The Royal Harbour Academy
Newlands Lane, Ramsgate, CT12 6RH
This school is closed (it closed in March 2023).
It was replaced by The Royal Harbour Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Pullen
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- South Thanet
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Pupils on roll
- 929
- URN
- 135826
- Local authority
- Kent
About this school
The Royal Harbour Academy was a foundation secondary school in Ramsgate. It taught children aged 11 to 18 and had 929 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
The Royal Harbour Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2009, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 141 |
| Attainment 8 score | 30.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.78 -1.02 to -0.55 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 16% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 33% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.2 |
How The Royal Harbour Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 13.7% | 61.1% | 929 | — |
| The Royal Harbour Academy | 28.9 | 15.8% | 63.6% | 1,045 | 0.8 miles |
| Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School | 64 | 7.2% | 16.9% | 1,334 | 0.9 miles |
| Dane Court Grammar School | 65.3 | 6.3% | 21.1% | 1,152 | 0.9 miles |
| The Charles Dickens School | 42.5 | 9.8% | 43% | 1,117 | 1.0 miles |
| Hartsdown Academy | 32.1 | 14.9% | 64.3% | 868 | 2.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 61.1%
- English as an additional language
- 9.7%
- Overall absence
- 13.7%
- Persistent absence
- 40.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Royal Harbour Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Ramsgate
-
Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School0.9 miles
Secondary · Ramsgate
-
Dane Court Grammar School0.9 miles
Secondary · Broadstairs
-
The Charles Dickens School1.0 miles
Secondary · Broadstairs
-
Hartsdown Academy2.8 miles
Secondary · Margate
Other schools in Ramsgate
- Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School Secondary
- The Royal Harbour Academy Secondary
- Chilton Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Church of England Junior School, Ramsgate Primary
- Dame Janet Primary Academy Primary
- Ellington Infant School Primary
- Minster Church of England Primary School Primary
- Monkton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Newington Community Primary School Primary
- Newlands Primary School Primary
- Priory Infant School Primary
- Ramsgate Arts Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Royal Harbour Academy teach?
- The Royal Harbour Academy taught children aged 11 to 18. It was a secondary school in Ramsgate.
- Has The Royal Harbour Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Royal Harbour Academy under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is The Royal Harbour Academy?
- The Royal Harbour Academy had 929 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- What are The Royal Harbour Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Royal Harbour Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 13 September 2023.