Schools in Ramsgate

About schools in Ramsgate

Most of the 20 schools listed in Ramsgate are primary schools. Its two secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another four schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. 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

61%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 10 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

44.4

average Attainment 8 score, across the 4 schools with published results

Primary schools12

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

• Chilton Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  78%

  expected standard
• Christ Church Church of England Junior School, Ramsgate

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 7 to 11

  58%

  expected standard
• Dame Janet Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• Ellington Infant School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 7

• Minster Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

• Monkton Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

• Newington Community Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  47%

  expected standard
• Newlands Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Priory Infant School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 7

• Ramsgate Arts Primary School

  Free schools · Ages 4 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 7 to 11

  57%

  expected standard

Secondary schools2

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

• Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  64.0

  Attainment 8
• The Royal Harbour Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 18

  28.9

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision4

• Foreland Fields School

  Foundation special school · Ages 3 to 19

• Great Oaks Small School

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 19

• Laleham Gap School

  Foundation special school · Ages 4 to 18

• The Old Priory School

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 16

Independent schools2

• St Lawrence College

  Other independent school · Ages 10 to 18

• St Lawrence College Junior School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 11

Common questions about schools in Ramsgate

How many schools are in Ramsgate?

OfferDay lists 20 schools in Ramsgate, including twelve primary schools and four special and alternative provision schools.

Who inspects schools in Ramsgate?

Every school in Ramsgate 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.

Which are the best schools in Ramsgate?

OfferDay ranks schools in Ramsgate 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.