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Reconnect is uniting the Kent community in providing opportunities for children and young people to help them get ahead as we emerge from the Covid pandemic. We want our children and young people to reconnect with friends and family, get ahead in the...

A homework celebration event was held in the school hall. Students were all given a certificate from Mr Pullen and Mr Holmes for their outstanding efforts. The STEM based projects involved making volcanoes, models of the earth and models of the solar...

A small group of Year 10 drama students reimagined a scene from Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream’, in May, as part of our ongoing work with The Royal Shakespeare Company and The Marlowe Theatre.The focus was Bottom’s transformation and the ...

Dear Parent or CarerAs we approach the end of this academic year, I wanted to take the opportunity to make you aware of our end of term arrangements over the coming weeks. Before I do so, may I first thank both our staff and students for their hard w...

The Royal Harbour Academy is celebrating an outstanding set of Sixth Form results for its students. 100% of students who studied the full and prestigious International Baccalaureate Career-Related Programme passed the qualification.There were some ex...

This week The Royal Harbour Academy Art Department have been running printmaking workshops with The University of the Creative Arts for Year 9 students. This has involved students creating and printing collagraph plates. The University of the Creativ...

The guidance on the use of facemasks has changed. From Monday 17th May, students no longer need to wear masks in school although they may do so if they wish. We have a few staff who are still vulnerable to infection and I would ask that your son or d...

The Silver Arts award was achieved by 6 Royal Harbour students who, in the face of the challenges the first lockdown brought, still managed to independently complete enough work to pass the course last year! The qualification saw students complete pe...

Catering staff at the upper site have been working hard to clear our back garden and prepare it for vegetables ready for the coming season, check out their effort in these before and after photos!

Never ones to let the weather stop creativity, check out some of the fantastic photos and art our students have made in the snow!

Return to School The Prime Minister has said that he hopes that students will start returning to school from 8th March 2021 although he has given no guarantee that this will happen before the Easter holidays which begin on 2nd April 2021. The Governm...

Hello to all our Royal Harbour students and their families, we have put together lots of links to online resources which are fun and free. Would you like to make your own comic book? Maybe see what Anne Frank would have said if she'd made a video dia...

Dear Parents and Carers I am writing again further to my letter dated 18th December to inform you that ALL Royal Harbour students will be able to access remote learning from the week commencing 4th January. The DfE has requested that schools should o...

It is extremely important that parents or carer make a claim, even if it is uncertain whether or not the application will be approved. Not only will your child receive a free meal, as well as ensuring that you receive the benefit to which you are ent...

The cyanotype workshops involved students learning about the earliest form of photography before creating their own stunning prints. The Royal Harbour Academy has also been generously gifted not just the cyanotype papers and other resources needed bu...

Our catering team has made use of the fresh produce by making Mushroom and Tarragon Soup, Tomato and Basil Soup, Banana Cake and Chilli and Tomato Chutney for students and staff to enjoy.

All Visitors Is your visit necessary or can it be completed via Google meet or phone? In the vast majority of cases meetings can be conducted by Google meet or equivalent. We can support this by booking the meeting and sending you an invite. If the v...

Please see our Letter Home Page for details on the schools Covid-19 safety measures, linked below: Letters Home

Top performing students include: Daisy Supple, who secured 9 GCSEs including four 9s, an 8, and a 7. When Daisy received her results she said, “I am absolutely over the moon with my results. I was getting so nervous with the new grading system introd...

There were some excellent individual performances: Imogen Ferguson passed the full IBCP, gaining a 6 in English Literature, a 5 in History, a B grade in Reflective Project and Pass in Japanese, Service Learning and Personal & Professional Studies. Im...

Your exam results will be available for collection on Thursday the 20th August between 10am and 3pm. You will be able to book a slot on our online booking system (www.ticketsource.co.uk/the-royal-harbour-academy). These slots are 20 minutes and famil...

