Results Summary

2009

Senior School (A level)

We have come to expect top grades at A level and this year was no exception with pupils achieving a 99% overall pass rate.  Twenty four subjects achieved 100% pass rate.

 

Senior School (GCSE/IGCSE)

Our pupils have, once again, produced results far above the national average, enjoying yet another successful year of results at both GCSE and A level.

King’s joined many other independent schools throughout the country a few years ago in deciding that our pupils would study Maths at IGCSE (International GCSE), the world’s most popular international qualification for 14 to 16 year olds.  This decision was made to offer a more rigorous paper to pupils than the less demanding Maths GCSE.  The IGCSE examinations prepare pupils better for AS and A2 level study and are recognised by academic institutions and employers around the world and are preferred to GCSEs by all British universities.  From September 2007, we have also offered Science at IGCSE for similar reasons.

We were delighted with the results of this initiative and, this year, our pupils gained a 90.5% pass rate (grades A*-C).  Overall, pupils achieved an average of 8.45 passes per pupil, 30% above the national average.

Two pupils achieved one of the top five marks in English Literature - with over 36,900 candidates nationwide, this is an excellent achievement.

Preparatory School (KS2)

For the last five years King’s Preparatory School has topped the Medway School’s Key Stage 2 performance table and, while local results for this year are, as yet, unavailable, once again the School looks set to repeat its success.

At a time when the proportion of 11-year-olds in England reaching the standard expected of them in English National Curriculum tests has fallen, King’s continues to excel.  Indeed, on the basis of these figures, King’s Preparatory School continues to be in the upper quartile of schools throughout England.  Consistently we have out-performed local primary schools and, once again this year, a high proportion of our children achieved level 5, indicating that our pupils are academically stretched.

This performance is remarkable given the breadth of pupil intake and wide focus of the curriculum at King’s.  It is testimony to the benefits of small class teaching, the dedication and professionalism of the Preparatory School’s specialist staff and the pupils’ hard work.