William Howard School
About the school
William Howard School is an open secondary school in Cumberland.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 25 June 2025
- Published
- 17 July 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 45
- Cumberland
- 42.3
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Cumberland
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 42.80%
- Cumberland
- 36.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 59.10%
- Cumberland
- 57.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 34.60%
- Cumberland
- 32.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.13
- Cumberland
- 3.76
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 31.12
AAB or better
- School
- 13.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1303
Girls
48.81%
Boys
51.19%
SEN support
10.82%
Education, health and care plan
3.61%
English as an additional language
4.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
20.09%
Overall absence
7.93
Persistent absence
22.61
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
205
Sustained education or employment
95%
Education
77%
Apprenticeship
13%
Employment
5%
Not sustained
4%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
94
Sustained education or employment
98%
Higher education
55%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
34%