Howard of Effingham School
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The Howard of Effingham School is a comprehensive school
for boys and girls aged 11–18, with a science specialism.
, near Leatherhead
in Surrey
, England
. There are around 1500 students on roll. The school is successful and over-subscribed, with 1.2 applications per place.
The school holds the following awards: Artsmark Gold (2002); Sportsmark Gold; Investor in People status; DfES achievement award (2002).
It is east of the village of Effingham, next to the sports centre, accessed from the A246, the Guildford to Leatherhead road, and is west of Leatherhead and Fetcham
. The school is overseen by the Howard Partnership, who also run Thomas Knyvett College
.
family, and the Second Lord Howard of Effingham (Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham
) who commanded the HMS Ark Royal (1587)
.
It became a specialist school in 2002.
It gets very good GCSE results, and its A level results are similar to a grammar school
.
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
for boys and girls aged 11–18, with a science specialism.
Admissions
It is located in EffinghamEffingham
Effingham is an English village in the Borough of Guildford in Surrey, bordering Mole Valley. There is a railway station at Effingham Junction , at the point where a branch of the Sutton & Mole Valley Line joins the New Guildford Line - these are both routes between London Waterloo and Guildford.-...
, near Leatherhead
Leatherhead
Leatherhead is a town in the County of Surrey, England, on the River Mole, part of Mole Valley district. It is thought to be of Saxon origin...
in Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. There are around 1500 students on roll. The school is successful and over-subscribed, with 1.2 applications per place.
The school holds the following awards: Artsmark Gold (2002); Sportsmark Gold; Investor in People status; DfES achievement award (2002).
It is east of the village of Effingham, next to the sports centre, accessed from the A246, the Guildford to Leatherhead road, and is west of Leatherhead and Fetcham
Fetcham
Fetcham is a village in Surrey, England. It is west of Leatherhead, on the other side of the River Mole and Mill Pond springs and the associated nature reserve....
. The school is overseen by the Howard Partnership, who also run Thomas Knyvett College
Thomas Knyvett College
Thomas Knyvett College is a small community secondary school located in Ashford, Surrey. It is co-educational and caters for students in the 11-16 age range in that it doesn't have a sixth form.-External links:*...
.
History
The school first opened in 1940 and since then has expanded to include a community sports centre, a purpose-built sixth form block and new specialist science facilities which were built after the school was designated as a science college. The name of the school comes from the Earl of EffinghamEarl of Effingham
Earl of Effingham, in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1837 for Kenneth Alexander Howard, 11th Baron Howard of Effingham. This branch of the Howard family descends from the noted naval commander and politician Lord William Howard, eldest son...
family, and the Second Lord Howard of Effingham (Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham , known as Howard of Effingham, was an English statesman and Lord High Admiral under Elizabeth I and James I...
) who commanded the HMS Ark Royal (1587)
HMS Ark Royal (1587)
Ark RoyalThe HMS prefix was not used until the middle of the eighteenth century, but is sometimes applied retrospectively was an English galleon, originally ordered for Sir Walter Raleigh and later purchased by the crown for service in the Royal Navy...
.
It became a specialist school in 2002.
Academic performance
The school scores well in examination results in a county that consistently outscores other areas of the UK.It gets very good GCSE results, and its A level results are similar to a grammar school
Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
.