The Old Priory School
Other · Other independent special school · Ages 11–16 · Ramsgate, Kent
The Old Priory School is an other school in Ramsgate, Kent for ages 11–16 (other independent special school).
Key facts
- Address
- Priory Road, Ramsgate, CT11 9PG
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 20 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- z of pupils eligible
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Strengths
- “Every pupil feels welcome and valued at this school.”
- “The school’s work to remove barriers, and to challenge pupils’ negative views of education is exceptional.”
- “This leads to pupils feeling safe and settled and attending regularly.”
To improve
- “Many begin their time at this school with a negative view of education.”
- “Less work, however, has been undertaken to support pupils to develop their writing fluency.”
- “Several pupils have gaps in their knowledge of how to form letters and have not practised writing enough to be able to write with accuracy, fluency and ease.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
More with a 3-month pass
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Earlier years of exam results
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby other schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- St Lawrence College 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Lawrence College Junior School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Small Haven School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Foreland Fields School 1.5 mi School remains Good
- Maple Tree Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Laleham Gap School 1.7 mi Outstanding
- Wellesley Haddon Dene School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- St George's Church of England Foundation School 2.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published