Star Student Receives Headteachers Award
This week’s Headteacher’s Award goes to Morven Yerbury in Year 12, a highly valued prefect. Morven is a student who exemplifies the William Howard Way…
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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
A Taste of WHS for Year 5 Pupils
We welcomed Year 5 pupils from our feeder primary schools this morning for a series of WHS taster lessons. Children from Brampton, Castle Carrock, Gilsland, Irthington and Longtown enjoyed hands‑on sessions in History, Geography, Design Technology and Dance. They travelled through time with History teacher Miss Scullian, launched rockets with Mr Brown in DT, learned…
Spring Busyness in Open Spaces
Spring has sprung in our Open Spaces and we’re delighted to welcome lots of new arrivals to our growing animal family! This year, our new Open Spaces lambs’ names all begin with the letter G – we have George, Greta, Gertrude, Grace and Gary. Deputy Headteacher Mr (Gary) Trewhitt was very pleased to meet his…
Headteacher’s Award for Innovative Sixth Form Student
This week’s Headteacher’s Award is presented to Jim Hodgson in Year 12. Our Sixth Form students never fail to impress us with the imagination and ambition they bring to their Extended Project Qualifications. Among this year’s outstanding projects, one that has particularly captured our admiration is Jim’s intricate LEGO model of NHS Dumfries and Galloway’s…
Proud of our Cumbria Sports Awards Finalists
Congratulations to our Table Cricket Team, who were one of three finalists for Junior Team of the Year 2026 at the Cumbria Sports Awards. Last…
Headteachers Award for Student who Embraces Challenge
Year 11 student Eve received a Headteacher’s Award this week. Eve is an exceptional student who throws herself wholeheartedly into every aspect of school life.…
Eden House Appeal Delivers to Jigsaw Children’s Hospice
Just before Easter, the Head of Eden House, Mrs Beaumont, along with a group of Eden House representatives, visited Jigsaw Children’s Hospice to deliver the…
Memorable Musical Trip to Italy
The recent music trip to Italy was truly unforgettable. Blessed with sunny weather and wonderful food, the group had the opportunity to visit the beautiful historic cities of Venice and Verona, taking in the rich culture and atmosphere of both locations. A highlight of the trip was a day at Lake Garda, where they enjoyed…
