Hartsdown Academy

State-Funded School

hartsdown-academy-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Herne Bay and SandwichConstituency

CT9 5REPostcode

1.2

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Hartsdown Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Kent, South East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 868 pupils. Hartsdown Academy is part of Coastal Academies Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 24 Feb 2026 · published 28 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 32.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 19.7%
EBacc average point score: 2.68

Ethnicity

White

83%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

868

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

62%

England average

27%

First language not English

21%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 868
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Coastal Academies Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
30 Jan 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
25 Apr 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.