Kent
Hartsdown Academy
GCSE results 2026: every Kent school ranked · how England did
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 35.3 is significantly below the national average. Progress 8 and pupil context may still indicate positive value-added.
- 35.3
- Attainment 8
- 27%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -0.39
- Progress 8
- [-0.66, -0.12]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 144 | 103 | 101 (98%) | 345 |
| September 2025 | 167 | 84 | 84 (100%) | 262 |
| September 2024 | 172 | 84 | 84 (100%) | 249 |
| September 2023 | 242 | 84 | 84 (100%) | 258 |
| September 2022 | 142 | 82 | 82 (100%) | 183 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Kent’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 2024-2025 tables | 8 | Not published | Not published | 0% England 19% |
| 2020/21 2023-2024 tables | 15 | Not published | Not published | 7% England 24% |
| 2019/20 2022-2023 tables | 14 | 0% England 1% | 0% England 18% | 0% England 20% |
| 2018/19 2021-2022 tables | 8 | 0% England 1% | 0% England 15% | 0% England 17% |
| 2017/18 2020-2021 tables | 19 | 0% England 1% | 0% England 16% | 0% England 18% |
| 2015/16 2018-2019 tables | 36 | 0% England 1% | 0% England 14% | 0% England 19% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 147 | 35.3 | — | 27.2% | 1.4% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 137 | 32.1 | — | 19.7% | — | 14.6% | 2.7 |
| 2023/2024 | 123 | 33.1 | -0.39 | 17.1% | — | 12.2% | 2.8 |
| 2022/2023 | 97 | 33.5 | -0.40 | 24.7% | — | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2021/2022 | 97 | 25.0 | -1.34 | — | — | 0.0% | 2.3 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Kent for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 136571 |
| Local authority | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Ian Wallace |
| Trust | COASTAL ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | CT9 5RE |
| Pupils | 837 |
| FSM eligible | 62.1% |
Contact and identifiers
George V Avenue, Margate, Kent, CT9 5RE
http://hartsdown.org/View local authority page1843227957| DfE number | 4172 |
| UKPRN | 10033264 |
| Opened | 1 Apr 2011 |
| GIAS updated | 29 Jan 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 29 Jan 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 30 Jan 2022 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 7 Dec 2021 |
| Publication date | 30 Jan 2022 |