There were cheers and tears of joy at the Westlands School, where staff and pupils celebrated a 100% pass rate.

A total of 87 students contributed to 285 entries. Of those 188 were graded at A* to B. The two key performance measures were both significantly higher than last year.

Average points score per entry rose from 213 to 229 and average points score per pupil rose from 693 to 729.

There was also a number of successes across traditional academic subjects such as maths, history and sociology, as well as some outstanding performances in vocational subjects such as applied science, business, health and social care, and engineering.

Head teacher Simon Cox said: “Our trend of improvement continues. More importantly individual students will have gained the grades they need for the next stage of their education or working life.

“Each and every student deserves their success because I have seen how hard they work, alongside their teachers, on a daily basis.

“I am particularly pleased that as a large school we can continue to offer a huge range of courses, from maths to hairdressing, psychology to drama, English to engineering, so that at Westlands there is an opportunity for all our sixth formers to be successful.”

At Fulston Manor, 119 students sat 292 exams. Of those, 39% were graded at A* to B and 65% at A* to C.

It is also worth noting that 39% of all students gained at least one A or A* grade.

Those who did exceptionally well included Ryan Croall - art, A*, financial studies, A, English literature, B, photography, B; Gino Spocchia - history, A*, geography, A*, English literature, B, law, B; Yasmine Gray - English literature, A, film studies, A, ICT, A;

Melody Butcher - photography, A, product design, A, psychology, B; Alice Charter - art, A, law, A, psychology, B; Kayleigh Clarke - history, A, law, B, English literature, B; Louisa Daniel - art, A, photography, B, health and social care, B;

Georgia Provan - financial studies, A, business studies, B, law, B and Molly Raycraft - sociology, A, English literature, B and art B.

Head teacher Alan Brookes said: “We run a wide ability sixth form designed to give opportunities to all students to pursue challenging A-level courses.

To improve upon previous performances while at the same time managing a rapid increase in the size of our sixth form, likely to be over 300 this September, is something of which we are all extremely proud.”

Sittingbourne Community College achieved record-breaking results with its post-16 students.

A total of 305 youngsters sat exams this year. Of those, 61% were graded at A* to B while 83% achieved A* to C grades compared to 77% of 236 last year.

BTEC subjects performed particularly well with 64% of 284 achieving distinction* or distinction.

It means more than 50 students are set to take up university places in September having met their entry requirements. Average point score per entry also went up from 204 to 215.

Particular subject areas that excelled this year included art with 100% distinction and distinction* grades and IT and health and social care with 100% distinction* to merit grades.

Academic subjects that also performed well were maths with 100% A* to C and the school’s first ever A grade in English literature.

Those who did exceptionally well included: Kerry Donkin - English literature, A; sociology, B, plus a distinction BTEC business; George Myers - geography, C, plus two distinctions in business BTEC;

Alice Hudson - English, D, two distinctions in BTEC art and a B in AS photography and Natalie Goswell - AS English, C, AS sociology, C and AS psychology C.

Head teacher Fiona Trigwell said: “These achievements are the outcomes of the hard work and determination of our students.

“I must also praise the dedication of the teaching staff, who have supported the students every step of the way. I wish all our leavers every success as they now move on into higher education or employment.”

Working in partnership with Borden Grammar School and Fulston Manor, Highsted has once again achieved 100% A-level pass rate.

Overall pass rate was 100% with the average score per candidate being 225 points. Of the 97 students who sat 442 exams, 65% achieved at least one A* or A grade.

Assistant head teacher Daniel Quinn said: “We are delighted that 98% of our students have secured their offer of a university place to commence study in September.

Several students achieved an A* recognition in at least one A-level out of their programme, but of particular mention are students Kezia Thomas who achieved four A* grades, Hannah Wilson and Charlotte Wilson who achieved three A* grades and Kimmae Payn who achieved two A* grades as part of their results.

Overall the majority of students have achieved five subject grades with 54% of students achieving 1,100 points or more and 28% students achieving 1,200 points or more.

“We offer our congratulations and best wishes to everyone who is leaving Highsted this year and trust that the education they have received will continue to support them throughout their future careers.”

Students at Borden Grammar School are looking forward to taking up university places or other training positions following their results this summer.

In all, 98 teenagers took their A-levels and 97% of all results were at grades A*-E. More than 40% were at A*, A or B grades. Six students achieved three or more A grades among their results.

They are: Mustafa Bullici - biology, A, chemistry, A, general studies, C, physics, A; Edward Henley - general studies, A, geography, B, mathsm A, PE A*; Anthony Leeds - biology, A, English language and literature, B, general studies, A*, history, A, religious studies, B;

Joshua Mead - English language and literature, A*, general studies, A*, history, A, religious studies, B; Matthew Hutchinson - French, A, general studies, C, history, A*, mathematics, A, physics, A;

Beau Taylor - business studies, B, French, A*, general studies, A, maths, B, Spanish, A and Jake Longley - general studies, B, history, B, maths ,A* and physics A*.

Head teacher Jonathan Hopkins said: “Students have worked hard to achieve their results and we wish them lots of success as they move onto the next stage of their education or embark on careers.

“Teachers and students are to be congratulated on all their efforts this year.”