GCSE results
downsmail.co.uk GCSE students make the grade
GCSE students across the district are celebrating after going for gold and matching the national rise in A*-C grades this year.
Exam officials confirm that 68.8%
of entries scored A*-C (up 0.7%), while those achieving a C or above in English dipped, as did the overall pass rate (98.5%). However, across the country
pupils fared better in maths, with 62.4% getting a gradeCor above (up 4.8%). The dip in English has been put
down to recent reforms, which have included amove to linear, non-mod- ular courses and less coursework and the removal of the "speaking and listening" element of the subject. The gender gap also continued,
with 73.1% of girls’ exam entries achieving A*-C compared with 64.3% for boys. Exam officials also highlighted a fall in the numbers of entries for biology, chemistry and physics – the first decline for a decade. This is how youngsters fared in
our region: TheMalling School, East Malling, celebrated its best everGCSEresults, with over 50% achieving five or more A*-C grades. Eighteen of the 106 who sat the
exams were attached to The Tyde- man Centre, a specialist provision for pupils with speech, language and communication difficulties. MoreAs andA*swere achieved this year than any year previously, with 10% of grades at gradeAor A*. Students did particularly well in
maths, English and languages, with 63%of pupils achieving a gradeCor above in English, 55% in maths and 95% in foreign languages. Head Carl Roberts said: “It was a pleasure to see so many pupils achieving excellent results today. This year group worked particularly hard and really deserved to dowell. Students atValleyPark School are celebrating another outstanding set of GCSE results. 58% of students achieved the gold standard of A*-C passes in both English and maths. There was a 66% A*-C pass rate
overall, with 207 students sitting exams. Top achievers included Niamh
Ellen; Amy Marks; Charlotte Beale; Megan Riley; Anastasia Egorova; Bree Hayward and May Oney who all achieved at least 6 A and A* grades.
Headteacher Vic Ashdown said:
“This is another outstanding set of results that students, parents and staff can be rightly proud of. My congratulations go to them and their families as they move on to the next stage of their education.” At Invicta Grammar, 100% of stu-
dents achieved fiveA*-C grades and 72% of all gradeswere at A*/A. More than three-quarters of all 181 students gained five or moreA* orA
20 Malling September 2016 Good news for these students from The Malling School (above) and Invicta Grammar School for Girls (right)
grades and, over half eight A* or A grades. Head Julie Derrick said: “We are exceptionally proud of our students and staff. If learningwas an Olympic sport, our students and staff would have won gold.” Notable achievers included MuskaanAli, Mangat Guntash, Bry- ony Jenner, Emily Lloyd, Shona Mitchelmore, Michalina Michalska, Yasmin Pewsey and Sophie Scott, who achieved straight A*s. Lucy Brice, Maddie Campbell,
Evie Horner, Lydia Levett and Suha Miah achieved 12 A* orAgrades Twins Olasubomi and Olamid Tolu-Ogunpolu achieved 21 A/A* grades between them, seven of them A*s. At St Simon Stock Catholic School a total of 68% of pupils at- tained A*-C grades in English and maths, with 97% earning A*-Cs in English language, and 24 earning A*A grades across more than half their subjects. Ryan Ellesmere, Carol Mealin-Vazquez, Aiden Huynh- Nguyen and Ben George averaged A*A grades across nearly all their subjects. A third of students achieved an
average of more than one whole grade higher than their target in all their subjects, with exceptional re- sults forWiktoria Miszczak, Zachary Jones and Ellie Hodgetts. Principal BrendanWall said: “For
the last few years our students have made significantly greater progress than students in schools nationally.” At Maidstone Grammar School
for Girls, students notched up an- other “pleasing set of results”, with 61% of achieving five or more A*/A grades, and 37% at least eight at these grades.
Congratulations go to Lauren O
and Grace S who both earned 11 A* grades. Head Deborah Stanley said: “These results reflect the huge amount of work by our students, to-
St Simon Stock art students Gabriela Zorek, Adrianne Soliven and Coleen Waterton with teacherMay Farrell, and below, Megan Parrott, Scott Fox, Aaron Biggs and Bobby Liston collect their results at New Line Learning Academy
gether with the support and encour- agement of the teaching staff.” At Maplesden Noakes, 56% of students achieved five or more A*- Cs - 82% including English and 65% maths. Those earning special mention in- cluded: Sammi Ta (10 A*s, two As), Zak Allam (seven As, two Bs and three Cs), Rukiya Choudhury (four A*s, five As, and three Bs), Brooke Ellis (two A*s, eight As and two Bs) and Charlie-May Loft (two A*s, six As, three Bs). Head Jane Prideaux said: “This
year group worked extremely hard and we are all very proud of their outstanding achievements.”
Of 115 students who sat GCSEs at
New Line Learning Academy,in Loose, 1.6% achievedA* and43%se- cured A*-C grades. Notable successes included Vicky Harris, who secured As in English language and literature, as well as six Bs; Angel Limbu (anAin PE and six Bs), Bobby Liston (anAin art and a B in PE), and Craig Lionet (A grades in Mandarin and maths, as well as six Bs). Principal David Elliott said:“Well
done to all our students, but in par- ticular to those who worked excep- tionally hard to achieve excellent results, which are testament to their dedication and efforts.”
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