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The wait for results is over for these students from Aylesford School - Sports College (left) and Maidstone Girls’ Grammar School A-level success for Kent pupils
STUDENTS from across the area have been celebrating the fruits of their labours after taking delivery of their A-level results.
They compare well with the na-
tional picture, which shows a small decline (0.1%) in those achieving the highest A*/A grades (25.9%) but a record 409,000 accepted for univer- sity (up 3%). The number of A-levels taken this
year rose to more than 850,000, with 13,415 more female entrants. Also increasing was the number sitting core subjects, with maths entries up 20% since 2010 and English and bi- ology equally popular. While there was a sharp rise in students study- ing computing, fewer sat music, German, design and technology and French. At Aylesford School – Sports College, successful students will be going on to study for a range of ca- reers from music to nursing and construction to goldsmithing. Luke Draper gained anA in psy- chology, a B in sociology and aDin literature and will be continuing his studies in psychology and literature at Canterbury Christ Church. Lauren Rivett secured a B in soci-
ology, aCin psychology, and aDin literature, and will train as a nurse at Canterbury Christ Church. Paige Hibbert received aCin psychology, a B in sociology and a DM for her business studies diploma. She will be taking a gap year before joining the police. Euan Murdoch earned a distinc-
tion* in music and a distinction in public services and is heading off to the Brighton Institute of Music. Poppy Monk gained a C in art, and a distinction* in health and social care and will study jewellery and goldsmithing at the UCA. Becky Massbery received a B in psychol- ogy and sociology and will be tak- ing a foundation degree in education at Mid Kent College. Every student passed at Invicta Grammar School for Girls, earning some 150A*/A grades – 10.5% at the highest level. Head Julie Derrick noted the ris- ing number (25.4%) achieving an
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Head Julie Derrick with some of the successful students from Invicta Girls Grammar School
A*-B grade, providing more with access to university. Lara Hebdon, Felicity March and Anastasia Nicholl-Pierson are off to Cam- bridge, Plymouth and Leeds to study medicine, dentistry and vet- erinary science. Head girl Georgia Wells gained
five A*/A grades and will study physiotherapy at Birmingham. Other notable achievers were: Catherine Lincoln, Harriet Turner and GeorgiaWells (fiveA*s and an A); Lara Hebdon (four A*s); Grace Carol and Sophie Aujard (four A*s and an A) and Amber-Louise Tree and TomWei (three A*s and anA). Invicta’s extended project qualifi-
cation saw 36 pupils earn A*/As. Mrs Derrick said: “Our students
have yet again risen to the challenge of combining their own academic achievement and raising nearly £48,000 for charity.” At Maplesden Noakes, students
achieved a 100% pass rate in bothA- level and BTEC exams, with 45% in the topA*-B grades and 70% A*-C. Head Jane Prideaux said the re-
sults reflected the dedication of staff and students to achieve the best, with particular praise to: Dan Williams (three As, two Bs); Kim Walsh (two As, a B, two Cs);Megan Bicknell (BTEC sport double dis- tinction; two Cs and a B) and Sharonjit Hayre (two As, a B and a C).All are going to university. Future Schools’ Trust, which has
sites at Cornwallis and New Line Learning Academies, had 131 sixth- formers taking A-levels, and 62%
achieved an A*-C grade. Cornwallis notched up 32.4% A*-
B grades, while at New Line Learn- ing 76.9% of students achieved distinction* to merit in BTEC quali- fications. Students leading the celebrations included deputy head girl Zoe Het- herington and deputy head boy Ben Hartnell. Zoe achieved a double dis- tinction* in business, a distinction* in travel, anA* in psychology, a B in English, and C in government and politics, while Ben is heading to Ox- ford Brooks University to study law.
Sian Killington got A*s in sociol-
ogy and her extended project, as well as Bs in media and psychology. At Simon Stock Catholic School,
95% of Year 13 students achieved at least two A levels and more than halfwere A*-B. Notable successeswere: EvaMal-
pass (three A*s); Jack Barnes, Thomas Bourne, Martin Burstow, Abigail
Clarke, Andrew
Coatsworth, George Craven, Holly Davey, Amy Dowd, Louise Goswell, Anna Harrison, Helena Sampayo, Ethan Wheeler and Clare Woodward (AAB or better). Principal Brendan Wall said: “These results are exceptional for a comprehensive school.” Maidstone Grammar School for
Girls witnessed an increase in stu- dents achieving the top grades. Of the 174 students taking the
exam, 30% got A*/A, with 66% A*- B, and an overall pass rate of 90%. Lucy V earned straight A* grades
and is planning to go to ExeterUni- versity to study economics. Nine students achieved at least two A*s, including Madeleine B and Chloe F (threeAs and anA*). Madeleine will read maths and Chloe computer sci- ence. At Oakwood Park Grammar,a
third of all students achievedA*/As. Thirteen gained three or four
A*/As. ThomasWard (twoA*s and anA) will study maths at St Peter’s College, Oxford, and head boy Christopher Johnson (A* and two As) will go to St Edmund’s Hall, Oxford, to study politics, philoso- phy and economics. Robert Craw- ford (A* and two As) will read history at Trinity College, Cam- bridge.
Studying maths at St Andrew’s
will be Gwilym Old (A* and three As); Mitchel Shephard, Joseph Hilder and Daniel Harris (two A*s and an A) will study at Bath, bio- medical sciences at York and com- puter science at Southampton; and Jack Slater (A* and two As) at Ex- eter. Thomas Collins (three As) is hoping to study chemical engineer- ing.
Success in the arts and humanities subjects also figured strongly. Head girl Alice Churchill (three As) will study theology at Exeter. James Samuel, Stanley Draper and Charlie Catmull (three As) will take up places at Russell Group universities to study history, geography and digital production. A record 57% of Valley Park School students earned A/A* grades,with 87% anA*-C pass. Notable performances came from:
Daniel Greenhead (three As), Lucy Kitney (two A*s and a B), Mathew Porter (an A*, two As and a B), Craig Barden (three A*s and two As), Alisha Bell (three A*s and an A), Isabelle O’Nion (two A*s and a B), Amy Reed (two A*s and a C), Lauren Apperley, Shanon Rupacha and Jack Cutler (twoA*s and anA), Ellie Harber-Russell and Katie Hay- lor (three A*s) and Natalie Hatfull
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