# Alternatives to Hartsdown Academy

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Hartsdown Academy and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Hartsdown Academy, for comparison

0.72 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Ursuline College, Westgate-on-Sea](/school/141628/ursuline-college) | 1.8 mi west | 0.72 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [King Ethelbert School, Birchington](/school/136584/king-ethelbert-school) | 2.1 mi west | 0.96 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [The Royal Harbour Academy, Ramsgate](/school/149554/the-royal-harbour-academy) | 2.3 mi south-east | 1.10 | 2026 | Needs attention (category of concern: Requires significant improvement) | no | not recorded |
| [Dane Court Grammar School, Broadstairs](/school/136585/dane-court-grammar-school) | 2.5 mi south-east | 1.39 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [The Charles Dickens School, Broadstairs](/school/144015/the-charles-dickens-school) | 2.6 mi south-east | 1.27 | 2026 | Good | no | yes |
| [Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School, Ramsgate](/school/136382/chatham-clarendon-grammar-school) | 3.6 mi south-east | 0.91 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

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