SOMERSET has one under-performing school, according to the latest figures from the Government.

Statistics show that nearly 300 secondaries in England are falling below a new Government floor target that measures pupils' progress and achievement over eight GCSE subjects.

Schools Minister Nick Gibb said that the figures, based on last summer's GCSE results, showed that the hard work of teachers and pupils is leading to higher standards.

Headteachers warned that the results had been achieved "against a national backdrop of a funding and recruitment crisis".

For the first time this year, schools have not been judged on the proportion of pupils scoring at least five C grades at GCSE, including in English and maths.

Instead, ministers have introduced a new headline measure called "Progress 8".

This looks at the progress a pupil makes from the end of primary school to the end of secondary school.

It compares pupils' results with the achievements of other youngsters with the same prior attainment, and measures performance across eight qualifications.

The Government has argued that this measure is fairer because it takes students' previous achievement into account, and recognises the results of all youngsters, not just those on the border of C and D grades.

Overall, 282 secondaries, educating 206,991 children, have fallen under the Government's floor standard based on this new measure. This is around 9.3% of secondaries.

Schools that are considered under-performing face intervention, and could be taken over.

In 2015, under the old five A*-C system, 329 schools (11 per cent) were below the target.

Here's how Somerset's schools did:

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Key:

• Attainment 8: Measures average pupil achievement across eight subjects, including English and Maths. The national average is 48.2

• Progress 8: Measures progress in Attainment 8 subjects (Average = 0, higher = better)

• % A* to C in Eng & Maths: Percentage of pupils getting at least a C in English and Maths at GCSE. The national average is 58.7

• % EBacc: Percentage of pupils achieving the English Baccalaureate