Best Schools in Margate

How many schools are there in Margate?

Margate has 15 open schools: 8 state primary, 1 state secondary or all-through, 5 special and 1 other.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Are there any Outstanding schools in Margate?

None of the 13 graded schools in Margate currently holds an Outstanding rating. 12 are rated Good, so 92% are 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.

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Margate get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Margate with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Hartsdown Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 35.3 and 27% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and St Anthony's School, with an Attainment 8 score of 1 and 0% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Hartsdown AcademySt Anthony's School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Margate have the best SATs results?

Of the 8 primary schools in Margate with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate (85% in reading, 80% in maths); Palm Bay Primary School (81% in reading, 78% in maths); and Salmestone Primary School (69% in reading, 66% 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.

St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, MargatePalm Bay Primary SchoolSalmestone Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Margate?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Margate selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Margate have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Margate 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 Margate?

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.