The Astor of Hever School
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The Astor of Hever Community School, located in the United Kingdom in Maidstone
, Kent
, is a mixed gender school for students aged 11-18. It is maintained by the Kent County Council. In September 2004, the school became the specialist Sports College
for Maidstone. The school's motto is "Reach to the Stars", and the Executive Headteacher is Vanessa Everet.
The school's most successful academic year was in 2001, when half of all year 11 students gained 5 GCSE
/GNVQ
A* - C grades.
In September 2011 it will become an academy and will be known as "St Augustine Academy".
Maidstone
Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural...
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, is a mixed gender school for students aged 11-18. It is maintained by the Kent County Council. In September 2004, the school became the specialist Sports College
Sports College
Sports Colleges were introduced in 1997 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, PE, sports and dance. Schools that successfully apply to the Specialist Schools Trust and become Sports...
for Maidstone. The school's motto is "Reach to the Stars", and the Executive Headteacher is Vanessa Everet.
The school's most successful academic year was in 2001, when half of all year 11 students gained 5 GCSE
General Certificate of Secondary Education
The General Certificate of Secondary Education is an academic qualification awarded in a specified subject, generally taken in a number of subjects by students aged 14–16 in secondary education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and is equivalent to a Level 2 and Level 1 in Key Skills...
/GNVQ
General National Vocational Qualification
A General National Vocational Qualification, or GNVQ, is a certificate of vocational education in the United Kingdom. The last GNVQs were awarded in 2007....
A* - C grades.
In September 2011 it will become an academy and will be known as "St Augustine Academy".