A Kent school has been revealed to be the worst in England for GCSE results.

The Hartsdown Academy in Margate props up a provisional list of thousands of schools across the country for the exam scores of pupils in Year 11.

Just 6.8% achieved a C in maths and English in GCSEs sat ahead of the summer holidays this year.

But it is the school's attainment 8 score - a controversial method measuring performance across eight key subjects - which sees it sit bottom of the pile in England.

The school's chief executive has previously criticised the measuring scores.

Its score of 20.5 is, predictably, well below that of the the 76 achieved by the county's best school, Tonbridge Grammar, which ranks 38th in the country.

But Hartsdown's Progress 8 score - which measures a pupil's progress between the ages of 11 and 16 - is the third worst for a mainstream school in England, at -1.44.

Last year the troubled academy's results were the worst in Kent, with the head teacher citing one reason as its high proportion of non-English speaking pupils.

Kent's best school using the progress measure is Dartford Grammar School for Girls, at 1.1.

The Bennett Memorial Diocesan School in Tunbridge Wells is the best non-grammar in Kent for both attainment and progress.

KentOnline contacted Hartsdown Academy for comment but no one was available.

Tonbridge Grammar School's head teacher, Rosemary Joyce, said “We are delighted for our students that they have achieved so strongly again this year against the backdrop of ever more demanding assessments.

"Behind each score sits a personal story of great commitment and resilience by students, and the staff who support them, to reach the highest standards. These results give students the very best springboard for their next steps into their futures.”

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