The Howard School
Secondary schoolThe Howard School is a secondary school in Medway, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,471 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 24 February 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Exceptional
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Howard School was 47.3, against 45.4 in Medway and 46.2 in England.
36.1% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Medway | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 47.3 | 45.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36.1% | 42.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60.3% | 62% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 219 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Rainham School for GirlsSecondary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 44.8 (2025/26, provisional)140 m
- Rainham Mark Grammar SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), May 2022. Attainment 8 of 63.1 (2025/26, provisional)840 m
- St Margaret's Church of England Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, September 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)860 m
- St Margaret's Infant SchoolPrimary. Improved significantly, May 2025860 m
- Thames View Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2023. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)940 m
- St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 20231 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Medway
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).