Hartsdown Academy is a mixed non selective school of 900 students, located in Margate. It is rated ‘good’ by Ofsted (2014) and is a strategic partner of East Kent Learning Alliance.

Matthew Tate is the Headteacher and the school also runs the Thanet Skills Studio, delivering vocational education to other schools in the area.

Hartsdown is well known for its inclusivity, with 35% of its students having English as an additional language, originating mainly from eastern European countries. The school also specialises in integrating unaccompanied asylum seeking minors into the state education system.