Congratulations to the following studio students who have been successful in their grade exams:

(100% exam pass rate)
Debut Grade Results
Levon Ayling
Rockschool
Merit
Edward Gambles
Rockschool
Merit
Monty Goodwin
Rockschool
Distinction
Rufus Palmer
Rockschool
Distinction
Grade 1 Results
Levon Ayling
Rockschool
Merit
Freddie Bettridge
Guildhall
Honours
George Bolingbroke
Guildhall
High Honours
Will Carter
Trinity Rockschool
Merit
James Cole
Rockschool
Merit
Aidan Craig
Trinity Rockschool
Distinction
Sam Edgington
Trinity Rockschool
Distinction
Steven Foden
Rockschool
Distinction
Adrian Gaertner
Rockschool
Distinction
Thomas Godolphin
LCM
Distinction
Adrian Gough
Trinity Rockschool
Merit
Noah Gridley
Rockschool
Merit
Oscar Gridley
Rockschool
Distinction
Nicholas Hopkins
Trinity Rockschool
Distinction
Ryan Hurley
Guildhall
High Honours
Jacob Loveman
Guildhall
High Honours
Maddox Matthews
Rockschool
Merit
Tracey McEachran
Rockschool
Merit
Emma O'Driscoll
Guildhall
High Honours
Mark Ostrom
Trinity Rockschool
Merit
Rufus Palmer
Rockschool
Merit
Levi Pearce
Rockschool
Distinction
Samuel Pym
Guildhall
High Honours
Zahra Saebi
Rockschool
Merit
Ethan Samuels
Trinity Rockschool
Merit
Ellie Simpson
LCM
Distinction
Andrew Tamplin
Guildhall
High Honours
Thomas Taylor
Guildhall
Merit
Rosie Timlick
LCM
Distinction
William Watts-Jones
Trinity Rockschool
Merit
Grade 2 Results
Levi Ayling
Rockschool
Distinction
George Bolingbroke
Guildhall
Honours
Gideon Bridgman
Guildhall
Merit
James Clements
Trinity Rockschool
Merit
James Cole
Rockschool
Distinction
Aidan Craig
Trinity Rockschool
Distinction
Sam Edgington
Trinity Rockschool
Distinction
Steven Foden
Rockschool
Distinction
Sarah Garland
Rockschool
Distinction
Mae Hughes
Rockschool
Merit
Otto Martin
Rockschool
Merit
Tracey McEachran
Rockschool
Merit
Ailsa McMaster
Trinity Rockschool
Merit
Ethan Nicolls
Rockschool
Merit
Jesse Page
LCM
Distinction
Levi Pearce
Rockschool
Distinction
Zahra Saebi
Rockschool
Merit
Elllie Simpson
LCM
Didtinction
Jack Stallard
Trinity Rockschool
Merit
Rosie Timlick
LCM
Distinction
Christian Vollenhoven
Rockschool
Distinction
Grade 3 Results
George Bolingbroke
Guildhall
Merit
Gideon Bridgman
Guildhall
Merit
Tom Burden
Trinity Rockschool
Merit
Charlie Drummond
Rockschool
Merit
Matthew Dunne
LCM
Merit
Oliver Dyer
Guildhall
Merit
Sam Edgington
Rockschool
Distinction
Steven Foden
Rockschool
Distinction
Oliver Holmes
Guildhall
Merit
Nicholas Hopkins
Trinity Rockschool
Merit
Caitlin Jeffery
Guildhall
Merit
Michael Jeffery
Guildhall
Merit
Jacob Loveman
Trinity Rockschool
Merit
Tracey McEachran
Rockschool
Merit
Ailsa McMaster
Trinity College London Rock & Pop
Pass
Ethan Nicolls
Rockschool
Merit
Levi Pearce
Rockschool
Merit
Zahra Saebi
Rockschool
Merit
Ellie Simpson
LCM
Distinction
Jack Stallard
Rockschool
Merit
Thomas Taylor
Guildhall
Honours
Rosie Timlick
LCM
Merit
Christian Vollenhoven
Rockschool
Pass
William Watts-Jones
Rockschool
Merit
Grade 4 Results
Tom Burden
Trinity Rockschool
Merit
Aidan Craig
Trinity Rockschool
Distinction
Charles Drummond
Rockschool
Merit
Matthew Dunne
LCM
Distinction
Oliver Dyer
Guildhall
Pass
Sam Edgington
Rockschool
Merit
Steve Foden
Rockschool
Merit
Oliver Holmes
Guildhall
Honours
Nicholas Hopkins
Rockschool
Merit
Mae Hughes
Rockschool
Distinction
Caitlin Jeffery
Guildhall
Pass
Michael Jeffery
Guildhall
Merit
Jacob Loveman
LCM
Distinction
Ethan Nicholls
Rockschool
Merit
Mark Ostrom
Trinity Rockschool
Merit
Samuel Pym
LCM
Distinction
Zahra Saebi
Rockschool
Merit
Ellie Simpson
LCM
Distinction
Samuel Swift
Trinity Rockschool
Merit
Thomas Taylor
LCM
Distinction
Rosie Timlick
LCM
Merit
William Watts-Jones
Rockschool
Merit
Grade 5 Results
George Collins
Guildhall
High Honours
Aidan Craig
Rockschool
Distinction
Sam Edgington
Rockschool
Merit
Nathan Hill
Guildhall
High Honours
Oliver Holmes
LCM
Distinction
Nicholas Hopkins
Rockschool
Merit
Mae Hughes
Rockschool
Merit
Caitlin Jeffery
Guildhall
Merit
Michael Jeffery
Guildhall
Honours
Jacob Loveman
LCM
Merit
Mark Ostrom
Rockschool
Merit
Jesse Page
LCM
Distinction
Kees Phillips
LCM
Distinction
Louis Shaw
LCM
Distinction
Rosie Timlick
LCM
Distinction
Grade 6 Results
Tom Burden
Rockschool
Distinction
Charles Drummond
Rockschool
Merit
Tilly Jackson
Trinity Rockschool
Merit
Michael Jeffery
LCM
Distinction
Jacob Loveman
Trinity Rockschool
Merit
Jesse Page
Trinity Rockschool
Merit
Kees Phillips
Trinity Rockschool
Distinction
Samuel Pym
LCM
Distinction
Louis Shaw
Trinity Rockschool
Merit
Ellie Simpson
Trinity Rockschool
Merit
Samuel Swift
Trinity Rockschool
Distinction
Thomas Taylor
Trinity Rockschool
Pass
Rosie Timlick
LCM
Merit
Grade 8 Results
Aidan Craig
Rockschool
Distinction
Nathan Hill
Trinity Rockschool
Merit
Michael Jeffery
Trinity Rockschool
Merit
Jacob Loveman
Trinity Rockschool
Merit
Jesse Page
Rockschool
Distinction
Kees Phillips
Trinity Rockschool
Merit
Samuel Pym
LCM
Distinction
Louis Shaw
Rockschool
Merit
Ellie Simpson
Trinity Rockschool
Merit
Samuel Swift
Rockschool
Distinction
Thomas Taylor
Trinty Rockschool
Distinction
Rosie Timlick
LCM
Distinction
Jof Walsh
Trinity Rockschool
Distinction

