The Beacon Folkestone

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Park Farm Road
 Folkestone
 Kent CT19 5DN
Telephone: 01303 847555

School Type

Phase: Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 3-19)
Type: Special Foundation School
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Special
History: This school arose from Foxwood School
Trust: Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT)

Staff and Pupils

Executive Headteacher: Mr Ady Young (since September 2021)
Previous Headteacher: Neil Birch
Number of pupils: 419
Sex: Mixed (68% boys / 32% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 50.60% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 35.8%
Local child deprivation rate: 25.5% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 11.6%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 22.9%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.5km
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Financials

Total Income: £8,652,864*
Income Per Pupil: £20,651
* Income figures are for all schools in the same federation (see list below right)

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Authority: Kent
Constituency: Folkestone and Hythe
Electoral Ward: Broadmead
School Number: 8867043

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 13th February 2019 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Stella Maris Catholic Primary School (0.4km) show on map
  2. Folkestone Academy (0.5km) show on map
  3. Folkestone Primary (0.5km) show on map
  4. Mundella Primary School (0.5km) show on map
  5. Compass Community School Coastal Park (0.8km) show on map
  6. Castle Hill Community Primary School (0.8km) show on map
  7. Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone (0.9km) show on map
  8. Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd) (1.2km) show on map
  9. The Harvey Grammar School (1.2km) show on map
  10. School of English Studies (1.3km) show on map
  11. St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  12. Folkestone Beacon Plus (1.4km) show on map
  13. Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Prim... (1.4km) show on map
  14. Martello Primary (1.5km) show on map
  15. Morehall Primary School and Nursery (1.6km) show on map
  16. Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Prima... (1.6km) show on map
  17. Turner Free School (1.8km) show on map
  18. Birchwood (1.8km) show on map
  19. Sandgate Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  20. The Folkestone School for Girls (2.2km) show on map
  21. All Soul's Church of England Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  22. Harcourt Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  23. The Churchill School (2.6km) show on map
  24. Hawkinge Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  25. Cheriton Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  26. Capel-le-Ferne Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  27. Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Pri... (3.4km) show on map
  28. Seabrook Church of England Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  29. Saltwood CofE Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  30. Hythe Bay CofE Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  31. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School (7.1km) show on map
  32. Lyminge Church of England Primary School (7.3km) show on map
  33. Selsted Church of England Primary School (7.5km) show on map
  34. Brockhill Park Performing Arts College (7.6km) show on map
  35. Elham Church of England Primary School (8.0km) show on map
  36. Elms School (8.2km) show on map
  37. Aycliffe Community Primary School (8.3km) show on map
  38. St Martin's School (8.9km) show on map
  39. Palmarsh Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  40. Astor Secondary School (9.0km) show on map
  41. Dover Grammar School for Boys (9.2km) show on map
  42. River Primary School (9.3km) show on map
  43. Vale View Community School (9.3km) show on map
  44. White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School (9.4km) show on map
  45. The Sallygate School (9.4km) show on map
  46. Lydden Primary School (9.5km) show on map
  47. Priory Fields School (9.6km) show on map
  48. Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School (9.6km) show on map
  49. Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School (10.2km) show on map
  50. Lympne Church of England Primary School (10.2km) show on map
  51. Dover College (10.3km) show on map
  52. Barton Junior School (10.4km) show on map
  53. Charlton Church of England Primary School (10.5km) show on map
  54. Dover Grammar School for Girls (10.5km) show on map
  55. Green Park Community Primary School (10.6km) show on map
  56. St Edmund's Catholic School (10.7km) show on map
  57. St Richard's Catholic Primary School (10.8km) show on map
  58. Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School (10.9km) show on map
  59. Stowting Church of England Primary School (11.0km) show on map
  60. Dover Christ Church Academy (11.1km) show on map
  61. Whitfield Aspen School (11.2km) show on map
  62. Shepherdswell Church of England Primary School (11.3km) show on map
  63. Guston Church of England Primary School (11.6km) show on map
  64. Sellindge Primary School (12.0km) show on map
  65. Duke of York's Royal Military School (12.2km) show on map
  66. Barham Church of England Primary School (12.8km) show on map
  67. Stelling Minnis Church of England Primary School (13.6km) show on map
  68. Brabourne Church of England Primary School (13.8km) show on map
  69. Eythorne Elvington Community Primary School (14.0km) show on map
  70. Woodpecker Court (14.1km) show on map
  71. Dymchurch Primary School (14.2km) show on map
  72. Bodsham Church of England Primary School (14.3km) show on map
  73. Langdon Primary School (14.4km) show on map
  74. Smeeth Community Primary School (14.9km) show on map
  75. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Aylesham (15.3km) show on map
  76. Aylesham Primary School (15.3km) show on map
  77. Nonington Church of England Primary School (15.4km) show on map
  78. Caldecott Foundation School (15.7km) show on map
  79. St Margaret's-at-Cliffe Primary School (15.8km) show on map
  80. Portal House School (15.8km) show on map
  81. Aldington Primary School (15.8km) show on map
  82. Beech Grove School (16.0km) show on map
  83. Adisham Church of England Primary School (16.7km) show on map
  84. Petham Primary School (17.1km) show on map
  85. Brook Community Primary School (17.4km) show on map
  86. Mersham Primary School (17.5km) show on map
  87. Learning Opportunities Centre Secondary (17.7km) show on map
  88. Northbourne Park School (17.7km) show on map
  89. Goodnestone Church of England Primary School (17.8km) show on map
  90. Ripplevale School (17.9km) show on map
  91. Bridge and Patrixbourne Church of England Pri... (18.0km) show on map
  92. Northbourne Church of England Primary School (18.3km) show on map
  93. Kingsdown and Ringwould Church of England Pri... (18.8km) show on map
  94. Wye School (19.3km) show on map
  95. Lighthouse On the Marsh (19.5km) show on map
  96. The Marsh Academy (19.5km) show on map
  97. St Mary's Catholic Primary School (19.6km) show on map
  98. Willesborough Junior School (19.6km) show on map
  99. Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School (19.7km) show on map
  100. Eastry Church of England Primary School (19.7km) show on map
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Associated Schools

Related Schools*
Predecessor Schools†
* Other schools occupying the same site, or related to this one through splits or mergers
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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