Hartsdown Academy
About the school
Hartsdown Academy is an open secondary school in Kent.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 24 February 2026
- Published
- 28 April 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 32.1
- Kent
- 46.7
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Kent
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 19.70%
- Kent
- 47.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 38.00%
- Kent
- 65.10%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 14.60%
- Kent
- 46.90%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.68
- Kent
- 4.18
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- No entries
Average A-level points
- School
- No entries
AAB or better
- School
- No entries
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
837
Girls
48.39%
Boys
51.61%
SEN support
42.05%
Education, health and care plan
3.11%
English as an additional language
22.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
64.28%
Overall absence
14.85
Persistent absence
48.1
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
97
Sustained education or employment
80%
Education
78%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
18%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
42
Sustained education or employment
62%
Higher education
29%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
12%
Employment
21%