Claim: The Howard of Effingham School, established in 1940, is an academy specializing in science with 1544 students.
Evidence: The Howard of Effingham School is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form with academy status. Howard of Effingham School Academy 1940 Science 1544 The school opened in 1940 and over the years 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 school was originally built for 240 pupils but this has now increased to around 1,500.