Ursuline College
225 Canterbury Road, Westgate-on-Sea, CT8 8LX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP
- Executive Headteacher
- Miss Danielle Lancefield
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Sponsor
- Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership
- Constituency
- Herne Bay and Sandwich
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 763
- Pupils on roll
- 949
- URN
- 141628
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01843834431
About this school
Ursuline College is a Roman Catholic secondary academy in Westgate-on-Sea. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 949 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 164 | 182 | 147 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.7 | 39.4 | 36.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.53 -0.75 to -0.31 | -0.19 -0.40 to +0.03 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 18% | 24.2% | 20.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 43% | 52.7% | 44.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 14% | 30.2% | 27.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
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 Ursuline College 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 | 36.7 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.4 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.1 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 978 |
| 2023/24 | 934 |
| 2024/25 | 937 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ursuline College compares
Ursuline College ranked 83rd of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36.1 | 11.1% | 37.6% | 949 | — |
| King Ethelbert School | 36.8 | 10.3% | 35.1% | 845 | 0.2 miles |
| Hartsdown Academy | 32.1 | 14.9% | 64.3% | 868 | 1.8 miles |
| The Royal Harbour Academy | 28.9 | 15.8% | 63.6% | 1,045 | 3.4 miles |
| Dane Court Grammar School | 65.3 | 6.3% | 21.1% | 1,152 | 4.1 miles |
| The Charles Dickens School | 42.5 | 9.8% | 43% | 1,117 | 4.2 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)
- 37.64%
- English as an additional language
- 12.9%
- Overall absence
- 11.08%
- Persistent absence
- 34.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
King Ethelbert School0.2 miles
Secondary · Birchington
-
Hartsdown Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Margate
-
The Royal Harbour Academy3.4 miles
Secondary · Ramsgate
-
Dane Court Grammar School4.1 miles
Secondary · Broadstairs
-
The Charles Dickens School4.2 miles
Secondary · Broadstairs
Other schools in Westgate-on-Sea
- St Crispin's Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ursuline College teach?
- Ursuline College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Westgate-on-Sea.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Ursuline College?
- The executive headteacher of Ursuline College is Miss Danielle Lancefield, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ursuline College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ursuline College, 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 Ursuline College?
- Ursuline College has 949 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Ursuline College full?
- Ursuline College has capacity for 763 pupils and 949 on roll (124%), so it is at or above 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 Ursuline College a faith school?
- Yes. Ursuline College is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Southwark.
- Is Ursuline College a selective school?
- No. Ursuline College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Ursuline College?
- Ursuline College is part of KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ursuline College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 36.7 in 2022/23 and 36.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ursuline College rank locally?
- Ursuline College ranked 83rd of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ursuline College's absence rate?
- Ursuline College's overall absence rate is 11.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ursuline College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ursuline College'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.