Ava’s Joy for Learning Celebrated with a Headteacher’s Award
A student who reminds us why our work is so special was presented with the Headteacher’s Award this week – Year 10 student Ava is…
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The school has high expectations of pupils’ achievement [and] provides an ambitious curriculum (Ofsted 2025)
Pupils quickly develop a strong feeling of belonging to this school. They are united by their understanding of ‘The William Howard Way’ (Ofsted 2025)
The school provides a comprehensive programme of personal development that prepares pupils well for life in modern society (Ofsted 2025)
Every effort is made to ensure that these pupils [with special educational needs] experience all that the school has to offer (Ofsted 2025)
The calm and purposeful learning environment, together with the plethora of extra-curricular opportunities, has helped to achieve a school that pupils want to attend (Ofsted 2025)
Recent News and Events
Children in Need Karaoke Legends!
Lunchtime took an entertainingly musical turn today as teachers and Sixth Form students unleashed their inner superstars and delivered a Children in Need fundraising karaoke spectacular! From power ballads to Disney duets, the performance hall was rocking! And the best part? We raised over £230 for the charity! For £1 tickets, the audience was treated…
Helping Others With House Appeals
Thank you to everyone who generously donated items for our Talkin House’s Foodbank appeal. Gelt House is championing our next appeal – Cash for Kids,…
Headteacher’s Award Presented to RBL Standard Bearer
Ms Pigdon proudly presented the Headteacher’s Award this week to Year 12 Student Brooke. Since joining our Sixth Form in September, Brooke has quickly become…
Outdoor Opportunities Recognised with Palace Invite
Last Thursday, our Headteacher Ms Pigdon was honoured to attend an Outward Bound reception at St James’s Palace, London. The invitation came in recognition of…
Gathered in Respectful Remembrance
Shortly before 11.00am this morning, the whole school gathered in the warm autumn sunshine for our annual Remembrance Service. Our orchestra opened the proceedings with an uplifting performance of One Day Like This, before students who are members of the RAF and Army Cadets paraded into position, ably led by Karolina Kamienobrodzka (Year 11). Deputy…
Open Spaces Awarded Cumbria in Bloom Gold
Carolin and Natasha from Cumbria in Bloom visited school today to deliver some blooming good news! We are absolutely thrilled that Ms Booker and her eager Open Spaces Team have been awarded a Gold Medal and named Winner in the Secondary School category at this year’s Cumbria in Bloom Awards. The judges awarded 97 marks…
Sports Round-up (7 November 2025)
Year 7 Football Well Done to the Year 7 football teams who represented William Howard School at the City 5 aside tournaments. Both teams performed…
