The Royal Harbour Academy
About the school
The Royal Harbour 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
- 19 May 2026
- Published
- 12 July 2026
- Inspection type
- Academy First Section 5
Category of concern: RSI
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Urgent improvement
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 28.9
- 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
- 15.60%
- Kent
- 47.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 34.40%
- Kent
- 65.10%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 9.40%
- Kent
- 46.90%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.32
- 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
1013
Girls
46.99%
Boys
53.01%
SEN support
29.81%
Education, health and care plan
6.91%
English as an additional language
10.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
63.59%
Overall absence
15.76
Persistent absence
43.31