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We are extremely proud to announce that Nathan Mitchell in Year 7 has been chosen as an official Olympic torchbearer for London 2012, representing the Howard School. He will carry the torch on its journey through the Medway Towns on its way to the Olympic opening ceremony. He was nominated by the school as a student who best represented the spirit of the Olympic Games and his story has been broadcast around the country. Nathan is obviously very excited to be chosen (as well as a bit nervous!) and is delighted to be representing the school. I am sure parents/carers will join me in congratulating him on his successful nomination. Nathan has spoken to several reporters who were very impressed with the quality and standard of his response |
We are extremely proud to announce that Nathan Mitchell in Year 7 has been chosen as an official Olympic torchbearer for London 2012, representing the Howard School. He will carry the torch on its journey through the Medway Towns on its way to the Olympic opening ceremony. He was nominated by the school as a student who best represented the spirit of the Olympic Games and his story has been broadcast around the country. Nathan is obviously very excited to be chosen (as well as a bit nervous!) and is delighted to be representing the school. I am sure parents/carers will join me in congratulating him on his successful nomination. Nathan has spoken to several reporters who were very impressed with the quality and standard of his response |
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| The Howard School | |
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Derwent Way , , ME8 0BX | |
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| Type | Bi-lateral with Sixth Form foundation school |
| Motto | To Strive And Achieve Is To Succeed |
| Established | 1975 |
| Local authority | Medway |
| Specialist | Sports and IT |
| Department for Education URN | 118929 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal | Mr Paul Morris |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 1352 |
| Website | http://www.thehowardschool.co.uk |
The Howard School is the only Bi-lateral school in Kent and Rainham and one of the five bi-laterals in the whole of the United Kingdom. The school holds Sports College status. The School is the higest performing all boys secondary school in Kent. The Howard School is also the biggest School In Kent.
Admissions
A bi-lateral school is one where admission to the grammar school section is by 11 plus selection and admission to the high school section is non-selective. The school has approximately 1500 pupils, between the ages of 11 and 18. It is located in Derwent Way, Rainham. It is close to the A2, not far from the A278 roundabout. The school has Sports College status and is a foundation school. The current Principal is Paul Morris, who has been in this post since September 2007. The school, a male-only school, is adjacent to Rainham School for Girls. To enter the school there is a test called CAT That you have to give.
The Howard School Sports Partnership
The Howard School Sports Partner Ship is the controller of the sporting facilities and venu provider in medway. The Howard School Sports Partnership : http://www.howardssp.org.uk/ The Howard School Sports Websites: http://www.thehowardschool.co.uk/pe http://www.thehowardschool.co.uk/this
London 2012 Olympics
The Howard School is a sports college therefor the facilities in the school will be used as the Training Base for the LONDON 2012 Olympics.
Nathan Mitchell Year7:
We are extremely proud to announce that Nathan Mitchell in Year 7 has been chosen as an official Olympic torchbearer for London 2012, representing the Howard School. He will carry the torch on its journey through the Medway Towns on its way to the Olympic opening ceremony. He was nominated by the school as a student who best represented the spirit of the Olympic Games and his story has been broadcast around the country. Nathan is obviously very excited to be chosen (as well as a bit nervous!) and is delighted to be representing the school. I am sure parents/carers will join me in congratulating him on his successful nomination. Nathan has spoken to several reporters who were very impressed with the quality and standard of his response
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 - present
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 it received a good rating from the Ofsted inspectors. This is a big change considering that in 2002, the Ofsted inspectors gave a "Serious weaknesses" rating.
Sports College status
The school has achieved Sports College status. Since gaining the Sports College status, the school has made developed its sporting facilities and offering substantially including:
- Building 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.
Media
The BBC has visited The Howard on many occasions, but most recently about their GCSE results, in which 91% of students got C-A in English.
Academic performance
It gets GCSE results above the England average. At A level, results are well above average, the best for non-grammar schools and independent schools in Kent. Only two schools in Medway LEA do not have sixth forms, and both of these are secondary modern schools.
Gifted and Talented
The school offers a "gifted and talented" programme for students with exceptional educational achievement. This is nourished throughout all departments in the curriculum.
Alumni
 | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (November 2011) |
Gillingham Grammar School
Rainham Boys Secondary School
- Gary Rhodes, chef
- Steve Grant, dancer and singer with 1980s pop group Tight Fit
See also
- Gillingham School (also former Gillingham Grammar School) in Gillingham, Dorset