Chatham & Clarendon Grammar SchoolThe Royal Harbour Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ramsgate.

Summary of the comparison

Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School and The Royal Harbour Academy are secondary schools in Ramsgate.

  • Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Royal Harbour Academy scores 17 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School was judged the expected standard and The Royal Harbour Academy was judged in need of attention.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 64.0 for Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School and 28.9 for The Royal Harbour Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School (62.8 in 2021-22, 64.0 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School versus The Royal Harbour Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RamsgateChatham & Clarendon Grammar SchoolRamsgateThe Royal Harbour AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC68/100Stronger figureF17/100
Local ranking29th of 102 in Kent Stronger figure101st of 102 in Kent
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Needs attention
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,388 1,013
Capacity1,600 916
LocationRamsgate, CT11 7PS Ramsgate, CT12 6RH
GCSE results
Attainment 864.0 Stronger figure28.9 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths84.9% Stronger figure15.6% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths96.9% Stronger figure34.4% 64.8%
Entering EBacc76.0% Stronger figure9.4% 40.5%
EBacc average point score6.09 Stronger figure2.32 4.09
Cohort192 180
A-level results
A-level entries225 Not reported
A-level average points36.4 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeB- Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points37.9 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects16.0% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,388 1,013
Free school meals (ever 6)16.9% 63.6%
English as an additional language10.6% 10.2%
SEN support8.5% 29.8%
SEN with an EHC plan0.4% 6.9%
Attendance
Overall absence7.2% Stronger figure15.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence17.9% Stronger figure43.3% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School

The Royal Harbour Academy

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