Hartsdown Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 8 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 136571
- Address
- George V Avenue, CT9 5RE
- Website
- http://hartsdown.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 833 (65% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.9%
- Girls
- 48.1%
- First language not English
- 22%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 60.7%
- Persistent absence
- 45.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 38.5%
White British 66.1%
Other White 13.3%
Mixed 7.4%
Gypsy/Roma 6.6%
African 1.8%
Other 1.6%
Unclassified 0.8%
Indian 0.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
Caribbean 0.6%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.4
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 0%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 25%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 33.5
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.64
Local authority average 4.12
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Sports Studies | Technical Award | 18 |
Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 31 |
Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 9 |
Small Business Management | Technical Award | 20 |
Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 7 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 31 |
Biology | GCSE | 2 |
English Language | GCSE | 94 |
English Literature | GCSE | 96 |
Geography | GCSE | 64 |
Admissions
Hartsdown Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 172
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 84
- 2nd preference
- 53
- 3rd preference
- 65
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 84
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 201 117 84 |
Year 8 | 141 64 77 |
Year 9 | 158 79 79 |
Year 10 | 161 93 68 |
Year 11 | 130 61 69 |
Year 12 | 24 8 16 |
Year 13 | 18 10 8 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 77.0% 87.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 45.0% 25.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 31.0% 60.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 7.0% 4.0% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.7% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 14.0% 4.8% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 21.0% 61.7% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 0.0% 19.5% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 0.0% 16.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.4% 1.7% |
Nearby schools
- Drapers Mills Primary AcademyGood
- Enterprise Learning AllianceGood
- Garlinge Primary School and NurseryGood
- Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
- Salmestone Primary SchoolGood
- St Crispin's Community Primary Infant SchoolGood
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, MargateGood