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Monday 8am - 4:30pm Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm Thursday 8am - 4:30pm Friday 8am - 4pm

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Welcome to the William Howard School page. Here you will find details of news and events happening in and around school.

William Howard School is an academy, situated in the town of Brampton and serving a large catchment area in east Cumbria. It is an innovative and forward-thinking school. We are passionate about education and aim to provide an exciting and engaging learning environment where students are inspired, enthused and equipped for the future.

02/11/2026

🥫 Led by our Talkin House, we're collecting for Brampton Foodbank - a much-valued local charity.

The foodbank would be particularly grateful for non-perishable items such as tinned food, pasta, cereal, long life milk, and teabags, etc.

Toiletries, such as shampoo, toothpaste and sanitary products would also be gladly received, as well as cleaning and houshold products like kitchen roll and washing up liquid.

📆The collection will be delivered to them next week, so if you have any items you're able to donate, please bring them in by Friday 6th November.

Donations can be left in the trolley🛒 in the foyer.

🙏 Thank you for helping us support our local community.

25/10/2026

👶Our Year 10 Child Development students have been exploring how children develop language skills and the vital role that books and storytelling play in supporting a child’s learning and development.

📖As part of their studies, the students were challenged to create their own children's book. They could choose to write either a storybook or a factual book designed to engage, entertain and educate young readers.

The project produced a wonderful range of creative and informative books, with students demonstrating imagination and a clear understanding of how books can support children's development.

💬Mrs Nettleton said: “The variety was excellent. It was a lovely way to round off a very busy, successful half term for the Year 10s.”

Well done to all of the students for their hard work and creativity in producing such fantastic books.

23/10/2026

♟️On Thursday afternoon, we were delighted to welcome pupils from Caldew School for a friendly chess tournament.

Eighteen enthusiastic players represented WHS, competing in teams of seven with several reserves. An hour was filled with exciting matches, excellent sportsmanship and plenty of impressive play. The students thoroughly enjoyed the event.

Overall, WHS secured a fantastic 46-23 victory. Congratulations goes to Ollie G, who was named MVP after winning all of his games in remarkable time👏 Phoebe S was the highest-placed female player, achieving an excellent score of 4.5/6.

Special recognition also goes to Stanley W, who, despite being in Year 7, won every one of his games. Other players with perfect records included Robert B, Reuben D, Ivan S, Daniel N, and Charlie M, all of whom won all of their matches.

Well done to all the players from both schools for making the tournament such an enjoyable event. We look forward to more friendly competitions in the future.

23/10/2026

Year 12 Business students put Coca-Cola’s product portfolio to the test in a blind tasting, with surprising results!

The activity explored the Boston Matrix, which groups products by market share and market growth: ⭐stars score highly in both; 🐄cash cows have high share in slower-growing markets; ❓question marks have low share in growing markets; and 🐕dogs have low share and low growth.

Diet Coke was their “star”, Coke Zero their “cash cow”, caffeine-free Coke their “question mark”, and original Coca-Cola their least favourite “dog”.

In reality, original Coca-Cola is more plausibly a cash cow, while Coke Zero is a star.

Students concluded that brand loyalty and packaging can influence what we think we prefer—something their taste buds challenged when the labels disappeared!

23/10/2026

🏐Super 7s!💥

This week our Year 7 netball teams had their first opportunity to represent William Howard with a friendly fixture against Caldew and Ullswater. With this being our first fixture, we are still getting to grips with the roles and responsibilities of the different positions

Throughout the games, the girls grew in confidence with some lovely passing in the centre third and some fantastic defensive play and interceptions in the opposing teams circle. Our attacking players worked hard to get the ball into the William Howard shooting area, but at times we were unable to convert these opportunities into goals. Our green and red team were narrowly beaten, but our pink team secured an excellent draw against Caldew.

We have been so impressed with each players energy, enthusiasm and commitment and we cannot wait to see the progress we know they will make this year!

An extra special well done to Chantelle, Sumiya and Ellie, who were voted girls of the game! 🙌

Remember, Netball practice is on after school on a Wednesday 3.15pm-4.15pm. Everyone is welcome to attend!👍

23/10/2026

⭐This week’s Headteacher’s Award goes to Skye in Year 11⭐

Skye is an excellent example of what it means to take real pride and responsibility in your learning. Her commitment to improving is clear through her regular attendance at after-school Maths sessions and her determination to challenge herself further in her lessons. She approaches all her learning with positivity and enthusiasm, while always being willing to help in the classroom.

Skye has accumulated House points from a range of her subjects rewarding her for all aspects of our school values.

Skye’s attitude sets a brilliant example to others and makes her an extremely worthy recipient of a Headteacher’s Award.

23/10/2026

Hats off to the Year 8 students who were presented with 1% Club certificates during assembly this week.

These special acknowledgements are given to pupils who are making notable, positive changes to improve their learning, focus, organisation or behaviour.

Lewis, Faith and Jack were among those who received an award👏

23/10/2026

🙏A huge thank you to all our students, staff, parents and carers.

Following a very positive start to the academic year, it’s been an incredibly productive half term. Enjoy a well-deserved break! 🍂

Please stay safe if you’re taking part in any Halloween or Bonfire festivities.

📆We’ll see you back, refreshed and ready for the second half of the term on Monday 2nd November.

22/10/2026

🏵️We are delighted to congratulate Zoe, Niamh, Marium, Bella, Theo, Harry, Grace, Ewan, Isla, Abbie, Max, Alice and Mya on their appointments as Year 12 Prefects following a recent application and interview process.

The Prefects will support our Student Leadership Team with school events and contribute to the areas of school life they identified in their applications. Their enthusiasm, ideas and willingness to get involved will help make a positive difference across our school community.

Our new prefects are excited to begin their roles and develop their leadership skills while supporting others.

Address

Brampton
CA81AR

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8am - 4:30pm
Friday	8am - 4pm

Website

http://www.williamhoward.cumbria.sch.uk/contact-us/

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