The latest instruction from the Department for Education is that all students should be back in school from September although when in school students should be kept, as much as possible, in separate year groups or ‘bubbles’. Many of our Year 10 and ...

From Monday 15th June, it is a requirement that, where possible, users of all KCC transport or those travelling using a pass issued by KCC use a face covering whilst travelling. Consistent with the national guidance, there will be some exceptions whe...

Remote Learning instructions for students/parents. Please refer to the instructions linked below to log in to Show My Homework via our school website or the app if on a phone/tablet device. You should then be able to access SMHW where all the lesson ...

As a reminder for students currently working from home, here are the two ways you can log in to our Show My Homework / Satchel portal. If you have any difficulties at all logging in please don't hesitate to contact us, either by social media, phone (...

On Tuesday, students put words into action as they turned their attention to assessing the biodiversity of their school site. Students used quadrat-sampling methods to investigate how many different species of plant and animal they could find in the ...

This project was the dream of Katie Green, Art teacher at the Royal Harbour Academy. Katie says “As part of our journey towards achieving the Artsmark Award, I really wanted students to gain experience of working with a real life practitioner of art....

The day was delivered by Katie Green and Maggie Johnson who both teach art at the Royal Harbour Academy, however many of the activities were run and supported by students from Years 7 and 9. Katie Green stated ‘This day doesn’t just allow us to work ...

On Tuesday 2nd March, Toby Winson visited The Royal Harbour Academy to deliver an inspirational assembly to Year 9 students. Toby is a young recovering alcoholic who spent his entire adult life battling his addiction, a journey which has involved 7 m...

If the school needs to close during the course of a school day, we will announce the closure on the school website and ensure that you are contacted by telephone before your child leaves the premises. We would ask that you please make sure that the s...

Dear Parents and Carers As I am sure you are aware, the school had an Ofsted inspection last week and we have just received a very positive report outlining the inspection team’s findings. The report accurately reflects the significant progress the s...

As part of the project students have researched, designed and made tiles inspired by local artist Augustus Pugin, which are currently proudly on display at McGillan & Woodell Gallery in Ramsgate. The art will be on display until 23rd January, all vis...

The gates on the Stirling Way entrance will be closed according to the following schedule, there will be no access for cars or pedestrians from these times: Monday 17:30 PM Tuesday 13:00 PM Wednesday All Day Thursday 17:30 PM Friday All Da...

Come and Visit Us We are proud of our school and our students who make excellent progress during their time at The Royal Harbour Academy and we would be happy for you to visit on a normal school day now that our open evening has passed. To arrange a ...

Headteacher, Simon Pullen, was pleased with how Year 11 performed, “Against a background of more difficult exams it is good to see so many students doing so well. I am particularly pleased with the number of Grade 9s and 8s students have received sho...

There were some excellent individual performances: Ryan Farr passed the IBCP gaining D*D*D* in BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Public Services, a 4 in both Maths Studies and IT in the Global Society, a C grade in his Reflective Project, and Pass in Japanese,...

Before the trip, which was kindly funded by Historical England, students considered the work of Pugin along with inspiration from the local area to draft up some initial ideas for their tiles. There is however nothing like first-hand research so the ...

NOTICE OF EXCITING FAMILY EVENT IN YOUR AREA - “THANET TOGETHER” On Saturday 15 June 2019 a special event will take place between 12.00pm and 4.00pm at Royal Harbour Academy (Upper Site), Marlowe Way, Ramsgate CT12 6NB. The “THANET TOGETHER” event is...

Once again the school has proven to be full of natural entrepreneurs; the selection process was difficult and ‘heated,’ with an incredible amount of exceptional ideas and presentations all vying for only a few spots. The successful 8 teams would rece...

On Wednesday students from year 8 and 9 visited the Teen Tech Expo at the Emirates Stadium in London, as part of their after school STEM Club. Alongside a day of scientific experiments, demonstrations and idea brainstorming, students presented ideas ...

