The Old Priory School
The Old Priory School is an independent special school in Ramsgate for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 20 pupils and room for 33.
Priory Road, Ramsgate, CT11 9PG01843 599322ethelbertonline.co.ukMs Susan Howson headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
4 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Kent council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 20 | 15 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 32 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 13% | 6% | 24% | 33% | 34% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 87% | 94% | 76% | 67% | 66% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Church Church of England Junior School, Ramsgate | Academy | 410 m | 223 | Good 2021 | 35 | Compare |
| Priory Infant School | Council | 700 m | 124 | Good 2023 | 3 | Compare |
| Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School | Academy (grammar) | 770 m | 1,334 | No overall grade 2025 | 86 | Compare |
| Ellington Infant School | Council | 990 m | 155 | Good 2022 | 4 | Compare |
| St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 120 | Good 2024 | 14 | Compare |
| St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 0.9 miles | 205 | Not inspected | 51 | Compare |
| Chilton Primary School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 418 | Not inspected | 86 | Compare |
| St Lawrence College | Independent | 0.9 miles | 274 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Old Priory School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score The Old Priory School yet.
How many pupils does The Old Priory School have?
20 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 33 places, so it is 61% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Priory Road, Ramsgate, CT11 9PG
- Telephone
- 01843 599322
- Website
- www.ethelbertonline.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Ms Susan Howson
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward
- Central Harbour
- Constituency
- East Thanet
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 17 November 1997
- URN
- 131422 · LAESTAB 8866076 · UKPRN 10016326
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.