The Howard School

State-Funded School

the-howard-school-medway-south-east

South EastRegion

MedwayLocal Authority

Gillingham and RainhamConstituency

ME8 0BXPostcode

3.5

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The Howard School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Medway, South East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,471 pupils. The Howard School is part of The Howard Academy Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 24 Feb 2026 · published 18 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Exceptional
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 45.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 33%
EBacc average point score: 3.86

Ethnicity

White

76%

Asian

Black

11%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,471

Total Pupils

97%Boys

3%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

England average

27%

First language not English

13%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,471
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: The Howard Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 24 November 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
20 Dec 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.