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THE KINGS OF WESSEX SCHOOL, CHEDDARGCE EXAMINATION RESULTS – JUNE 2008A-Level ResultsStudents at The Kings of Wessex School once again achieved an excellent set of A-level resultswith an overall pass rate of 98%. The national average for the highest grades was once againexceeded with 29% of A-level entries achieving grade A compared with 25% nationally. Thiscohort of students is also to be congratulated for setting another new record at Kings for thehighest average point score per entry of 92 UCAS points. Most pleasingly 77% of gradesachieved were C or better, another highly commendable achievement. Clearly this cohort ofstudents has performed excellently. Their magnificent achievements should be widely celebrated.Many individual students performed exceptionally well and are to be particularly congratulated.Four students achieved the amazing feat of 4 grade A’s in their subjects. They are: Samuel Bird(Mark) who will read Biomedical Engineering at Imperial College, London; Elizabeth Freeman(Rowberrow) who is studying Natural Sciences at Emmanuel College, Cambridge; JonathanSmith (Cheddar) embarking upon Biochemistry at Manchester University and NaomiTaschimowitz (Loxton) who will be going to Trinity College, Cambridge to study Economics.Another remarkable achievement was realised by 10 students who gained three grade A’s intheir subjects. They are: Bethan Tucker (Wedmore) who is planning to study Medicine atUniversity College London (having achieved 3 A’s and a B); Harry Briffitt (Brent Knoll) embarkingupon a Chemistry degree at Manchester University; Elen Davies (Cheddar) studying CulturalCriticism at Cardiff University; Oliver Halmkin (Brent Knoll) following a course in Chemistry atBath University; Lily Mason (Axbridge) pursuing Textile Design at Nottingham Trent University;Fraser McQueen (Axbridge) who will be studying Mining Engineering at Exeter University;Bethan Meadowcroft (Cheddar) reading Engineering at Oxford University; Bethany Morgan(Weare) studying Physics with Astrophysics at Leeds University; Jennifer Scott (Cheddar)embarking upon Biomedical Sciences at Southampton University and Daniel Ward (East Brent)who will read Mathematics at Durham University.To summarise, this year group are to be highly commended upon their wonderful achievements.These are reflected by the fact that in total 104 A level grade A’s were awarded. They have donethemselves, their parents, their villages and the school much credit. We wish them all the verybest for a successful future.Advanced Subsidiary (AS) ResultsResults were also very promising for Year 12 students who attained an overall pass rate of 88%.An impressive 112 ‘A’ grades were achieved by students representing 19% of the total number ofawards made. These achievements of Year 12 are hopefully a pre-cursor to success in nextsummer’s A-level exams.Two students realised the outstanding achievement of 5 straight ‘A’ grades in their subjects. Theyare Thomas Day (Axbridge) and Ruth Laing (Wells). Eleven others excelled by achieving at least4 A grades in their subjects. They are: Helen Taylor (Mark); Nicola Sentance (Cheddar) andSteven Lukins (Cheddar) who all achieved 4 A’s and a B; Freya Gruffydd-Jones (Lympsham);Timothy Dixon (Mark); Maxwell Ash (Stone Allerton); Jake Hodgetts (Blackford); Daniel Layton(Shipham); Hannah Lucas (Axbridge); Elizabeth Rabbitts (Wedmore) and Jonathan Talbot fromBiddisham. Three other students are to be heartily congratulated for the excellent achievementof 5 AS passes at either A or B grade. They are Iain Haggerty from Lympsham (3 A’s and 2 B’s);

Lucy Fenton from Blackford (2 A’s and 3 B’s) and Thomas Stanley from Cheddar (2 A’s and 3B’s).The following 2 students are to be congratulated for gaining at least three grade A’s at AS: EmmaWeight from Mark and William Scott-Hartley from Cheddar.AEA (Advanced Extension Award) – Year 13Cantwell Jack – ENSlade Tamsin - ENA-Level Results – Year 13Afifi Mohamad - BI CH HIAllen Charlotte - MS PO* REAllen Harriet - MS PS TSArshad Jalal - BI CH PHBabbington Alexander - EN HI PEBailey Duncan - GG PSBaker Robert - CS DT* GGBall Sarah - DT EN MSBarrett Candice – AR* PS TX*Bennetts Alexander - CS MA PHBerry Lloyd - BI CH HIBird Samuel – CH* FMA* MA* PH*Blackhurst Natalie – BS* EL PSBradley Emily - AR PO* TX*Bradley Victoria - AR DT TXBrady Jack - BI PHBriffitt Harry – BI* CH* PH*Brogden Aimee - BI MS* PSBroom Kimberley - EL FR PS*Burland Andrew - PS TSCanham Eleanor - EL FR MSCantwell Jack - EN HI TSCarne Caroline - HI MS PSCarter Laura – EL* HI* MACaton Laura - BI GG PEChinn Charlotte - CH EL* GMChir Elizabeth - BS CS MACoates Peter – FMA GM* MAConroy Alexander - EN MS PO*Cooper Rebecca – CH ENCottis Amber - GG PS RECovell James - DT PO*Crocker Louise - CS HI MACulliford Ellen - AR EN MSDavies Elen – HI* MS* RE*Davies Sasha – EN* GG* GMEccleston Kelly – EN* EL PSEriksson Ebba - PE PS REFarmer Georgina - EN HI MSFester Paul - BI CH MAFreeman Elizabeth – BI* CH* HI* PH*Gamlin Robert - BI CH PHGilling Hannah - BS EL PSGoddard Mark - CH MA PH*Gowan Natasha - EN EL HIGreaves Jonathan - BI FR GMGribbin Lorna - BI CH PSGriffiths Dale - BI DT GGHaining David – MA PH TSHale Bethany - EN EL FRHall Alastair - DT GG PHHalmkin Oliver – BI* CH* GG*Harvey Christopher - BS GGHoughton James - HI PSJohnson Kimberley - DT PSJones Samuel - MU RE TSKammerling Benjamin - CS MA PHKimmins Alexandra - PE PSKnight Aimee - BI EL MSLeaney Gemma - HI PE PSLee Philip - MU PS TSLewis Matthew – AR* DT HILucas Roland – FMA MA* PHMages Benjamin - GG MSMason Lily – AR* EL* HI*McGinty Charles – FMA MA PHMcKenzie Hannah - MU PO TSMcNaughton Hannah - EL FR REMcQueen Fraser – CH* MA* PH*Meadowcroft Bethan – FMA* MA* PH*Morgan Bethany – FMA* MA* PH*Mottram Lawrence - BI BS MSMounsdon Henry - BI CH PSMurray Elizabeth – FMA MA RE

Crummey Adam - ELDaintree Richard - MA PH PO* PSDavies Liam - MU PODay Patrick - GG HI MA PHDay Thomas – CH* FMA* GG* HI* MA*Dennis Edward - MS PODixon Timothy – BI* CH* FMA MA* PS*Doran Alexander - BS PODrake Paul - BS GS HI PSDrinkwater Abbie - BI CH EL GGEdwards Robert - MS PE PS REElliott James - EN EL HI TSElliott Michael - BI CT FR PHEllis Gary - GS MS POEvans Rhiannon – EN* EL FR HI*Fenton Lucy – CT* HI* MA PS REFerguson David - BI EN GG* IT PSFerguson Emily - BI EL PE PSFoster Samantha - BI EL PE PO*Fozzard Thomas - HI PE PSFrost David – DT* FMA MA PHFry Lilian - DT EL MS PSGall Eleanor - AR CT FR MU TX*Georgiou Stephanie - PO PSGleeson Jackson - BI CT HI TSGooding Hannah - BI HI* PE PSGowan Craig - ENGreen Connie - BI EN PS REGriffin Gareth - EN EL HIGriffiths Jack - MSGruffydd-Jones Freya – BI* MA* PO* PS*Haggerty Iain – CH* CT GG* MA PH*Hambling Philippa - AR CT EN MSHarding Laura - AR ELHawkings Emily - BI CH GG* PS*Hemmings Joel - BS CH CT MA PHHicks Jack - CT EN EL HI PSHiggs Thomas - BI CH CT MA PHHobbs Daniel - BS CT PE PO*Hodgetts Jake – BI* CH* MA* PH*Hole Joshua - BS FMA HI* MA PEHolt Alexander – CT HI MS* PSHomes Gemma - AR DT GS MSHoward Sarah - BI CH CT* GG* PHHughes Daniel - GG MS* PO* PSIreland Robert - BS CT ELJeffries Emma - BI HI IT PSJenkins Ellen - CT FR RE TXJones Liam - GG MSKay Joseph - GS POKelk Vanessa - EN PS RE TX*Kent Emma - CH GG MA PHKnight Christopher - PE PSKnowles Jennifer - POLaing Ruth – BI* CH* FMA* MA* PH*Laken Ellen - BI CH EN GGLakin Harry - BI CH CT MA PHLayton Daniel – BI* CH* MA* PE*Lucas Hannah – BI* DT* MA* PS*Lukins Steven – CH FMA* MA* PH* PS*Marshall Benjamin - BS CS EN POMather-Lupton Rosemara - CT EN EL PS TS*Matthews Lewis - BI MA PE PSMaycock Amy - BS EL HIMaynard Rebecca - AR POMcColgan Alexander - EN EL HI MSMoger Karen - BS PO* PS REMoxey Bethany - CT EN FR PSNewton Siobhan - BI CH PH RE*Nurse Jennifer - AR BI EN GG*Parsons Rebecca - BI BS PSPeacock Sarah - TXPinnington Maria - BI CH CT HI PSPuddy Sara - BI CH HI PEPurchase Torran - BI CH GG PO*Rabbitts Elizabeth – BI* CH* GG* MA*Read Matthew - CH FMA MA PH PSRendall Gemma – CS* HI MA PSRickard Rebecca - CT PO PSRoach Brinton - BI CH CT PHRobinson Charlotte - BI EL HI PSRobinson Edward - DT GG PERyder Casey - HI PO*Salmon Nathan - AR DT IT TS*Scott-Hartley William – FMA MA MU* PH* PO*Sealey Oliver - BS PE PSSearle David – BS* FMA FR MA* PSSentance Nicola – BI* EN* FR* FMA MA*Shaban Alexander - BI CH* MA PSShaw Christopher - CH CT PH PSShepherd Alice - HI MS PS RESheppard Oliver - CH MA PE PHSlade Toby – PO*Smith Sebastian - DT HI MS PS

Stanley Thomas - CH FMA MA* PH* TSStevens Harriet - EL HI PS TXStewart Declan – FMA MA MU PH PSStott Peter - CH PE PHStroud Kayleigh - AR POTalbot Jonathan – BI* CH* MA* PH*Tanner Nichola - MS PO* PS TXTaschimowitz Joseph – FMA HI MA PHTaylor Helen – AR* CT* EN* GG RE*Teagle Matthew - BS PETee-Boon John - BS PETincknell Miles - CT EN* EL MS* RETinton Hugh - BI CH PSTravis Joanna - DT PS TXTyson Holly - BI CH PE PSUnderwood Andrew - CH EN GM PHWaelchli William - BI CT EN HI TS*Wainwright Frances - BI EN PSWanstall Helen – BI* CH FR MAWard Joseph - BI MA PO* PSWare Brendon - CT ENWatson Harriet - BI CH EN GSWeight Emma – BI* CH* MA PH*Williams Joseph - CH CT* GG* PHWilson Joshua – BI* CH MA PH*BTEC Level 2 First Diploma in BusinessAddis Matthew (Pass)Barlow Digory (Pass)Slade Toby (Merit)Key:(*) = Grade ASubject Codes:Ar ArtBi BiologyBs Business StudiesCh ChemistryCs Computer StudiesCt Critical ThinkingDt Design TechnologyEl English LiteratureEn English LanguageFMA Further MathsFr FrenchGg GeographyGm GermanGS General StudiesHi HistoryIT ICTMa MathsMs Media StudiesMu MusicPe Physical EducationPh PhysicsPo PhotographyPs PsychologyRe Religious StudiesTs Theatre StudiesTx Textiles