The Howard School is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in Medway, Kent. The school has 1,534 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 24 November 2021). Last inspected 24 February 2026. The Head of School is Jasbinder Johal. The school is administered by Medway local authority. It belongs to THE HOWARD ACADEMY TRUST. The school has boys-only admissions. It opened in 1 October 2014.
Applications for places at The Howard School are handled by the school or the local authority (Medway). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.
GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)
45.2
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
+0.24
Progress 8 · 2023-24
33%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
64%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
3.86
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
29%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.