Academy converter · Kent

Ursuline College

11–18Ages
949Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
141628URN

225 Canterbury Road, Westgate-on-Sea, CT8 8LX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.4 below Kent median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in KentSelective

455 applications for 168 places · 66th of 103 in Kent

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.0of 90

Kent 42.1 England 46.0

59th of 100 in Kent

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.7applications per place, Year 7

0.4 below Kent median (3.1) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

455 applications · 168 places offered · 121 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Kent median median 3.1
2025 3.0; Kent median median 3.0
2024 3.5; Kent median median 3.2
2023 3.9; Kent median median 3.2
2022 2.8; Kent median median 2.9
2021 5.3; Kent median median 3.6
2020 4.3; Kent median median 3.1
2019 3.6; Kent median median 2.9
2018 3.3; Kent median median 3.1
2017 3.8; Kent median median 3.0
2016 4.1; Kent median median 3.3
2015 3.8; Kent median median 3.2
2014 4.0; Kent median median 3.1; as the previous school

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as Ursuline College (URN 131583), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	168	455	2.7	121	0.72
Sep 2025	165	487	3.0	117	0.71
Sep 2024	148	517	3.5	111	0.75
Sep 2023	148	572	3.9	125	0.84
Sep 2022	182	504	2.8	121	0.66
Sep 2021	148	780	5.3	117	0.79
Sep 2020	147	633	4.3	127	0.86
Sep 2019	179	642	3.6	152	0.85
Sep 2018	180	595	3.3	100	0.56
Sep 2017	148	564	3.8	103	0.70
Sep 2016	126	518	4.1	96	0.76
Sep 2015	127	481	3.8	109	0.86
Sep 2014 *	117	471	4.0	114	0.97

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

146 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.059th of 100 in Kent

Kent 42.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths36%48th of 100 in Kent

Kent 35% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths58%

Kent 60% England 66%

This school
Kent median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.19

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	146	40.0	36%	58%	–
2024/25	147	36.1	20%	44%	–
2023/24	182	39.4	24%	53%	−0.19
2022/23	164	36.7	18%	43%	−0.53

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Ursuline CollegeThis school
This school

Good2022

2.7applications per place 40.0Attainment 8
King Ethelbert School
0.4 km · Kent

Good2024

3.6applications per place 38.7Attainment 8
Hartsdown Academy
2.9 km · Kent

2026

2.4applications per place 35.3Attainment 8
The Royal Harbour Academy
5.4 km · Kent

Requires significant improvement 2026

2.3applications per place 31.1Attainment 8
St George's Church of England Foundation School
6.0 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

4.2applications per place 37.4Attainment 8
Dane Court Grammar School
6.6 km · Kent

Good2022

3.5applications per place 67.2Attainment 8 Selective
The Charles Dickens School
6.8 km · Kent

Good2023

3.9applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School
7.7 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.8applications per place 62.2Attainment 8 Selective
Sir Roger Manwood's School
11.8 km · Kent

Good2022

3.4applications per place 59.0Attainment 8 Selective

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 141628 · 886/4633
Trust: Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 763 pupils · 949 on roll
Free school meals: 38.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2015
Replaced: Ursuline College (URN 131583)
Address: 225 Canterbury Road, Westgate-on-Sea, CT8 8LX
Local authority: Kent · Thanet

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources