Hartsdown AcademyKing Ethelbert School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Hartsdown Academy and King Ethelbert School are secondary schools.
Hartsdown Academy scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and King Ethelbert School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). King Ethelbert School is ahead on our composite score.
Hartsdown Academy was judged the expected standard and King Ethelbert School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 32.1 for Hartsdown Academy and 36.8 for King Ethelbert School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Hartsdown Academy (25.0 in 2021-22, 32.1 in 2024-25) and has fallen at King Ethelbert School (40.4 in 2021-22, 36.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | MargateHartsdown Academy | BirchingtonKing Ethelbert School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D42/100 | D49/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 89th of 102 in Kent | 71st of 102 in Kent Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 837 | 794 | |
| Capacity | 1,175 | 870 | |
| Location | Margate, CT9 5RE | Birchington, CT7 9BL | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 32.1 | 36.8 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 19.7% | 22.0% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 38.0% | 39.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 14.6% | 34.8% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.68 | 3.10 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 137 | 141 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 837 | 794 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 64.3% | 35.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 22.8% | 6.9% | |
| SEN support | 42.0% | 24.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.1% | 4.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 14.9% | 10.3% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 48.1% | 30.6% Stronger figure | 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.
Hartsdown Academy
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