School admissions in Broadstairs
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 6 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Broadstairs in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 6 schools in Broadstairs first 328 times for 331 places: 0.99 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Kent authority's 429 schools. 2 of the 6 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 3 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.50 miles (St George's Church of England Foundation School) to 1.96 miles (St Mildred's Primary Infant School).
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Broadstairs first 766 times for 599 places: 1.28 first choices per place, against 1.05 across the Kent authority's 103 schools. 3 of the 3 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: The Charles Dickens School, to 1.63 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
6 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St George's Church of England Foundation School | 1.37 | 60 | 0.497 miles |
| Ramsgate, Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | 1.23 | 30 | 0.529 miles |
| St Mildred's Primary Infant School | 0.97 | 90 | 1.96 miles |
| Callis Grange Nursery and Infant School | 0.89 | 90 | not published |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Broadstairs | 0.81 | 21 | not published |
| Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs | 0.62 | 40 | 1.367 miles |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
3 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dane Court Grammar School | 1.39 | 165 | not published |
| The Charles Dickens School | 1.27 | 227 | 1.628 miles |
| St George's Church of England Foundation School | 1.20 | 207 | 1.049 miles |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.