
Students at Astor of Hever School achieved an overall pass rate of more than 96%.
57% reaching the gold standard of five A*-C grades, including English andmaths. Academy principal David Simons said: “We are delighted for the young people, the majority of whom will now carry on their studies in our new state-of-the-art school. “This year’s results continue the trend of year-on-year im- provement, thanks to the dedication of the students and staff.” At its sister school, New Line Learning,more than 80% of stu-
dents – a record – gained five ormore GCSEs at grade C or above, overall. This compared to 91% at Cornwallis. Particular NLL successes included Zoe Benstead, Jade Delaney,
Peter Eisinger, Georgina Mannering and Hannah Russell, who all achieved six or more A*-A grades. Head of academy Guy Hewett said, “I am delighted to see the
hard work of our youngpeople rewarded, not only in Year 11, but also in the record results achieved by ourYear 10 students who have taken many GCSEs a year early.” St Simon Stock School in Oakwood Park reported 83% of stu-
dents getting five or more A*-C grades, of which more than three-quarters included English and maths. Meanwhile, Invicta Grammar School had its best ever GCSE results, with 64% getting A*-A grades. School head Julie Der- rick said: “Our students have worked so hard to achieve out- standing results along with all the wonderful work they do as part of their enrichment.We have 728A* grades in total and 823 A grades. This is an amazing set of results.” At Oakwood Park Grammar, 46% got A* and A grades, in- cluding Sam Jamaa and Jamie Russell who achieved 10 A*s. At Maidstone Grammar for Boys, 11 students gained five or more A* grades.
Ed heads the field A FIFTH of students at Sutton Valence School notched up seven or more A*-A grades. The school’s biggest improve-
ment on last year were the all- important A*-C grades, at 91%. Top achiever with an out- standing nine A*s was Ed Collins from East Malling, pic- tured first left with deputy head Jeremy Farrell. Six pupils obtained an im- pressive 10 A*-A grades, Ellie Sagrott, from Staplehurst; So- phieMcGannan, Leeds; Amy Wombwell, Bearsted; Anastasia Toynbee, Appledore; Anton Evans, Otterden, near Faver- sham; and Emily Baker, Bid- denden.
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