The Howard School, Kent
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| Motto | "To Strive and Achieve is to Succeed"[1] |
|---|---|
| Established | 1975 |
| Type |
Bi-lateral with Sixth Form Academy |
| Principal | Mr T Millar [2] |
| Location |
Derwent Way Rainham Kent ME8 0BX England Coordinates: 51°21′47″N 0°35′35″E / 51.363°N 0.593°E |
| Local authority | Medway |
| DfE number | 887/5457 |
| DfE URN | 141466 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 1,505 pupils |
| Gender | Male (Mixed sixth form) |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses |
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| Website | The Howard School |
The Howard School is a boys' secondary school in Rainham, Kent, England with approximately 1,500 pupils. It offers a partially selective system and is one of only five bi-lateral schools in the United Kingdom. The partially selective system permits admission to the grammar school section by the 11 plus selection and non-selective admission to the high school. The school is aSports College.
Principals
Since opening there have been five principals.
- John Hicks: 1975 - 1987
- Alan Jarrett: 1987 - 1997
- Maurice Barry: 1997 - 2001
- David Smith: 2002 - 2007
- Paul Morris: 2007 - 2015
History
The school was named after Dorothy Howard, who played a major part in the local community, and was established in 1975 by amalgamating Rainham Boys' Secondary School and Gillingham Boys' Grammar School to form a bi-lateral school.
The Howard School became a grant maintained school in 1994 when it left the control of Kent County Council. Following a change of central government it became a foundation school in 1998. Although a foundation school, the school works very closely with Medway Council who, since being set up in 1998 a unitary authority, control education in the Medway Towns.
The school became a Specialist Sports College in 2007. In 2008, and again in 2013 it received a "good" rating from Ofsted inspectors. This is a change since 2002, when Ofsted inspectors gave a "Serious weaknesses" rating.[3] [4] The school converted to academy status in October 2014.
Houses
The school has five houses named after local castles: Rochester, Bodiam, Upnor, Leeds and Hever. The houses compete against each other in a Festival of Sports (Winter & Summer) for years 7-9.
Buildings
The school buildings are located on a 36-acre (15 ha) campus and include a food technologies department. The L Block, the main and largest building contains the receptions, a senior staff office, and the principal's office. M Block is a student services building.
Sports College
The school is a Sports College. Since becoming a Sports College, the school has developed its sporting facilities, including:
- Building a "5 a-side" football complex in partnership with playfootball.com
- Building a Library and improving its ICT facilities
- Renovating the sports blocks, changing facilities and sports halls.
- Developing a world class table tennis complex at the top of the school grounds.
- Developing a centre for "Kids with Wheels" to maintain sporting activity
Controversy
In 2008 a video surfaced showing horrific violence between pupils at the school. The previous year over 100 pupils were suspended for violent assault.[5]
Notable former pupils
- Rik Waller, singer
- George Boyd, footballer
- Matt Haines, professional golfer
- Derek Hales, footballer
Rainham Boys Secondary School
- Gary Rhodes, chef
Gillingham Boys' Grammar School
- David Harvey, geographer
See also
- Gillingham School (also former Gillingham Grammar School) in Gillingham, Dorset.
References
- ↑ "Medway Admissions form" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ↑ http://thehowardschool.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/151209-Newsletter.pdf
- ↑ "2005 Ofsted Inspection Report" (PDF). Ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ↑ http://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/118929
- ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-514738/Shocking-Fight-Club-style-video-reveals-horrific-violence-schoolchildren.html
