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Education in Thanet

District

The east of the South East. 143,618 people in 104 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Thanet, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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Thanet had 57 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

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57
Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Thanet had 57 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Thanet among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Thanet is 57.

Schools

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Schools in Thanet

Thanet has 57 open schools: 31 primary, 7 secondary, 1 all-through, 14 special, 1 sixth form and further education, 2 independent and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
2
Good
12
Requires improvement
0
Inadequate
0

14 of the 44 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between October 2019 and June 2024.

6 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

8 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Thanet

2 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School (May 2023), Laleham Gap School (April 2023).

Primary (31)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Birchington Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school5 to 11422Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade49% met KS2 standard
Bromstone Primary School, BroadstairsFoundation school4 to 11407Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade33% met KS2 standard
Callis Grange Nursery and Infant SchoolCommunity school3 to 7291Good (overall), April 2022
Chilton Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11418Standards maintained, June 202578% met KS2 standard
Christ Church Church of England Junior School, RamsgateAcademy sponsor led7 to 11223Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met58% met KS2 standard
Cliftonville Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11845Good (overall), June 202444% met KS2 standard
Dame Janet Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led4 to 11291School remains Good, March 202472% met KS2 standard
Drapers Mills Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led2 to 11246Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met51% met KS2 standard
Ellington Infant SchoolCommunity school5 to 7155School remains Good, July 2022
Garlinge Primary School and NurseryFoundation school3 to 11726Good (overall), November 202356% met KS2 standard
Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11397Good (overall), March 202331% met KS2 standard
Minster Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11School remains Good, January 2023
Monkton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11School remains Good, January 2024
Newington Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11692Standards maintained, June 202547% met KS2 standard
Newlands Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11257School remains Good, November 202270% met KS2 standard
Northdown Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11302Good (overall), November 202152% met KS2 standard
Palm Bay Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11407Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade59% met KS2 standard
Priory Infant SchoolCommunity school4 to 7124School remains Good, June 2023
Ramsgate Arts Primary SchoolFree schools4 to 11409School remains Good, September 202373% met KS2 standard
Ramsgate, Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11210Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met77% met KS2 standard
Salmestone Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11216Standards maintained, October 202466% met KS2 standard
St Crispin's Infant SchoolAcademy converter4 to 7193Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed
St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School and NurseryVoluntary aided school3 to 11205Standards maintained, May 202570% met KS2 standard
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, MargateAcademy converter4 to 11284Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade75% met KS2 standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BroadstairsAcademy converter4 to 11151Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade57% met KS2 standard
St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior AcademyAcademy sponsor led7 to 11120Good (overall), March 202457% met KS2 standard
St Mildred's Primary Infant SchoolFoundation school4 to 7269Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
St Nicholas At Wade Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school5 to 11212Improved significantly, March 2025Good (overall), October 201975% met KS2 standard
St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior SchoolVoluntary aided school7 to 11360Outstanding (overall), May 202360% met KS2 standard
St Saviour's Church of England Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school7 to 11351School remains Good, October 202364% met KS2 standard
Upton Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11515Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade70% met KS2 standard

Secondary (7)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Chatham & Clarendon Grammar SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,334Graded inspection, September 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 62.2
Dane Court Grammar SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,152Good (overall), May 2022Attainment 8: 67.2
Hartsdown AcademyAcademy converter11 to 18868Report card, February 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 35.3
King Ethelbert SchoolAcademy converter11 to 18845Good (overall), June 2024Attainment 8: 38.7
The Charles Dickens SchoolAcademy sponsor led11 to 181,117Good (overall), March 2023Attainment 8: 42.8
The Royal Harbour AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 181,045Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvementAttainment 8: 31.1
Ursuline CollegeAcademy converter11 to 18949Good (overall), November 2022Attainment 8: 40.0

All-through (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
St George's Church of England Foundation SchoolFoundation school4 to 191,590Standards maintained, November 202465% met KS2 standard

Special (14)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Cross Keys LearningOther independent special school11 to 1729No outcome in Ofsted's file
Foreland Fields SchoolFoundation special school3 to 19295School remains Good, May 2023
Great Oaks Small SchoolOther independent special school11 to 1940No outcome in Ofsted's file
Laleham Gap SchoolFoundation special school4 to 18253Outstanding (overall), April 2023
Liberty CollegeSpecial post 16 institution16 to 24No outcome in Ofsted's file
Life Skills EnterpriseOther independent special school10 to 1817No outcome in Ofsted's file
Maple Haven LtdOther independent special school4 to 1810No outcome in Ofsted's file
Maple Tree Primary SchoolOther independent special school7 to 119No outcome in Ofsted's file
Parkview AcademyOther independent special school11 to 164No outcome in Ofsted's file
Small Haven SchoolOther independent special school6 to 1935No outcome in Ofsted's file
St Anthony's SchoolFoundation special school7 to 16110Standards maintained, May 2025
Stone Bay SchoolFoundation special school4 to 19108Good (overall), February 2024
The Llewellyn School and NurseryOther independent special school2 to 2535No outcome in Ofsted's file
The Old Priory SchoolOther independent special school11 to 1620No outcome in Ofsted's file

Sixth form and further education (1)

SchoolTypeAgesLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
EKC GroupFurther education14 to 99Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools fileAttainment 8: 6.6

Independent (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
St Lawrence College Junior SchoolOther independent school2 to 11130Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Wellesley Haddon Dene SchoolOther independent school2 to 13156Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Enterprise Learning AlliancePupil referral unit11 to 160Standards maintained, October 2024

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.