Ursuline College
Ofsted: Good
Score
D52
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Westgate-on-Sea, CT8 8LX
- Distance
- 2.9km away
Hartsdown Academy
George V Avenue, Margate, CT9 5RE
Local ranking85th of 102 secondary schools in Kent
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1175
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 24 February 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 35.3 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 27.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 44.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 147
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 80.0%
- Continued in education
- 78.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 18.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 62.0%
- Higher education
- 29.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 12.0%
- Employment
- 21.0%
- Not sustained
- 21.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Applied General Avg Points
- 28.4
- 16-18 Cohort
- 63
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 837
- Boys
- 435 (50%)
- Girls
- 433 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1175 (74% full)
- SEND
- 45.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 64.3%
- EAL
- 22.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.1%
- SEN Support
- 42.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 13.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 61.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,799/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 14.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 48.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 65.9%
- White Other: 13.0%
- Mixed Other: 5.2%
- Gypsy/Roma: 5.0%
- Black African: 2.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.7%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.7%
- Other: 1.4%
65.9%
White British
13.0%
White Other
5.2%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 136571
- UKPRN
- 10033264
- Establishment No.
- 4172
- Trust
- COASTAL ACADEMIES TRUST
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