The Royal Harbour Academy is an Academy sponsor led serving secondary age pupils, located in Thanet, Kent. The school has 1,013 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Requires improvement (graded inspection, 8 January 2020). Last inspected 19 May 2026. The Headteacher is Martin Jones. The school is administered by Kent local authority. It belongs to COASTAL ACADEMIES TRUST. It opened in 1 April 2023.
Applications for places at The Royal Harbour Academy are handled by the school or the local authority (Kent). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.
GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)
28.9
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−1.02
Progress 8 · 2023-24
16%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
34%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
2.32
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
9%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.