Schools in Ramsgate
Ramsgate is a harbour town on the Isle of Thanet in Kent, with 20 state schools - 12 primary and 2 secondary - serving the town and nearby coastal communities. Kent County Council coordinates school admissions, and the county operates a selective system: pupils across Thanet can sit the Kent Test at age 10 for grammar school entry at 11+. Grammar school places are allocated through the Thanet selective admissions process, with non-selective secondary places coordinated separately.
For non-selective secondary schools in Ramsgate, Kent applies a catchment area system combined with distance tiebreakers. Primary catchment areas in Ramsgate are defined by postcode and reviewed annually by Kent County Council. Families considering grammar school entry should register for the Kent Test in Year 5, as registration deadlines apply each June for that autumn's test. Kent's co-ordinated admissions guidance is published each year on the council's website.
School demand in Ramsgate
Across the 19 schools in Ramsgate with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 87%. 2 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
6 schools in Ramsgate have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
8 of the schools in Ramsgate are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Kent, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
3 of the schools in Ramsgate have a current Ofsted rating, of which 2 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary Schools in Ramsgate (12)
Ellington Infant School
Primary · Community school
Ramsgate · CT11 0QH
Priory Infant School
Primary · Community school
Ramsgate · CT11 9XT
Minster Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Ramsgate · CT12 4PS
Monkton Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Ramsgate · CT12 4JQ
St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Ramsgate · CT11 7LS
Newlands Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Ramsgate · CT11 7AJ
St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Ramsgate · CT11 0QX
Dame Janet Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Ramsgate · CT12 6QY
Christ Church Church of England Junior School, Ramsgate
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Ramsgate · CT11 0ZZ
Chilton Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Ramsgate · CT11 0LQ
Ramsgate Arts Primary School
Primary · Free schools
Ramsgate · CT12 6PP
Newington Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Ramsgate · CT12 6HX
Secondary Schools in Ramsgate (2)
Other Schools in Ramsgate (6)
St Lawrence College
Not applicable · Other independent school
Ramsgate · CT11 7AE
St Lawrence College Junior School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Ramsgate · CT11 7AF
Foreland Fields School
Not applicable · Foundation special school
Ramsgate · CT12 6RH
The Old Priory School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Ramsgate · CT11 9PG
Great Oaks Small School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Ramsgate · CT12 5FH
Laleham Gap School
Not applicable · Foundation special school
Ramsgate · CT12 6FH
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Ramsgate are set by Kent and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.