282 secondaries fall below new Progress and Attainment 8 standards

282 secondary schools in England have not met a new set of national standards, which take greater consideration of pupil progress and their basic ability

Up until this year, schools have been rated mostly on what proportion of pupils get five A* to C GCSEs, including English and maths.

But the new measures are based on GCSE results from grades A* to G across eight subjects, known as Attainment 8, along with another measure, known as Progress 8, which measures how a student progresses through secondary school, taking into account their ability at the end of primary school.

The Department for Education says the measures present a clearer picture of how well schools are performing.

Last year, under the old measures 312 schools were considered to be failing. But results cannot be compared with previous years, as this is the first year that schools and pupils have been assessed under the new system.

School Standards Minister Nick Gibb said the results "confirmed that the hard work of teachers and pupils across the country was leading to higher standards.”

"Under our reforms, there are almost 1.8 million more young people in good or outstanding schools than in 2010, and through our new, fairer Progress 8 measure, we will ensure that even more children are supported to achieve their full potential."