The Royal Harbour Academy

State-Funded School

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South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

East ThanetConstituency

CT12 6FAPostcode

0.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,045 pupils. The Royal Harbour Academy is part of Coastal Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2020

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 28.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 15.6%
EBacc average point score: 2.32

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,045

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

63%

England average

27%

First language not English

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: 1,045
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Coastal Academies Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
23 Jan 2020	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	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.