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The Royal Harbour Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Marlowe Way, Ramsgate CT12 6FA · rha.kent.sch.uk · 01843 572500
On the mapSearch near CT12 6FA
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 28.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,045
- 129 over 916 places · 114%
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 64.4%
- First language not English
- 9.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 233 families put the school first and 212 places were offered; 76% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 212 | 233 | 1.1▲ | 76% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 213 | 212 | 1 | 81% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 207 | 165 | 0.8 | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 190 | 149 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 208 | 153 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 28.9, and 15.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kent it was 46.7, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼28.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼15.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼34.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼9.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.32 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 135826)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 24.4 | +6.2 |
| Further education | 50 | −7.1 |
| Other education | 1.8 | −1.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.4 | +1.8 |
| Employment | 1.8 | +0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.1 | −2.9 |
| Activity not captured | 9.5 | +3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
All academic average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 students | D (19.9) | Average -0.20 | |
| 24 students | Merit+ (27.4) | Well below average -0.56 |
| Earlier years: All academic | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 12 | D (19.7) | -0.26 |
| 2018/19 | 9 | D (18.4) | -0.02 |
| 2017/18 | 12 | D+ (23.9) | -0.29 |
| 2016/17 | 8 | D+ (21.8) | +0.73 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 40 | +18.9 |
| Further education | 13.3 | +0.2 |
| Employment | 33.3 | −8.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13.3 | −2.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Royal Harbour Academy on 19 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 19 May 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 135826), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2020Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 135826)
Before September 2019
- Feb 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Jun 2018Inadequate
Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 135826)
Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 135826)
Jun 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 135826)