The Royal Harbour Academy
Academy sponsor led in Ramsgate, Kent.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 11 to 18 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 1045 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 916 |
| Free school meals | 64.40% |
| Trust or sponsor | COASTAL ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Local authority | Kent |
| Address | Marlowe Way, Ramsgate, Kent, CT12 6FA |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.rha.kent.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01843572500 |
| URN | 149554 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 19 May 2026, published 12 July 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Category of concern: Requires significant improvement.
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 8 January 2020, published 23 January 2020:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth form provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (The Royal Harbour Academy, URN 135826).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- St George's Church of England Foundation School (all-through school, about 1.7 km)
- Dane Court Grammar School (secondary school, about 2.2 km)
- Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School (secondary school, about 2.2 km)
- The Charles Dickens School (secondary school, about 2.4 km)
- Hartsdown Academy (secondary school, about 3.7 km)
- Ursuline College (secondary school, about 5.4 km)
- King Ethelbert School (secondary school, about 5.7 km)
- Sir Roger Manwood's School (secondary school, about 9.3 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.