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Head Julie Derrick with happy students fromInvicta Grammar School


There were plenty of smiles at Oakwood Park Grammar School Girls top league atAlevels


STUDENTS from across the borough went back to school to pick up their much-anticipated Alevel results onAugust 16.


Girls have overtaken boys for


achieving the topgradesnationally this year – despite the number of students awarded A to A* grades falling overall. About 300,000 UK students


pickedup their results,with a total of 801,002 A-levels awarded - the lowest number since 2005. Figures fromthe Joint Council for Qualifi- cations also show the number of students awarded an A grade or higher fell to its lowest since 2007. Despite recent controversy about


universities making students un- conditional offers before they re- ceive their final results, pupils continued to have their hardwork rewardedwith some top grades. Year 13 students at Invicta


Grammar School achieved superb resultswith63%of all grades being A*,Aor B grades this year. Three students secured Oxford


and Cambridge places. Matilda Head will study psychology at Cambridge; Toni Quadri will study French at Oxford and Misa Rai will study medicine at Cam- bridge. Head Julie Derrick said: “I am


proud and excited about thewon- derful futures for our students.” Maplesden Noakes reported a


“fantastic set of results” with 65% of students gettingA* to B grades. Head boy Zak Byskup (2As, B),


who will study sports manage- ment atLoughboroughUniversity, and Bethany Longhurst (2 As, B) were amongst the top performers. Deputy head Tom Newcombe


said: “We are thrilled for our stu- dents. Our results are fantastic.” At Oakwood Park Grammar


School, proud head KevinMoody said almost a third of the year achievedA* andAgrades. Students will go on to study in the world’s top educational insti-


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proud of the achievements of our students. Meeting them as they collected their results highlighted the dedication and hardwork dis- played by students and teachers.” There were celebrations at Val-


ley Park School, where 87%of re- sultswere at grade C and above. Three quarters of vocational re-


Students were jumping for joy atMaidstone Girls’ Grammar School


tutions. After achieving A*AA, head girl,Nina Lewis,will take up her place at University College, Oxford, to study English. Mr Moody said: “Head boy,


Thomas Place is launching into a City career, Alexander Pollington will join accountancy firmWilkins Kennedy on a degree apprentice- ship and ScarlettWright will join theMetropolitan Police.” For the third time in four years,


St Simon Stock Catholic School said itsA level achievement ranks in the top 10% of all schools na- tionally.One in fiveAlevel entries achieved A* or A, and more than one in three entries achievedA* to B grades. LibbieRaines achievedaplace at


Exeter to study geography, Sergio Niblett-Moraleswill studyEnglish at Queen Mary University, Freya Bailes, who will go to Durham University to study economics withmanagement and Jack Pattin- son,who achieved threeA* grades and will study engineering in the RoyalNavy. School principal, Jon Malone,


said: “These excellent results show what can be achieved when hard- working, ambitious studentswork closelywith excellent teachers.” CornwallisAcademy celebrated


a 16% increase in students achiev- ingA* to C grades, and a 20% im-


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provement inA* to B grades. CharlieHaffenden (3As, C)will


study journalism at Sheffield Uni- versity.DavidHammond (2As, B) will studying veterinary medicine after a gapyear. JoshuaListon (A, 2 Bs) has applied to join the Metro- politan Police. Joe Sutton, director of sixth form, said: “These out- comes reflect the dedication of our students, staff and parents.” MaidstoneGrammarSchool for


Girls achieved the bestA level re- sults since the curriculumreform. Over a quarter of all gradeswere


A* or A, with 22 students achiev- ing, three, four or five A* to A grades. Therewas a 3%increase in A* to B grades and 86% achieved A* to C grades. HeadDeborah Stanley said: “We


are delighted with the achieve- ments of all our students andwish themthe very best for the future.” The Lenham School is celebrat-


ing a strong set of level 3 BTEC re- sults, with an 85% pass rate at Distinction* to Pass. All students secured their first choice destina- tions at university, in apprentice- ships or employment. Lucy Bishop will study primary educa- tion at Canterbury Christchurch and Kallum Balcomb will study marine biology at Anglia Ruskin University. HeadChris Foreman said: “I am


sultswere at distinction or distinc- tion* and 83%of studentswill take up their place at university. The top performers were Maria Si- monova (2 A*, A), Kingsley King- don (3 As), Akua Oppey (3 As), Elizabeth Clack (A*, A, B), JonathanBeale (2As,B) andAdam Tweedie (2As, B). HeadMargaretHutchinsonsaid:


“It is a credit to thediligence of our student.” MaidstoneGrammarSchool an-


nounced a “very good and im- proving set ofAlevel results.” Just under 60% were graded A*


toB,up5%fromtheprevious year. Forty students achieved twoAs or better and 18 students achieved at least threeAs.BradleyCahalin and Robert Sunnucks gained threeA*s and Peter Foreman and Cagri Us- taoglu achieved 4A* grades. HeadmasterMarkTomkins said:


“The improvement from last year reflects the hard work of the stu- dents and staff.” Sutton Valence School’s head


master Bruce Grindlay congratu- lated students on another year-on- year increase inA* to B grades. This year, 60% of all grades are


A* toB– anincrease of 8%over last year’s results. A record-breaking 100% of students who completed the extended project qualification achieved A* to A grades. Top achieverswere Francis Romano (3 A*, A, B), Kate Woodford and Yonglang Zhu (both achieving 3 A*,A).


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