Ramsgate Harbour

Summary

Ramsgate Harbour (E02005147) is part of Kent local authority (view on map). Ramsgate Harbour has an approximate population of 8,900 people, of which 17% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: further from a major town or city".

Ramsgate Harbour neighbours Dumpton, Ramsgate Ellington, and Nethercourt, Pegwell & Cliffsend.

Headlines

  • 68% of children are living in low-income families, ranking it among the 10% most deprived regarding income deprivation among children in England – see more.
  • 52% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 7% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
Guidance and data sources

Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Ramsgate Harbour is the 179th least deprived area in Kent (out of 183) with 68% of children living in low-income families, compared to 32% across Kent and 38% nationally.

68% of children are living in low-income families, ranking it among the 10% most deprived regarding income deprivation among children in England.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Ramsgate Harbour, 52% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 27% in Kent and 27% nationally.

52% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Ramsgate Harbour % in Kent % in England
Eligible for free school meals 52% 27% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 48% 73% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Ramsgate Harbour, 22% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 19% in Kent, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

7% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Ramsgate Harbour % in Kent % in England
No special educational needs 78% 81% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 15% 13% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 7% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Ramsgate Harbour, 16% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 22% in Kent, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Ramsgate Harbour % in Kent % in England
White 83% 77% 67%
Asian 3% 7% 14%
Black 4% 6% 7%
Mixed 8% 7% 7%
Other 1% 1% 3%
Not known 1% 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Ramsgate Harbour with English as an additional language is 16%, compared with 14% in Kent, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Ramsgate Harbour % in Kent % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 16% 14% 22%
Known or believed to be English 84% 86% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Ramsgate Harbour has 4 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Ramsgate Harbour
All childcare providers 4
Childminders 0
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 4

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Ramsgate Harbour since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Ramsgate Harbour has 1 state-funded school.

Type Number in Ramsgate Harbour
All state-funded schools 1
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 1
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Ramsgate Harbour since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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