Students from schools around the County Town celebrate record-breaking results Thrilled by A-level success story


A-LEVEL results continued on an upward trajectory throughout the borough – to the joy of students, parents and teachers. Swadelands School in Lenham achieved


its highest pass rate and average point score for many years. Atotal of 92% of students passed amin-


imum of two A-levels or equivalent. All who applied for university (38% of students) got their places without having to go through clearing. Sixth form head Jenny Silk said: “The stu-


dents’ success is down to their talent and hard work and the committed staff who have helped and supported them in what can be a very challenging two years. “It is a successful team effort of which we


are all proud.” Maidstone Girls’ Grammar School results


were “outstanding” – 73% of all grades were A*-B. Head teacher Mary Smith said: “An ex- ceptionally high 14% of resultswere 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:


STUDENTS reached new levels of success in their GCSEs. Top of the class in terms of improvement was Swadelands School in Lenham, where 55% of students achieved five A*-C grades, including English and mathematics – up from 36% in 2010. KCC’s deputy cabinet member


for education, Cllr Mike Whit- ing, said: “Schools in and around the County Town have done really well this year. The increase of almost 19% at Swadelands stands out and shows the continued improve- ment this school is making.” Head teacher Richard Badde-


ley said: “This is an excellent outcome. All students did very well, and in particular Luke Geeson, Chelsea Russell, Paris Turnbull, Josh Tanton and Adam Campfield.” Cornwallis Academy cele- brated another record year,with 57% reaching the gold standard of five A*-C grades, including English and maths. Academy principal David Si-


mons said: “We are delighted for the young people, themajor- ity of whom will now carry on


ity of pupils.” He added:


“This is testa- ment to the hard work and aca- demic rigour of the students and thehugelevelsof support from staff.”


Jumping for joy – Maidstone Girls’ Grammar students are delighted with their results


Invicta 75% Oakwood Park 62% Maidstone Boys 60% Meanwhile, sixth form students at Corn-


wallis Academy have been celebrating an- other record-breaking year, with 68% of grades at A2-level being A*-C. Head of academy David Simons said: “We


were especially delighted for the Year 12 co- hort who achieved 71% A*-C, confirming our confidence in early entry for the major-


Students at- tending Maples- den Noakes School achieved a 98% pass rate, with 67% gain- ing 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 results demon-


strate the hard work and commitment of both staff and students.” A total of 76% of Valley Park School stu-


dents achieved A*-C and 38% passed at grades A* and A. Astor of Hever School had an overall pass rate of more than 96%.


GCSE delight for many


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 dedi- cation of the students and staff.” At its sister school, New Line Learning, more than 80% of students – a record – gained five or more GCSEs at grade C or above, overall. This compared to 91% at Cornwallis. Particular NLL successes in- cluded Zoe Benstead, Jade De- laney, 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 young people rewarded, not only in Year 11, but also in the record results achieved by our Year 10 students who have takenmany GCSEs a year early.” St Simon Stock School in Oakwood Park reported 83% of students getting five or more A*-C grades, of which more than three-quarters included


Ed heads the field A FIFTH of students at Sutton Valence School notched up seven or more A*-A grades. The school’s biggest improvement on last year were the all-im- portant A*-C grades, at 91%. Top achiever with an outstanding nine A*s was Ed Collins from


East Malling, pictured first left with deputy head Jeremy Farrell. Six pupils obtained an impressive 10 A*-A grades, Ellie Sagrott,


from Staplehurst; SophieMcGannan, Leeds; AmyWombwell, Bearsted; Anastasia Toynbee, Appledore; Anton Evans, Otterden, near Faversham; and Emily Baker, Biddenden.


(L to r) Ed Collins, school deputy head Jeremy Farrell, Sophie McGannan and Anton Evans


34 Town Visit Downs Mail’s website — downsmail.co.uk “We have 728 A* 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


NLL’s Molly Terry (left) and Lauren Higgins


English and maths. Meanwhile, InvictaGrammar School had its best ever GCSE results, with 64% getting A*-A grades. School head Julie Derrick


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.


Boys, 11 students gained five or more A* grades. 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. 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%. 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.


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