Astor Secondary School
Academy converter · sixth form · 732 pupils
72% stayed in education · Attainment 8 27.9
Academy sponsor led
The Royal Harbour Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,045of 916 places
- Free school meals
- 64.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 180
- Ofsted
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Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Royal Harbour Academy (URN 135826, until 1 April 2023).
What the data says
The Department for Education has not published where The Royal Harbour Academy’s Year 11 leavers went next, so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 28.9 against 46.1 across England and 46.7 in Kent, with 16% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Photography is unusually popular at GCSE: 27% of the year group took it, against 6% of pupils across England.
Languages are a small part of the curriculum here: entries in Spanish add up to 19% of the year group, and 9% of pupils entered the full EBacc set of subjects (England 41%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Kent and England.
The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Royal Harbour Academy | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 28.9 | 46.7 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 16% | 47% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 34% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 9% | 47% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.32 | 4.18 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 61% | 25% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 24.7 | 32.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 35.4 | 51.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 14% | 12% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 178 | 99% | 86% | 3% | 21% | 37% |
| Mathematics | 177 | 98% | 88% | 2% | 22% | 38% |
| English Language | 177 | 98% | 89% | 6% | 20% | 49% |
| Combined Science | 171 | 95% | 65% | 1% | 9% | 34% |
| History | 59 | 33% | 41% | 2% | 26% | 32% |
| Photography | 49 | 27% | 6% | 2% | 19% | 59% |
| Art and Design | 47 | 26% | 7% | 0% | 24% | 28% |
| Religious Studies | 40 | 22% | 31% | 3% | 32% | 33% |
| Computer Science | 39 | 22% | 13% | 8% | 30% | 41% |
| Spanish | 35 | 19% | 19% | 0% | 27% | 34% |
| Citizenship Studies | 33 | 18% | 3% | 0% | 19% | 3% |
| Design and Technology | 27 | 15% | 11% | 11% | 23% | 19% |
| Geography | 24 | 13% | 41% | 0% | 25% | 17% |
| Polish | 5 | 3% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Biology | 4 | 2% | 23% | — | 45% | — |
| Turkish | 3 | 2% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Statistics | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| Business Studies | 1 | 1% | 18% | — | 20% | — |
| Graphic Communication | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 23% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 72 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 55 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 32 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 32 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 31 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 30 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 10 | — | — |
| Tourism | 8 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 1 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.