Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School
Chatham Street, Ramsgate, CT11 7PS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CHATHAM & CLARENDON GRAMMAR SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mrs Debra Liddicoat
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- East Thanet
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,600
- Pupils on roll
- 1,334
- URN
- 136382
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01843591075
About this school
Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School is a secondary academy in Ramsgate. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,334 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 238 | 203 | 192 |
| Attainment 8 score | 60.9 | 64.6 | 64.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.12 -0.07 to +0.30 | +0.30 +0.10 to +0.50 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 81% | 84.7% | 84.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 96% | 95.1% | 96.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 90% | 75.4% | 76% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60.9 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 64.6 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 64 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,503 |
| 2023/24 | 1,427 |
| 2024/25 | 1,388 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School compares
Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School ranked 25th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 96% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64 | 7.2% | 16.9% | 1,334 | — |
| The Royal Harbour Academy | 28.9 | 15.8% | 63.6% | 1,045 | 1.4 miles |
| Dane Court Grammar School | 65.3 | 6.3% | 21.1% | 1,152 | 1.7 miles |
| The Charles Dickens School | 42.5 | 9.8% | 43% | 1,117 | 1.7 miles |
| Hartsdown Academy | 32.1 | 14.9% | 64.3% | 868 | 3.6 miles |
| Ursuline College | 36.1 | 11.1% | 37.6% | 949 | 4.8 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.85%
- English as an additional language
- 10.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.16%
- Persistent absence
- 17.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Royal Harbour Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Ramsgate
-
Dane Court Grammar School1.7 miles
Secondary · Broadstairs
-
The Charles Dickens School1.7 miles
Secondary · Broadstairs
-
Hartsdown Academy3.6 miles
Secondary · Margate
-
Ursuline College4.8 miles
Secondary · Westgate-on-Sea
Other schools in Ramsgate
- 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
- St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School teach?
- Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Ramsgate.
- Who is the headteacher of Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School?
- The headteacher of Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School is Mrs Debra Liddicoat, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School?
- Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School has 1,334 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School full?
- Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School has capacity for 1,600 pupils and 1,334 on roll (83%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School a faith school?
- No. Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School has no designated religious character.
- Is Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School a selective school?
- Yes. Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Who runs Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School?
- Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School is part of CHATHAM & CLARENDON GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 60.9 in 2022/23 and 64 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School rank locally?
- Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School ranked 25th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 96% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School's absence rate?
- Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School'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 1 July 2026.