The rankings are based on how teenagers performed in last summer's GCSE and A Levels and claim to track pupil's progress since primary, with a score (the nearer to +1 the better) and a band (one of five, from 'well above average' to 'well below average').

1. 1 Southfield school for Girls, Kettering

Progress 8 score: 0.69. Well above average

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2. 2 Bishop Stopford School, Kettering

Progress 8 score: 0.54. Well above average

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3. 3 Latimer Arts College, Barton Seagrave

Progress 8 score: 0.22. Above average

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4. 4 Kettering Buccleuch Academy

Progress 8 score: 0.11. Average

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Here's how each Kettering secondary school ranks in today's new league table

The Department for Education has today published league tables showing how every secondary school in the country compares on progress of pupils.

1. 1 Southfield school for Girls, Kettering

2. 2 Bishop Stopford School, Kettering

3. 3 Latimer Arts College, Barton Seagrave

4. 4 Kettering Buccleuch Academy