Howden School is a

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located in

Howden Howden () is a market and minster town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Vale of York to the north of the M62, on the A614 road about south-east of York and north of Goole, which lies across the Ri ...

in the

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, England. The school previously specialised in Technology and ICT. Pupils usually attend the school from Year Seven (aged 11) to Year Eleven (aged 16). The school

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department closed around 2010. Howden School was placed in "Special Measures" following an

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inspection in July 2010. The inspectors said the school was failing to give its pupils an acceptable standard of education, and that those responsible for leading and managing the school were not demonstrating the capacity to secure necessary improvement. The head teacher, Andrew Williams, left and was temporarily replaced by Gary Garghan (Acting Head) and Dave McCready (Executive Head). On 24 September 2011 Howden School was judged to be Grade 3 (satisfactory), by Ofsted and declared to be out of Special Measures. After Garghan left the school, Mr G. Cannon replaced him as headmaster. In the most recent Ofsted inspection the school was rated Good with elements of Outstanding. Previously a community school administered by

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, in September 2018 Howden School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by The Consortium Academy Trust.

References

External links

Howden School Website
Academies in the East Riding of Yorkshire Secondary schools in the East Riding of Yorkshire Howden {{Yorkshire-school-stub