William Howard School

State-Funded School

william-howard-school-cumberland-north-west

North WestRegion

CumberlandLocal Authority

CarlisleConstituency

CA8 1ARPostcode

5.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

William Howard School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Cumberland, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,312 pupils. William Howard School is part of Cumbria Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 45
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 42.8%
EBacc average point score: 4.13

Ethnicity

White

97%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,312

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

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: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,312
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Cumbria Education Trust

Inspection history

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

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 25 June 2025. 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 May 2019	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.