THE best and worst performing state secondary schools in Castle Point and Rochford and Rayleigh based on GCSE results have been revealed.

Figures released by the Department for Education show how well the town’s schools did in the exams taken in the summer.

This is the second year schools have been ranked using the Attainment 8 grading system after major changes were made to how exams are assessed.

Attainment 8 is an average score across eight subjects taken at GCSE, which includes English and maths. The higher the score, the better.

Here are the secondary schools in Southend rated by their Attainment 8 score:

The King John School - 50.7

The Appleton School - 46.2

The FitzWimarc School - 45.8

The Sweyne Park School - 44.6

Greensward Academy - 44.3

The Cornelius Vermuyden School - 42.3

The King Edmund School - 39.5

Castle View School - 33.8

The Deanes - 31.4