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The Howard School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 47 47.3 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL D+ D+ 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
47.3 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
36.1% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
7.3% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.24 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 45.2[6] 33%[6]
2023/24 42.5[4] 34.1%[4] +0.24[4]
2022/23 42.6[7] 31%[7] +0.24[7]
2021/22 43[8] 35%[8] -0.19[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
D+ 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
0% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 D+[10] 0%[10]
2022/23 D+[11] 7.1%[11]
2021/22 C[12] 2.9%[12]
2018/19 D+[13] 0%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
92% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
46% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
0% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
33% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
6% 2022/23[14]
Employment
6% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 91%[15] 50%[15] 0%[15] 30%[15] 5%[15] 6%[15]
2020/21 93%[16] 53%[16] 0%[16] 29%[16] 5%[16] 6%[16]
2019/20 98%[17] 48%[17] 0%[17] 39%[17] 2%[17] 9%[17]
2018/19 94%[18] 47%[18] 0%[18] 40%[18] 4%[18] 3%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
79% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
24% 2022/23[19]
Education
29% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
10% 2022/23[19]
Employment
40% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 88%[20] 38%[20] 41%[20] 8%[20] 39%[20]
2020/21 82%[21] 27%[21] 29%[21] 13%[21] 40%[21]
2019/20 86%[22] 42%[22] 45%[22] 7%[22] 34%[22]
2018/19 86%[23] 34%[23] 40%[23] 12%[23] 34%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
46% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
1% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
4% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
0% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 40%[26] 7%[26]
2019/20 52%[25] 6%[25] 4%[25] 0%[25]
2018/19 39%[27] 1%[27] 1%[27] 0%[27]
2017/18 46%[28] 3%[28] 1%[28] 0%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
24 Feb 2026[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
18 Jun 2026[29]
Inclusion
Strong standard[29]
Achievement
Expected standard[29]
Safeguarding standards
Met[29]
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard[29]
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard[29]
Leadership and governance
Strong standard[29]
Personal development and wellbeing
Exceptional[29]
Post-16 provision (where applicable)
Expected standard[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
23 Nov 2021[30] Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[30] No overall grade[30]
4 Oct 2016[31] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[31] No overall grade[31]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
2.2 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Applications (any preference)
523 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences
229 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Places offered
243 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences per place
0.9 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 577[32] 241[32] 246[32] 2.3[32] 1.0[32]
Entry Sept 2024 516[32] 222[32] 250[32] 2.1[32] 0.9[32]
Entry Sept 2023 451[32] 176[32] 235[32] 1.9[32] 0.7[32]
Entry Sept 2022 416[32] 166[32] 277[32] 1.5[32] 0.6[32]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Boys[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1725[1]
Trust
THE HOWARD ACADEMY TRUST[1]
Local authority
Medway[1]
Website
https://www.thehoward-that.org.uk/[1]
District
Medway[33]
Postcode
ME8 0BX[1]
URN
141466[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1534 2024/25[34]
English as an additional language
13.5% 2024/25[34]
SEN support
11.7% 2024/25[34]
EHC plan
1% 2024/25[34]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
22.5% 2024/25[34]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
75.9%[35]
Mixed
7.3%[35]
Asian
3.7%[35]
Black
11.1%[35]
Any other ethnic group
1.8%[35]
Unclassified
0.3%[35]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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