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Posted on: August 15th 2019

A Level Success

Valley Park School, its students and their parents are in celebratory mood, having received 87% of grades at grade C and above - a record 47% being the very top grades. Three quarters of vocational results were at Distinction or Distinction* and 83% of students are already in a position to take up their place at university.

Against the national backdrop of more challenging vocational and A Level qualifications there have been notable successes for individual students. High attainers were:

  • Maria Simonova (A*A*A)
  • Kingsley Kingdon (AAA)
  • Akua Oppey (AAA)
  • Elizabeth Clack (A*AB)
  • Jonathan Beale (AAB)
  • Adam Tweedie (AAB).

In vocational subjects, students with significant successes were: 

  • Abbie Plaw (A*ACC, Distinction*)
  • Ashleigh Smith (Distinction*, Distinction*, Distinction*, C)
  • Lizzie Wesbroom (Distinction*, Distinction*, Distinction*, C)
  • Tommy Collins (Distinction*, Distinction, Distinction, Distinction)
  • Katie Beck (A*, Distinction*, Distinction)
  • Georgia Wallace (Distinction*, Distinction, A)
  • Luke Hallford (Distinction*, Distinction, Distinction)
  • Nathaniel Ashwood (Distinction*, Distinction, Distinction, B)
  • Alfie Crickmore (Distinction*, Distinction, Distinction).

Headteacher Margaret Hutchinson paid tribute to the hard work of students and teachers that led to the these outstanding achievements:

At a time when A Level and vocational qualifications have become much more challenging nationally, it is a credit to the diligence of our students that they have achieved such success.  It is always a pleasure to share results day with our young people and we wish them every success and happiness in the next stage of their lives.