New figures have revealed that 55 schools across Leicestershire have failed to meet the government’s minimum standards for GCSE grades.

This is shown by new statistics based on the ‘Progress 8’ measure introduced by the government.

Prior to this, schools were deemed successful or not depending on the percentage of pupils who achieved five or more A* to C grades including English and maths.

Progress 8 means the results of every child at every grade in eight subjects will count, rather than just a few around the threshold of C or above.

A school’s Progress 8 score is the average of all the pupils’ scores across those subjects.

For this year, the baseline standard is 0.

If a school’s Progress 8 score is greater than 0 it can be interpreted as meaning that it has achieved above-average progress compared to pupils nationally.

If a school scores below 0 - it has performed worse than the national average.

Leicestershire’s top 10 underperformers

Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School


The Lancaster Academy


Hamilton College


Redmoor Academy


Rawlins Academy


Sir Frank Whittle Studio School


Hinckley Academy and John Cleveland Sixth Form Centre


Stephenson Studio School


Winstanley Community College


Humphrey Perkins School