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Record GCSE Results
Students at Valley Park School have achieved record results in English and Mathematics this summer, with two thirds of students attaining at least a grade 4 in both subjects.
Overall, 11 passes were achieved at grade 9, the highest possible grade under the new grading criteria. Students who attained at least one qualification at this exceptionally high level were:
Megan Field (4), Ellie Davenport (2), Anna Wicks (2), Molly Harmon, Khan Mehmet and Jessica Smith.
Notable achievements were:
- Megan Field (Distinction, 4 grade 9s, 3 grade 8s, a grade 7 and a grade 6)
- Anna Wicks (2 grade 9s, 4 grade 8s, 2 grade 7s, a grade 6 and a grade 5)
- Ellie Davenport (Distinction, 2 grade 9s, 2 grade 8s, 4 grade 7s and a grade 5)
- Jessica Tillett (Distinction*, 2 grade 8s, 2 grade 7s, 3 grade 6s, 2 grade 5s and a grade 4)
- Ellis O’Cock (4 grade 7s, 3 grade 6s, 3 grade 5s and a grade 4)
- Jess Smith (Distinction*, a grade 9, 2 grade 7s, 3 grade 6s, a grade 5 and a grade 4)
- Aaron Wood (Distinction*, 2 grade 8s, 2 grade 7s, 2 grade 6s, 2 grade 5s and a grade 4)
- Jo Ross-Gower (a grade 7, 5 grade 6s and 5 grade 5s)
- Bibi Baptiste (2 grade 8s, a grade 7, 3 grade 6s, 2 grade 5s and 3 grade 4s)
- Pella Argiriov (3 grade 8s, a grade 7, 2 grade 6s, 2 grade 5s and 2 grade 4s)
- Holly Doyle (Distinction*, a grade 8, 2 grade 7s, 3 grade 6s and 3 grade 5s)
- Molly Harmon (a grade 9, 2 grade 8s, a grade 7, a grade 6, a grade 5 and 4 grade 4s)
- Ella Hazelwood (2 grade 8s, a grade 7, a grade 6 and 6 grade 5s)
- Charlotte Tristam (a grade 8, 3 grade 7s, 3 grade 6s and 6 grade 5s).
Headteacher Margaret Hutchinson paid tribute to the hard work that led to this outstanding achievement:
Our students and their teachers are rightly very proud of their results today – so much effort has gone into ensuring that students are prepared for every eventuality of the new curriculum at Key Stage 4. We congratulate our students on their successes today and wish them every success in the future.