Valley Park School

Valley Park School
Address
Huntsman Lane Maidstone , Kent , ME14 5DT United Kingdom
Coordinates	51°16′30″N0°32′10″E / 51.27502°N 0.53616°E / 51.27502; 0.53616
Information
Type	Academy
Local authority	Kent
Specialist	Arts College
Department for Education URN	136581 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair of Governors	Nick Baster
Headteacher	D Jones
Staff	143
Gender	Co-educational
Age	11to 18
Enrolment	1658
Colour(s)	Green & White
Website	http://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.

Results

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.
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.

External links

• Official website