Schools in Margate

About schools in Margate

Margate lists 14 schools, most of them primary schools. Its one secondary school is where pupils go on to after primary. Another five schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

50%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 9 schools with published results

Primary schools8

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Cliftonville Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  44%

  expected standard
• Drapers Mills Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  51%

  expected standard
• Garlinge Primary School and Nursery

  Foundation school · Ages 3 to 11

  56%

  expected standard
• Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  31%

  expected standard
• Northdown Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  52%

  expected standard
• Palm Bay Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• Salmestone Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  66%

  expected standard
• St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  75%

  expected standard

Secondary schools1

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Hartsdown Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  32.1

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision5

• Enterprise Learning Alliance

  Pupil referral unit · Ages 11 to 16

• Liberty College

  Special post 16 institution · Ages 16 to 24

• Life Skills Enterprise

  Other independent special school · Ages 10 to 18

• St Anthony's School

  Foundation special school · Ages 7 to 16

• The Llewellyn School and Nursery

  Other independent special school · Ages 2 to 25

Common questions about schools in Margate

How many schools does Margate have?

OfferDay lists 14 schools in Margate, including eight primary schools and five special and alternative provision schools.

Who inspects schools in Margate?

Every school in Margate is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Margate ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Margate where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.