Should you take grades?

The following results are from the schools where I teach drum-kit

Horndean Technology College (100% exam pass rate)
Grade/(Board)
No.
Result
Grade 1 (Rockschool)
5
5 x Merit
Grade 2 (Trinity College London Rock & Pop)
2
1 x Distinction
1 x Merit
Grade 2 (Rockschool)
3
3 x Merit
Grade 3 (Trinity College London Rock & Pop)
2
1 x Distinction
1 x Merit
Grade 3 (Rockschool)
1
1 x Merit
Grade 4 (Trinity College London Rock & Pop)
1
1 x Merit
Grade 5 (Trinity College London Rock & Pop)
1
1 x Merit
Brune Park School (100% exam pass rate)
Grade/(Board)
No.
Result
Grade 1 (Rockschool)
1
1 x Merit
Grade 2 (Trinity College London Rock & Pop)
2
2 x Distinction
Grade 2 (Rockschool)
2
2 x Merit
Grade 3 (Trinity College London Rock & Pop)
2
2 x Distinction
Grade 3 (Rockschool)
1
1 x Merit
Grade 4 (Trinity College London Rock & Pop)
1
1 x Distinction
Chichester High School (100% exam pass rate)
Grade/(Board)
No.
Result
Grade 1 (Rockschool)
5
3 x Distinction
2 x Merit
Grade 2 (Rockschool)
3
3 x Merit
Grade 3 (Rockschool)
2
1 x Merit
1 x Distinction