Temple School was a boys secondary modern in Strood

Strood

Strood is a town in the unitary authority of Medway in South East England. It is part of the ceremonial county of Kent. It lies on the north west bank of the River Medway at its lowest bridging point, and is part of the Rochester post town....

, Rochester, Kent, in 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...

. It has just merged with the Chapter School to form Strood Academy.

History

In 2006, 2% of the pupils gained 5 passes with Maths and English at GCSE, leading the press to dub it the worst school in the country.. In 2007, it was 16% and the press were not interested. In 2007, Temple school beat 4 Medway schools in the key KS2- KS4 value added indicator.
Once a proud school under the headship of Joe Handcock until 1968, then passing to Headteacher William from which point standard began to fall and never recovered.

Curriculum

The school follows the National Curriculum at Key Stage 3

Key Stage 3

Key Stage 3 is the legal term for the three years of schooling in maintained schools in England and Wales normally known as Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9, when pupils are aged between 11 and 14...

, but are more flexible at Stage 4

Key Stage 4

Key Stage 4 is the legal term for the two years of school education which incorporate GCSEs, and other exams, in maintained schools in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland—normally known as Year 10 and Year 11 in England and Wales, and Year 11 and Year 12 in Northern Ireland, when pupils are...

The subjects students may take depend much on ability, the following subjects are optional at GCSE:

History,
Geography,
Graphics,
Resistant Materials,
Food Technology,
Leisure and Tourism,
Btech Sports,
Diploma in Digital Applications (DiDA) ,
French,
German,
Religious Education,
Music,
Drama,
Art,
Btech Art.

Temple School also offers to the more advanced students:

Triple Science,
Additional Mathematics,
English Literature.