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Secondary school league tables: 247 schools face threat of closure

One in 10 secondary schools in England failed to meet basic targets for GCSEs last summer and academies were disproportionately represented among the failing institutions, government statistics published today reveal.

The league tables show the number of academies in the government's National Challenge programme, where schools are targeted with support but face closure or merger if they do not improve, has increased by a third, from 32 last year to 41 now.

A total of 247 schools face the threat of closure within a year after fewer than 30% of their pupils achieved the benchmark of five A*-C grades, including English and maths. Another 54 have already been shut after failing to meet the government-set target last year. This is an improvement on the previous year, when 440 schools faced the threat of closure.

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