Secondary schools ratings in Wales 2013 announced
Twenty secondary schools have achieved the highest band rating - eight fewer than last year - according to performance rankings.
Ferndale Community went from Band 5 (the lowest) to Band 1 (the highest), while Ysgol Y Moelwyn in Gwynedd had the best score in Band 1.
Education Minister Huw Lewis rejected criticism that the system was volatile.
BBC Wales education correspondent Arwyn Jones reports.