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Video: GCSE results day in Kent

Kent's brainy schoolchildren rewrote the record books yet
again as thousands aced their GCSEs, results
out today reveal.

Across the county nervous pupils opened their results envelopes
in the hope of high-scoring grades - and we were there to see
them.

Provisional figures released by Kent County Council show it
has been another record year for our students.

A staggering 77.7 per cent got five A* to C grades
- up 4.7 per cent on 2009 and 8.6 per cent above the national
average.

One of the stars of the day was Barton Court
Grammar School pupil Jack Lowe, who bagged an
incredible 14 A*s.

Jack said: "I was overjoyed! To get 14 As. I was so happy,
so overjoyed I can't explain it.

"I'm staying on at Barton Court doing the International
Baccalaureate.

"I probably want to go on to do geography or foreign languages
at university. I'm not sure about a career yet.

"My family are so happy they've all been calling me and texting
me.

"I'm not celebrating tonight, some people have got things
planned but I'm seeing my dad."

Another star was 16-year-old Aylesford School
Sports College football prodigy George King who
came back to Kent to get his results.

George has moved up to Manchester for a two year
scholarship with Manchester City.

He said: "It's been pretty difficult because I've had two
and half days out of school every week but I've dealt with it well
as I've got the grades I wanted.

"I'm going to take life as it comes at the moment but I think
I've just got to train hard and play hard then hopefully I'll
get two more years on my contract."

George's
head teacher Doug Lawson said: "We are absolutely delighted - we've
had five years of continued growth.

"We pleased with all our children. Ninety four per
cent of all children have achieved five GCSEs C and above. We
have a great number of A* and Bs as well.

"We continue to improve because we have great children some
fantastic staff, the best staff I've ever worked with.

"We've got the key people giving the right pathway for children
and a curriculum that offers choice.

"The children love it, they have fun here and they do
exceptionally well.

"Over a hundred of my students out of 160 will be coming
back for sixth form."

Mr Lawson's message to his pupils was: "Have
sensible fun this evening and congratulations to them all."

Angley School in Cranbrook revealed 26 per
cent of its students achieved 10 or more GCSE passes.

Assistant head teacher Caroline Collins said that 612 passes at
GCSE level, with a half of these at grade A*, A or B.

She added: "2010 has been a busy year for our year 11s as they
have grown in maturity and knowledge.

"With 93 students applying to the sixth form it will be the
largest year 12 group the school has seen and I wish them well in
their future studies."

At Hugh Christie Technology College in
Tonbridge the percentage of pupils achieving five or more GCSE A*
to C grades was 71 per cent.

At Hartsdown Technology College in Margate the
star performers included Jake Clarke and Bang Hoang who both
achieved 13 passes with nine A grades each.

Abbie Norcross and Josie Llewellyn also achieved 13 passes above
C grade and a total of 50 students achieved 10 or more
GCSEs.

Principal Andy Somers said: "We have astonishingly good results
across the board and have again broken our own records.

"I could not be more proud or pleased for the students, staff
and parents - these results reward the talent, effort and
determination of them all.

"I saw the results on my birthday - what a fantastic
present!

"More than ever, this underlines what we really believe in at
Hartsdown - it is the people that makes a good school like
ours so successful."

Students and staff at St Simon Stock Catholic
School in Maidstone are celebrating their best ever GCSE
results for the second year running.

The school had a pass rate of 100 per cent, with 83 per cent of
students achieving five or more GCSEs at the higher grades A* to C,
and 67 per cent achieving five or more A* to C grades including
English and maths.

Acting head teacher Jon Malone said: "This year’s figures are
quite exceptional and outstanding.

"Last year we reported our best ever results, but these by far
exceed them.

"The proportion of our students achieving 5 or more A* to C
grades is 12 percentage points higher than last year’s already
outstanding achievement.

"Our target was to place ourselves in the top quarter of similar
schools nationally, and for the second year running we have
exceeded the figure we aimed for, this year quite significantly
so.

"I am delighted for our students, the majority of whom have
achieved or surpassed their own personal targets."

At Wrothan School in Sevenoaks the number of
pupils gaining five A* to C grades including maths and English went
up for the fourth year in a row.

It is now 57 per cent, nine per cent higher than in 2009.
Overall, 91 per cent of pupils gained 5 GCSEs at A* to C, seven per
cent higher than last year.

Outstanding pupils included Amy Sears who got eight A*
grades, Anna Johnson and Hannah Stokes were awarded five A*
grades.

Head teacher David Day said: "We may not have state of the art
buildings, but we have a will to do the best we can for every
child.

"Our 'learn to think, strive to know' philosophy reaps dividends
because we place great emphasis upon the art of communication.

"Parents know if they send their children there is a nine out of
10 chance of gaining five good GCSE grades and a better than one in
two chance of achieving those top grades in English and maths."

At Cranbrook School in Cranbrook every one of
the 147 pupils who took GCSEs at the school got five A* to C
grades, and 60 per cent had either A or A* grades.

The average points score per pupil was 568.

After the results are published, anyone wanting advice on what
to do next should get in contact with the careers advice
service Connexions.

Audio: Connexions careers
guidance advisor Lizzie Roser

The Connexions Kent and Medway telephone helpline is 01622 683155 or visit http://www.connexionskentandmedway.co.uk/

Connexions will also be holding an open day in Dover on
September 1 where students can get tips on what to do next.

You will be able to:

* Find out about training courses and meet
training providers

* Look for job vacancies

* Get help with CVs and applications

* Talk to a Connexions Personal Adviser

The event will take place at Dover Connexions Access Point,
London Road, Dover, between 1pm and 3pm.

For more information contact 01304 226 796.

You can also visit www.kentchoices4u.com for information on courses and training opportunities across Kent.

Return to this page later to find out the GCSE results
at your local schools.

Do you have a message for anyone getting their results
today or know of a great GCSE story?

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