. . . . . A' Level Results 2014 PRESS RELEASE A-LEVEL RESULTS AT KENNET SCHOOL Thursday 14 August 2014 Kennet School is absolutely delighted to receive another superb set of A-levelresults. The Headmaster congratulates all pupils involved in these examinations and their parents and teachers too. There were 182 candidates in the Upper Sixth andthere have been excellent performances across the full range of ability and across all subjects. The overall pass rate is an outstanding 100%. The percentage of grades at A*-C has gone up to 85%, and the percentage A* - B grades is 59%. There were particularly strong performances from Art & Design, Dance, Economics, English Language, English Literature, the Extended Project, Geography, History, Mathematics, Photography, Physical Education, Physics andTheatre Studies. Congratulations go to all pupils for their achievements. Special mention should be made of the following, who scored particularly strongly: Siobhan Clack going to Bath to read Mathematics Kieran Tate going to Bath to read Civil Engineering James Ashford going to University College, London to read Theoretical Physics Luke Cottell going to Imperial to read Geology Victoria Thompson going to Imperial to read Chemistry Erica Martin going to Bristol to read Geology Laura McNally going to Nottingham to read Geography Ellen Lomasney going to Liverpool to read Dental Surgery Natasha Stacey will be having a gap year Rhiannon Harries going to Nottingham to read Nutrition and Food Science Oliver Ryan going to Imperial to read Physics with Theoretical Physics Congratulations to William Collie who scored an eye-catching 3 A*s. The school would also like to congratulate those involved in vocational qualifications, as the results here are also excellent. A special mention of Health and Social Carewhere 32 pupils scored straight Distinction*s (The equivalent of A*s at ALevel). These results show the great strength and depth of the school and are amongst thebest results the school has ever achieved and show further improvement on lastyear. It is also worth adding that 30%of all grades were at A* and A and we are very proud of the 43 A*s at A Level matched by the Distinction*s mentioned above. The vast majority of pupils have won a place on a degree course and weare confident that all our pupils leaving school this summer can look forward to a very bright future. This talented group of young people made a huge contribution to the development of their school andwill, I am certain, to the wider community. Well done one and all. PG Dick, Headmaster Powered by Frog