The Howard School is a secondary school located in Gillingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 29/11/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Derwent Way, Gillingham

School Information

Address: Derwent Way, Gillingham, ME8 0BX
Website: http://thehowardschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01634388765
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Medway
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Catherine Reid
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 141466

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 29/11/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 1725
Number of Pupils: 1519
Number of Boys: 1487
Number of Girls: 32

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.14 Confidence interval -0.31 to 0.02
Of the 229 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 227 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:58%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:30%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:42.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.7
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Margaret's Infant School
St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street , Orchard Street ME8 9AE 		3out of 4 938 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School
Orchard Street , Rainham ME8 9AE 		3out of 4 938 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Thames View Primary School
Bloors Lane , Rainham ME8 7DX 		3out of 4 1,024 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
Romany Road , Rainham ME8 6JH 		3out of 4 1,097 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Twydall Primary School and Nursery
Twydall Lane , ME8 6JS 		1out of 4 1,267 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Howard School
Derwent Way , Rainham ME8 0BX 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Rainham School for Girls
Derwent Way , Rainham ME8 0BX 		3out of 4 156 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Rainham Mark Grammar School
Pump Lane , Rainham ME8 7AJ 		4out of 4 921 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Leigh Academy Rainham
Otterham Quay Lane , Rainham 		- not rated 2,228 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
The Robert Napier School
Third Avenue , ME7 2LX 		3out of 4 2,916 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bryony School
157 Marshall Road , Rainham ME8 0AJ 		- not rated 829 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Danecourt School
Hotel Road , ME8 6AA 		3out of 4 1,894 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Will Adams Centre
Woodlands Road , ME7 2BX 		3out of 4 2,686 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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