The Howard School
Ofsted: Strong
Score
C61
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Gillingham, ME8 0BX
- Distance
- 0.8km away
Rainham Mark Grammar School
Pump Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7AJ
Local ranking4th of 20 secondary schools in Medway
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1242
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 62.7 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 87.3% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 95.8% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 94.1% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 6.0 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 237
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 98.0%
- Continued in education
- 93.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Higher education
- 62.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 11.0%
- Employment
- 17.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25B-
Avg A-Level Grade
36.6
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
36.3
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
169
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 15.4% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 374
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1551
- Boys
- 842 (54%)
- Girls
- 709 (46%)
- Capacity
- 1242 (125% full)
- SEND
- 5.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 10.5%
- EAL
- 9.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.1%
- SEN Support
- 5.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 79.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,012/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 5.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 9.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 64.1%
- Black African: 8.7%
- Asian Indian: 6.3%
- Mixed Other: 6.0%
- White Other: 3.4%
- Asian Other: 2.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.0%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.2%
64.1%
White British
8.7%
Black African
6.3%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 136864
- UKPRN
- 10034121
- Establishment No.
- 5420
- Trust
- RMET
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