News Category: Learning

Nicole Chow, 16, today discovered she had achieved Level 9, the highest grade possible, in all 11 of her subjects, in addition to the Level 9 she had already secured after sitting her Chinese exams early two years ago. Her remarkable achievement came seven days after her sister Melanie, 18, achieved A* grades in her […]

Students at Benenden School have achieved a record high set of GCSE results, with an incredible 43 per cent of all results earning the top grade of Level 9. Headmistress Rachel Bailey congratulated the girls on their “truly wonderful” results after 67 per cent of all grades were at Levels 9-8 and 84 per cent […]

Head Girl Georgina Millett achieved an excellent set of A Levels to secure her place at her first choice of university, but she’s taken a lot more from Benenden than just her results. “Having a conversation with my parents yesterday, they were saying that regardless of the results –  although you want to do well […]

A Benenden School student who has secured a place at Oxford has praised the support she has received during her five years at the School.  Anna, 18, will be studying Ancient and Modern History at Magdalen College after securing a clean sweep of A* grades in History, French and Biology.  After opening her results today, […]

Students at Benenden School are celebrating a superb set of results at A Level. Benenden’s Headmistress Rachel Bailey congratulated the Six Two after a quarter of all results earned the highest A* grade, while 56% were at A* or A. Ms Bailey said: “The girls should be very proud of these excellent results and I […]

Sports Day got off to a lively start with Mrs Goulet’s now legendary Zumba warm-up, which had the whole School dancing before the first event of the day. Bringing the Houses together, it set the tone perfectly for an afternoon of athletics, House spirit and friendly competition. There were impressive performances throughout the day, with […]

ACE Racing, Benenden’s student karting team, proudly represented the School at the STEM on Track National Finals held at Whilton Mill Karting Circuit in Northamptonshire, competing against 100 school teams. Out on the track, ACE Racing delivered an outstanding performance, losing just a single point out of a possible 100. Despite narrowly missing out on […]

On Tuesday, the Benenden Under 13A and Under 15A Tennis teams competed in the LTA Regional Finals at King’s School Canterbury, having both qualified through impressive performances against strong opposition. The Under 13A team delivered an outstanding performance to become overall champions winning the tournament. Lottie and Stacy played right down to the final rally […]

Congratulations to Six One (Year 12) student Amaka, who has received a Distinction Award in the Lumiere Scholars Essay Competition. Chosen from more than 2,100 entries across 104 countries, Amaka has also been awarded a $750 scholarship towards the Lumiere Research Scholar Program, which connects students with mentors from leading universities including Harvard, Stanford and […]