Secondary
The Howard School
Derwent Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 0BX
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Boys
- Pupils
- 1471 of 1725 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.5
- Local authority
- Medway
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- THE HOWARD ACADEMY TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 98.7
- All staff (FTE)
- 121.7
- Pupils per adult
- 12.6
- Pupils
- 1,533
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExceptional
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
November 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
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GCSE results
33%
5 points below the Gillingham (Medway) average (38% across 5 schools)
45.2
0.6 above the Gillingham (Medway) average (44.6 across 5 schools)
3rd of 5 by our score, among the secondary schools in Gillingham we can score - 8 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.2 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.86 |
| Entered the EBacc | 29% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% |
| A level average points per entry | 24.8 |
| A level students | 90 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 35% |
| 22/23 | 31% |
| 23/24 | 34% |
| 24/25 | 33% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 29.9 |
| 22/23 | 24.5 |
| 23/24 | 24.5 |
| 24/25 | 24.8 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.19 |
| 22/23 | +0.24 |
| 23/24 | +0.24 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 43.0 |
| 22/23 | 42.6 |
| 23/24 | 42.5 |
| 24/25 | 45.2 |
Derwent Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 0BX
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Medway admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Head of School
- Jasbinder Johal
- Address
- Derwent Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 0BX
- Telephone
- 01634388765