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downsmail.co.uk Invicta topping schools’ league
INVICTAGrammar School (IGS) is in the top 10 secondaries in the country, according to a survey. TOP 10 KENT SCHOOLS
The Real School Guide has used
51 measures to rate IGS is number one in Kent and seventh across the country,with a five star, 86%rating. Headteacher andjointCEOof the
Valley Invicta Academies Trust (VIAT), Julie Derrick said: “It is tes- tament to the hard work of all our students, staff and parents. “I believe that the achievements
we have aredown to the fact thatwe all have a collaborative drive for the same thing: outstanding care, out- standing education andoutstanding opportunities. “If our students are happy, they
will thrive; we also work very hard to ensure that there is a balance of academia and opportunities.” MaidstoneGirls’Grammar School
also makes it into the Kent top 10 and is 60th nationally, with a five star and 76%rating. St Simon Stock Catholic School
was the highest-ranked non-selec- tive school in the Maidstone area with a near 60% ranking and a five star rating. It is rated 25th in Kent and was the only non-selective school to achieve five stars.
Head Julie Derrick with successful GCSE students at Invicta Grammar School VIAT school Valley Park was an-
other strong performer,with a three star rating and above mid-table na- tionally. It is 39th in Kent. Maplesden Noakes also takes a
three star rating, a mid-table na- tional placement and 44th in Kent. Other local secondary schools,
such as New Line Learning and Cornwallis academies, fare lesswell both locally and
nationally.Neither NewLine nor Cornwalliswere pre- pared to comment.
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categories – attainment, teaching, at- tendance andoutcomes – to come to its ratings. Attainment is worth 30% of the
total score and is based on howwell pupils do in comparison with the national average, aswell as teachers' average salaries. Attendance, worth 15%, is based
on absence rates, looking at levels of sessionsmissed, aswell as unautho- rised and persistent absence.
Invicta Grammar School, Maidstone The Rochester Grammar School TunbridgeWells Girls' Grammar School Dartford Grammar School Tonbridge Grammar School Dartford Grammar School for Girls Sir JosephWilliamson's Mathematical School, Rochester Highworth Grammar School, Ashford Maidstone Grammar School for Girls BennettMemorial Diocesan School, TunbridgeWells
Outcomes is also worth 15% and
is based on what proportion of pupils continue with education, or training within three months in comparison to the national average. Scores are worked out by giving
the best performing school in each category top marks, with all other schools receivingpoints adjustedac- cording to their comparative per- formance.
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