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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