Best Schools in Broadstairs

How many schools are there in Broadstairs?

Broadstairs has 14 open schools: 7 state primary, 3 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent, 2 special and 1 other.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Broadstairs are rated Outstanding?

5 schools in Broadstairs were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School; EKC Group; Ramsgate, Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School; St Mildred's Primary Infant School; and Upton Junior School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 13 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior SchoolEKC GroupRamsgate, Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolSt Mildred's Primary Infant SchoolUpton Junior School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Broadstairs get the best GCSE results?

Of the 4 schools in Broadstairs with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Dane Court Grammar School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 67.2 and 89% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; The Charles Dickens School, with an Attainment 8 score of 42.8 and 30% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and St George's Church of England Foundation School, with an Attainment 8 score of 37.4 and 22% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Selective schools admit by ability, so their raw results are not a like-for-like comparison with comprehensives. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Dane Court Grammar SchoolThe Charles Dickens SchoolSt George's Church of England Foundation School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Broadstairs have the best SATs results?

Of the 6 primary schools in Broadstairs with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Ramsgate, Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School (90% in reading, 93% in maths); Upton Junior School (85% in reading, 76% in maths); and St George's Church of England Foundation School (78% in reading, 80% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Ramsgate, Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolUpton Junior SchoolSt George's Church of England Foundation School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Broadstairs?

Yes. Dane Court Grammar School is a state grammar school in Broadstairs. Grammar schools admit pupils by ability through an entrance test, usually sat at the start of Year 6.

Dane Court Grammar School

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Do schools in Broadstairs have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Broadstairs have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Kent allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Broadstairs?

Apply to Kent through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.