Hartsdown Academy is a secondary school located in Margate. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 09/03/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 10.8%, which is 6.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: George V Avenue, Margate, CT9 5RE
Website: http://hartsdown.org/
Telephone: 01843227957
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Matthew Tate
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136571

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/03/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1175
Number of Pupils: 697
Number of Boys: 371
Number of Girls: 326

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 10.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 36.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -1.45 Confidence interval -1.69 to -1.21
Of the 117 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 110 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:6%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:72%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:7%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:20.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:1.75
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Garlinge Primary School and Nursery
Westfield Road , CT9 5PA
3out of 4 681 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate
Nash Road , CT9 4BU
2out of 4 883 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Salmestone Primary School
College Road , CT9 4DB
3out of 4 934 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School
St John's Road , CT9 1LU
3out of 4 1,371 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Drapers Mills Primary Academy
St Peter's Footpath , CT9 2SP
3out of 4 1,843 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hartsdown Academy
George V Avenue , CT9 5RE
2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ursuline College
225 Canterbury Road , CT8 8LX
3out of 4 3,176 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cherry Tree
29 All Saints Avenue , Margate CT9 5QN
- not rated 465 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Parkview Academy
8 Approach Road , Margate CT9 2AN
- not rated 2,099 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Enterprise Learning Alliance
Westwood Centre , Westwood Industrial Estate CT9 4JA
3out of 4 2,199 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lighthouse School
24 Clarendon Road , Cliftonville CT9 2QJ
- not rated 2,211 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chartfield School
45 Minster Road , CT8 8DA
- not rated 2,230 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.