Best Schools in Ramsgate

How many schools are there in Ramsgate?

Ramsgate has 19 open schools: 12 state primary, 2 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent and 4 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Ramsgate are rated Outstanding?

2 schools in Ramsgate were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Laleham Gap School and Chilton Primary School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 14 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.

Laleham Gap SchoolChilton Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Ramsgate get the best GCSE results?

Of the 3 schools in Ramsgate with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 62.2 and 82% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; The Royal Harbour Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 31.1 and 16% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Laleham Gap School, with an Attainment 8 score of 20.3 and 10% 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.

Chatham & Clarendon Grammar SchoolThe Royal Harbour AcademyLaleham Gap School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Ramsgate have the best SATs results?

Of the 8 primary schools in Ramsgate with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Chilton Primary School (93% in reading, 84% in maths); Ramsgate Arts Primary School (85% in reading, 83% in maths); and Dame Janet Primary Academy (76% in reading, 81% 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.

Chilton Primary SchoolRamsgate Arts Primary SchoolDame Janet Primary Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Ramsgate?

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

Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Ramsgate have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Ramsgate 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 Ramsgate?

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.