School league tables called a 'nonsense' after change in rules

Top schools plummet down the league tables after government writes off International GCSEs

Students at a UK school
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Some of England's top secondary schools have branded the latest school league tables a "nonsense" after a change in the government ranking system left them "bottom of the class".

The league tables no longer include International GCSEs, a qualification favoured by many independent and leading state schools as a more rigorous assessment than the standard GCSEs.

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