Valley Park School is an

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Maidstone Maidstone is the largest Town status in the United Kingdom, town in Kent, England, of which it is the county town. Maidstone is historically important and lies 32 miles (51 km) east-south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the c ...

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

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. The school caters for girls and boys between the ages of 11 and 18. Valley Park became a specialist

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in July 2007. It also has the

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Gold award. 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.

Buildings

Results

The school's

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results are average for a secondary school, with 89% of students achieving 5 A*-C grades, with 41% 5A*-C including English and Maths. Valley Park is in the top 5% of schools nationally for

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with a score of 1047.9

References

External links

Official website
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