Valley Park School

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Valley Park School
Valley Park School Logo.PNG
Address
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Huntsman Lane

Maidstone
,
Kent
,
ME14 5DT

United Kingdom
Coordinates51°16′30″N 0°32′10″E / 51.27502°N 0.53616°E / 51.27502; 0.53616Coordinates: 51°16′30″N 0°32′10″E / 51.27502°N 0.53616°E / 51.27502; 0.53616
Information
TypeAcademy
Local authorityKent
SpecialistArts College
Department for Education URN136581 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair of GovernorsMr Nick Baster
HeadteacherMrs Margaret Hutchinson
Staff143
GenderCo-educational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1658
Colour(s)Green & White
Websitehttp://www.valleypark.viat.org.uk

Valley Park School is an academy school in Maidstone, Kent, England. The school caters for girls and boys between the ages of 11 and 18.

Valley Park became a specialist Arts College in July 2007.[1] It also has the Artsmark Gold award.[2]

Valley Park holds many activities for students e.g. focus days, trips to foreign countries and the best young farmers club in Kent. The school offers a wide range of subjects including English, Maths, History, Science, Music, P.E., Drama, D.T., I.C.T, Art, R.E., Geography, Business Studies, Modern Languages and Agriculture.

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The school's GCSE results are average for a secondary school, with 89% of students achieving 5 A*-C grades, with 41% 5A*-C including English and Maths.[3] Valley Park is in the top 5% of schools nationally for Contextual Value Added with a score of 1047.9[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Valley Park Community School". Ofsted. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Telegraph.co.uk: 2009 KS4 School League Tables". Schools.tmg.daltonfirth.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
  4. ^ "Education | League Tables | Performance results for Valley Park Community School". BBC News. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2010.

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