William Howard School

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The William Howard School is a secondary school in Brampton, Cumbria, England. The school is named after Lord William Howard (1563–1640), who was the third son to Thomas Duke of Norfolk. He married Elizabeth, the daughter and co-heiress of William Lord Dacres, from whom the Carlisle branch of the Howard Family is descended. Currently, the school has 1,500 students and serves the town and surrounding districts.

William Howard is a comprehensive school for girls and boys aged 11 to 19, and retains it's own Sixth Form Centre after some debate over a merge with a larger, engrossing Carlisle Sixth Form Centre. After school hours, the school serves center for adult education, theatrical and music performances, clubs and community meetings. The large open foyer frequently serves as a gallery space for local artists.

The school is also host to Brampton Live every summer, an ever growing music festival that has, since it's first appearance in 1995, become the largest roots/world music festival in the north of England. Major artists in previous years have included The Levellers, The Waterboys, Richard Thompson, Suzanne Vega, Loudan Wainwright III, Altan, Tommy Emmanuel and more.