Hartsdown Academy
George V Avenue, Margate, CT9 5RE
868 pupils · 74% of 1,175 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- COASTAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 63.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 February 2026, published 28 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 32.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 19.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 38% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 14.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.72 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 144 | 103 | 345 | 144 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 167 | 84 | 262 | 131 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 172 | 84 | 249 | 116 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 242 | 84 | 258 | 140 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 142 | 82 | 183 | 99 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 176 | 47 | 165 | 96 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 176 | 62 | 156 | 98 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 175 | 46 | 122 | 74 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Ursuline College 2.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- King Ethelbert School 3.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The Royal Harbour Academy 3.7 km · Requires improvement (2020) · previous system
- Dane Court Grammar School 4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Charles Dickens School 4.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School 5.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.