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THEREwas plenty of celebrating in schools after GCSE students picked up their results. At Maidstone Grammar School


more than 50% of all subject entries were graded A* or A – 1% higher than last year. More than 98% of students gained


five A*-C grades including maths and English, with almost one in five achieving five or more A* grades. Sixty per cent of students gained


five or moreA*/A grades and87%of the year group were awarded the English Baccalaureate. Twenty-two students achieved six


A* grades or better, with five – Samuel Baxter, Max Green, Saurav Parmar, Joshua Shaw and Lewis White – earning at least 10 A*s. Thirty per cent of students at Maidstone Grammar School for Girls achieved 10 or more A*/A grades and 66% at least five at the same grades. Deborah Stanley, headteacher said: "Particular con- gratulations go to Emily Saunders and Bethan Gilmore, who each achieved at least 12 A*s." At Oakwood Park Grammar School more than a third of students achieved at least five A*/A grades and an average point score per entry of 10 As. Outstanding performances came from Benjamin Gowers who achieved 12 A*s and Cameron Gib- son who earned 10 A*s and two A grades. Other students gaining A*/A


grades in 11 or more subjects in- cluded Isaac Bourne, Kamal El Badawi, Jonathan Hook, Daniel In- glis, Neil Langridge, Callum Mac- Gregor, Josiah Mulabi-Kalete, Rohan Raju and Alex Sheppard. At Invicta Grammar School,


every student achieved at least five A*-C grades and 62% of all grades were A* or A. Of the 173 students, more than a quarter achieved straight A*/A grades. More than a fifth of all students


achieved at least 10A*/A grades and nearly half gained eight A*/A grades. Notable achievements came from Claire Tipton, who received 13 A*/A grades and anA inAS maths, which she took a year early; Pratima Gurung, Molly Reeves, Jessica Glad- well, Natalia Nadolska, Rhiannon Thomas, Jessie Hammond, Molly Mackay and Abigail Vant, who achieved 12 A*/A grades; Verity Adams, Phoebe Dow,EmmaCollier, Kiera Phillips and Jessica Thornton, with 11A*/A grades and anAgrade at AS level. Kerry Finch also achieved 12 A*/As and an A in her AS maths, in which she scored al- most full marks in all modules. Top performer Claire Tipton will


be returning to the school to study A-level maths, chemistry, English and politics. She will also be among three Invicta students representing the UK at the World School Forum


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Clockwise from above, girls at Invicta Grammar School celebrate; Liam Boellitz and Cameron Croucher were among the top performers at New Line Learning Academy, where Katie Maplesden, who achieved an A and A*, pictured with twin brother Adam, also studied


in Italy in October. Claire is hoping to study law at Cambridge. Classmate Kerry Finch hopes to


study maths at Cambridge after she finishes year 13 in Invicta. An overjoyed Molly Reeves will continue her studies with maths, classical civilisation, English and his- tory at A-level and is hoping to study history at university. At New Line Learning Academy,


in Maidstone, Cameron Croucher and Shannon Ashby led the way, with six A*s and As each. LauraValach secured fiveA*s and


As; Emily Morrison, fourA*s andAs and Liam Boellitz three A*s and As. Overall, 93% of students achieved five or more GCSEs. At Cornwallis Academy,inHub-


bards Lane, Linton, Aisling Hunt achieved eightA*s andAs, including biology, chemistry, English lan- guage and literature, maths and physics; Toby Newman and Phoebe Cox both collected six A*s and As; Ashleigh Burr five A*s and As and Joseph White and Zach Stiff both se- cured three A* and As. The school’s overall pass rate, for


five or more GCSEs,was 93%. Students at Valley Park School


were celebrating another record- breaking set of GCSE results, with


Maidstone Town October 2015


59% achieving the gold standard of five A*-C passes including English and maths – 3% up on the previous high of last year. With 208 students sitting GCSE


exams this year, the overall pass rate ofA*-Cwas 67%, with13%of grades at A* and A. High achievers were Bilson Gu-


rung, Hannah Everest, Nicole Kakel, Josie Edwards, Harry Wheelwright, Stefan Crowhurst and Alexander Roberts, who all scored at least six A* grades. Sutton Valence School students


Emelia Browning, William Grabowski, Sam Gray and Jessica Grindlay broke previous records by achieving 43 GCSEA* andAgrades between them. Overall, a third of students


achieved five or more A* or As. At Swadelands School in Lenham, special mention went to Christine Bordean, who achieved three A*s and seven A grades; Ella Ottoway, who achieved 10 GCSEs including four atAgrade and Caitlin Spiers who earned 11, three at A* grade and eight at A. More pupils at The Malling School earned As and A*s this year. The increase in the top grades sup- ported the decision to introduce a


grammar stream two years ago, said a school spokesman. Top performers were Rita Bon- darenko, Jade Howlett and Chloe Pearce, with a string of As and Bs. Ellie Morgan earned 10 A-C grades; Arthur King achieved two A*s and Emily Sayer gained fourAs and four B-Cs. Students at Holmesdale Technol-


ogy College in Snodland put in an impressive show in the sciences, with 67% achievingA*-C in biology, 63% in chemistry and 60% in physics. Science continues to be a success-


ful subject at the school as 67% achieved a high GCSE in Biology, 63% in chemistry and 60% in physics. Business studies also fared well this year with 93% achieving a good GCSE and 100% in PE. KelseaParris stood out with seven


A-A*s along with four B grades and a merit in sports studies. The 16- year-old sat two GCSE exams last year, and hoped to go on to secure a place at Maidstone Grammar School for Girls to do her A-levels. Of those taking business studies


93%achieved a high grade and 100% in PE. Fifty per cent of students atAyles- ford Sports College secured A*-Cs.


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