The Royal Harbour Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Kent
Marlowe Way, Ramsgate, CT12 6FA
43
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 08/01/2020
Application demand
81%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
84.2%
43.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,045
Capacity used
Over capacity114%
916 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
81%
1st preference success rate
172 of 212 families who put it first got an offer
213
Places offered
446
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 212 | 172 | ● 81% |
| 2nd preference | 85 | 25 | ● 29% |
| 3rd preference | 96 | 13 | ● 14% |
| 4th preference | 53 | 3 | ● 6% |
| Total | 446 | 213 | 48% |
1st preference success by year
Kent lets families list 4 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Martin Jones
- Address
- Marlowe Way, Ramsgate, CT12 6FA
- Phone
- 01843572500
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward / constituency
- Northwood · East Thanet
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 149554
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 64% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 10% | — | — |
| SEN support | 28% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: COASTAL ACADEMIES TRUST
1,045 pupils · 916 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
19 May 2026
Academy First Section 5 · report card
RSIInclusion Expected standard Achievement Urgent improvement Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Needs attention Attendance and behaviour Needs attention Leadership and governance Needs attention Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Expected standard - 20
08 January 2020
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 986 pupils
Attendance
84.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
15.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
43.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
11.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 29.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -1.02 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 12% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 36% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.43 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | — | — | — |
Average grade: NE (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 28.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 15.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 34.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 9.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.32 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 180 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 178 | 3% | 23% | 37% | |
| Mathematics | 177 | 2% | 20% | 38% | |
| English Language | 177 | 6% | 35% | 49% | |
| Combined Science | 171 | 1% | 12% | 34% | |
| Art and Design | 97 | 1% | 23% | 44% | |
| History | 59 | 2% | 15% | 32% | |
| Religious Studies | 40 | 3% | 30% | 33% | |
| Computer Science | 39 | 8% | 28% | 41% | |
| Spanish | 35 | 0% | 17% | 34% | |
| Social Studies | 33 | 0% | 0% | 3% | |
| Design & Technology | 27 | 11% | 15% | 19% | |
| Geography | 24 | 0% | 4% | 17% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kent council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.