Hartsdown Academy is a mixed non selective school of 900 students, located in Margate. It is rated ‘requires improvement’ by Ofsted (2018) with 'good' leadership and management.

Matthew Tate is the Headteacher.

Hartsdown Academy is part of the Coastal Academies Trust http://coastalacademiestrust.co.uk/.

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.