Ursuline College
225 Canterbury Road, Westgate-on-Sea, CT8 8LX
949 pupils · 124% of 763 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 38.2%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 November 2022, published 12 January 2023. 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 | 36.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 20.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 44.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 27.9% |
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 | 168 | 121 | 455 | 168 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 165 | 117 | 487 | 165 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 148 | 111 | 517 | 148 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 148 | 125 | 572 | 148 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 182 | 121 | 504 | 182 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 148 | 117 | 780 | 148 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 147 | 127 | 633 | 147 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 179 | 152 | 642 | 179 |
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
- King Ethelbert School 0.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Hartsdown Academy 2.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- The Royal Harbour Academy 5.4 km · Requires improvement (2020) · previous system
- Dane Court Grammar School 6.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Charles Dickens School 6.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School 7.7 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.