The Malling School’s Emsal Arslan and Paige Hill each gained three B grades
Holmesdale A level students David Omotayo, Katie Millgate and Bethany Smith
Hard work rewarded by exam success
STUDENTS and staff at Holmesdale Technology Col- lege, Snodland, celebrated record A-level results with the highest-ever proportion of stu- dents gaining places at their first-choice universities. Overall, 73% of students gained A*-C grades with 33% at A or A*. Notable achievers included David Omotayo, who combined his studies with a punishing rehearsal schedule for his leading role in the school’s summer production of Hairspray and gained two As and one B. Joshua Linares-Stan- ley achieved an A* and two A grades and Laura Clark, who also spent a busy year as the school’s ambassador, managed three A grades. Bethany Smith, the school’s student reporter, achieved two Bs and one C grade. The Malling School,East Malling, notched up another year of great results with 25% at A* grade and 78% at grade C or above. Five students each gained
three A* grades: Katy Hills, Daniel Hussey, Chloe Startup, Alannah Martin and Charlotte Parking. Close friends Emsal Arslen and Paige Hill each gained three B grades. At Aylesford Sports College, students recorded a 10% pass rate for A level and BTEC exams, with 73% of entries gaining Distinction to Distinc- tion* in vocational qualifica- tions and 99% achieving Merit or above. Nearly three quarters of stu-
dents can now take up places at their chosen universities. Valley Park School had an
85% pass rate, with more than half of its 100 A-level pupils earning an A or A*, which was up 5% on last year. Nine stu- dents gained A and A*s in three subjects or more. Following an outstanding Of-
sted mark this year, 72% of stu- dents at Invicta Grammar School forGirls achieved A*- B grades. Pupils also raised £32,000 for charity while they were studying. Notable achievements in- cluded Megan Carter (four A*s), Katie Billinge (three A*s,
Chloe Startup, Katie Hills and AlannahMartin of The Malling School that had great results this year
one A), Emma Carter (three A*s, one A), Eleanor Bryant (three A*s, one B), Joe Rosslyn (three A*s), Laura Fermor (three A*s, one A, one B), Lau- ren Carter (two A*s, two As), Bethan Dowden (two A*s, two As), Charlotte Prescott (two A*s, two As) and Kitty Sillars (two A*s, two As). All 32 pupils at St Augus-
tine’s Academy achieved exam passes that allowed them to go to their chosen destinations, whether university, college, professional training, appren- ticeships or employment. A St Augustine’s spokesman
said: “100% of students gained twoormoreLevel3qualif- ications with a significant in- crease in the average point
Three times better!
THE taste of successwas three times as sweet for triplets Emma, Lauren and Megan Carter (pictured), who at- tended Invicta Grammar School. They achievedatotal of nineA*sand three As.Emmaand Lauren are off to Cam- bridge and Megan to Oxford.
Theywere not the only triplets cele- brating. Jack McCabe, of St Simon Stock Catholic School gained a place at Oxford University to read English after getting two A*s and two A grades. Together with his sisters,Orla and Eliza, the triplets achieved three A*s and five A grades between them.
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scores per entry this year.” MidKent College reported its
“best ever A-level results” with an overall pass rate of 93% by the 135 students at its Maid- stone campus. Students at Cornwallis Acad-
emy and NLL Academy, where sixth form facilities are shared, earned the academies their best results yet, with a third gaining the top A* and A grades. The overall pass ratewas 98%, with 72% achieving A*-C. Principal David Simons said: “Over three-quarters will now be going on to university.” St Simon Stock Catholic School put in another record set of results, with 80% of stu- dents achieving three A levels. More than 40% of entries
achieved the top grades and three-quarters of all entries were grade C or higher. Top achiever was Andrew Prendergast (three A*s and one A). Head girl Margaret Ryan also achieved four As and head boy Jacob Senior one A* and two As. Other high achievers included Jack McCabe (twoA*s and two As) and Alexandra Jueno (two A*s). Head Brendan Wall said: “Almost half our entries were grade B or higher and three- quarters of entries were grade C or higher.” Oakwood Park Grammar School celebrated another year of excellent A-level and Pre-U results. Overall, 62% of all grades awarded were at A*, A or B and 40% of these grades were at A* and A – a record for the school. Exceptional performers in- cluded Rory Weal (three A*s and one A) who goes on to read history at Queens’ College, Cambridge, and Alexander Midgely (one A* and two As) who is going to read French and Spanish at St Edmond’s College, Oxford. Students at Maidstone Gram-
mar School for Girls have been praised by their head teacher Mary Smith for “putting in the work needed”, with more than 40% achieving A*-A grades and 91% A*-C. Top achievers included best friends Alice Cachia and Helen Oakes who earned seven A*s between them (three and four respectively.)
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