The Royal Harbour Academy
Academy sponsor ledSecondaryAges 11–18MixedSixth form
Marlowe Way, Ramsgate, CT12 6FA
Headteacher · Mr Martin Jones
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Key facts
Pupils1,045Capacity 916
OfstedReport cardInspected 19 May 2026
TrustCoastal Academies Trust
Free school meals64.4%
Ofsted
Report card from the inspection on 19 May 2026.
- InclusionExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- AchievementUrgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- SafeguardingMet
The school is in the category: Requires significant improvement.
Read the full Ofsted reportsOfsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026
For September 2027. Apply through Kent council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.
How to apply in KentApplications for September 2026
176 of the 233 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered212
Applications489
First choice233
First-choice offers176
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- St George's Church of England Foundation School1.0 mi
- Enterprise Learning Alliance1.2 mi
- Dane Court Grammar School1.3 mi
- Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School1.4 mi
- The Charles Dickens School1.5 mi