On Tuesday, Air Cadet Steven Easley, an former student of RHA, came to the lower site to give a presentation to the year 8 students. He discussed a wide range of topics such as learning to fly, meeting celebrities, charity work and adventurous trips ...

Science week at The Royal Harbour Academy 2019 - The journey of plastic Students at the Royal Harbour Academy have spent the week learning about the effects of plastic on the environment. Students have been inspired by a series of specially planned s...

Dear Parents and Carers I am writing to share some really good news about how we have been judged in our recent Ofsted monitoring inspection which took place on 6 February 2019. The inspection was carried out by an experienced inspector who commented...

On Tuesday 12th February The RHA Showtime! Performing Arts students joined up with schools from The Coastal Academies Trust to celebrate Music and the Arts at The Winter Gardens in Margate. It was an amazing night with the schools showcasing the wond...

E-Safety, is it worth it? That's exactly the question that the Kent Police E-Safety Roadshow was asking yesterday afternoon, as students on the lower site took part in an exciting and interactive show designed to highlight why we should want to be sa...

Mrs Green has organised a fantastic competition open to ALL students at RHA! There are three categories for entry with winners for lower, upper and an overall winner of each category and highly commended students from each year group. Certificates an...

On Tuesday 4th December 2018, 60 Year 8 students attended an RAF STEM day organised by Mr Lasslett and Mr Todd. The day was arranged to reward good attitude and behaviour in STEM subjects. John Bowmer from the Small Piece Trust talked to us about the...

Year 10 Work Experience dates are 8th – 12th July 2019. Your son or daughter will need to find and set up their own work experience placement and complete and return a form. Students cannot attend a placement until it has been Health and Safety clear...

74 Year 11 students made their way to Temple Pier in London for a river boat tour of the Thames It was an amazing day where students were able to chat to the crew, and the Captain gave a detailed guide of the landmarks, buildings and History of Londo...

Please find below our End of Term Newsletter, published 19th December 2018

On Tuesday 4th December, 15 students from Year 7 visited the Turner Contemporary where they spent a day discussing Art and coming up with their own creative concepts. The idea behind the visit was the theme of ‘transition’ – and the view of building ...

Congratulations to the year 7 rounders team who won the 2018 Thanet Rounders Tournament today! A great result which was achieved through hard work, team work and dedication. 7 local schools took part in the tournament. The Royal Harbour Academy came ...

15 Year 7 girls were selected to attend a special event hosted at the University to try and encourage young females to consider a career in engineering. The girls were deservedly selected based on their effort and progress in Science throughout year ...

The leavers prom was held at Dreamland Margate this year. Our Prom Committee worked very hard to make this years prom the best yet! Nearly 100 students danced the night away after riding the Big Wheel and the Chair-O-Plane in the glorious Margate sun...

In February, pupils from years 7 and 8 took part in a creative writing competition. Year 7 had to write a description of a meal, inspired by Nigel Slater’s novel, Toast. Year 8 were asked to write the first chapter of a sequel to the novel they had b...

Apprentice Kent brought our latest Meet an Employer event to the Royal Harbour Academy with great success. Students from the Royal Harbour Academy, along with students from other local schools took part in mock interviews with local employers, East K...

Assembling after school on the 22nd March, two teams from Dane Court and Royal Harbour sought battle on the fields of online game League of Legends. Both teams, consisting of five players each have been practising for months in anticipation of their ...

Students from RHA recently volunteered their help for the Safety In Action Week at Dreamland. The school has received glowing praise for their effort and behaviour, and below we share a letter sent to us from the organisers. The volunteers were: Rhi...

Nine members of the school Singing Group from Year 7 to Year 10 visited the studios of Academy FM on Thursday 14 December to record four festive songs for later broadcast. They performed with great energy and enthusiasm and were a credit to the schoo...

We have had a fantastic term for celebrating the outstanding effort that students have been consistently putting into their lessons and the life of the school. Swathes of achievement certificates have been given out in assemblies and a number of rewa...

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