Date:  2nd April 2026 Where: The Royal Harbour Academy It is with mixed emotions that the students and staff at Royal Harbour Academy begin their Easter break as it is also the time when they are saying goodbye to Simon Pullen, their much loved headteacher, who is retiring from his post after a very successful career. The Royal Harbour Academy community surprised Mr Pullen with a helicopter fly over both sites this afternoon. Students who entered a reward raffle joined their headteacher for...

Date:   Various dates - March 2026 The rapid expansion of Greenfield developments has become a defining characteristic of the Thanet landscape, but the consequences for local communities are complex and wide-ranging. This term, Year 9 students at The Royal Harbour Academy have taken on the task of conducting a comprehensive geographical inquiry into the effects of the new housing development near their school’s upper site, with a particular focus on its impact on the Newington community....

Date:   Tuesday 10th March 2026 Where: Kent County Showground, Maidstone On Tuesday 10th March, a group of Year 9 students from RHA travelled to the Kent County Showground for an immersive history trip designed to support their in-school study of the First World War. The visit was hosted by the Centre for Experimental Archaeology, which is based at the site and has constructed an exact replica of a section of a World War One trench built along the Belgian sector of the Western Front. The...