| Temple School | |
| Coordinates: | 51.407°N 0.493°W |
| Motto: | NIHIL NISI OPTIMUM NOSTRUM - "Nothing but our best" |
| Type: | Community secondary modern |
| Head: | Neil J. McAree[1] [2] |
| Chair: | G. Fox[3] |
| Address: | Cliffe Road |
| City: | Strood |
| County: | Kent |
| Country: | England |
| Postcode: | ME2 3DL |
| Enrolment: | 625[4] |
| Gender: | Boys |
| Lower Age: | 11 |
| Upper Age: | 16 |
| Website: | temple.medway.sch.uk/ |
Temple School was a boys secondary modern in Strood, in England. It closed in 2009 along with Chapter Girls School when Strood Academy was opened.
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.[5] 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.[6]
The school followed the National Curriculum at Key Stage 3, but were more flexible at Stage 4[7] The subjects students were allowed take depended much on ability, the following subjects were 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 offered to the more advanced students:
Triple Science,Additional Mathematics,English Literature.