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The Beacon Folkestone

The Beacon Folkestone
Park Farm Road
Folkestone
Kent
England
CT195DN

📞 phone: 01303 847555

👨‍🏫 executive headteacher: Mr Ady Young

🌍 web: www.thebeacon.kent.sch.uk


393 pupils mixed gender
354 pupils capacity: 111% full

259 boys 66%

134 girls 34%

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Foundation special school

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Trust school
Supported by a trust
URN
119044
Establishment type
Foundation special school
Establishment #
7043
OSGB coordinates
Easting: 622300, Northing: 137128
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 51.090, Longitude: 1.1731
Accepting pupils
3—19 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
20. January 2022
Ofsted last inspection
13. February 2019
Region › Const. › Ward
South East › Folkestone and Hythe › Broadmead
SEN priorities
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Sen2
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Sen3
SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Free school meals %
51.80
Trust
Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT)
Learning provider ref #
10015914

School governors

  • Mrs Kate Yeoman, Governor
    (28. September 2019—27. September 2023)
  • Mrs Bethan Rivett, Governor
    (25. September 2017—31. December 2022)
  • Mrs Julie Nixon, Chair of Governors
    (19. October 2018—28. June 2024)
  • Alison Yound, Governor
    (9. December 2019—8. December 2023)
  • Mr Ady Young, Governor
    (1. September 2021—None)
  • Councillor Derek Murphy, Governor
    (7. December 2020—6. December 2024)
  • Mr Nathan Moore, Governor
    (27. September 2021—26. September 2025)
  • Jo Southby, Governor
    (13. December 2021—12. December 2025)
  • Nicola Webster-Hart, Governor
    (7. March 2022—7. March 2026)
  • Mrs Danny Edwards, Governor
    (21. March 2022—20. March 2026)
  • Daisy Madder, Governor
    (12. December 2022—11. December 2026)
  • Jessica Budd, Governor
    (7. February 2023—6. February 2027)
  • Emma Harknett, Governor
    (7. February 2023—6. February 2027)
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Schools nearby

  1. The Beacon Folkestone, CT195DN (393 pupils)
  2. 0.1 miles Park Farm Primary School, CT195DH
  3. 0.1 miles Folkestone Beacon Plus, CT201TH
  4. 0.2 miles Brook Education Centre, CT195BY
  5. 0.2 miles The Channel School, CT195DN
  6. 0.2 miles Stella Maris Catholic Primary School, CT195BY
  7. 0.2 miles Stella Maris Catholic Primary School, CT195BY (210 pupils)
  8. 0.3 miles Mundella Primary School, CT195QX (192 pupils)
  9. 0.3 miles Folkestone Academy, CT195FP (2170 pupils)
  10. 0.3 miles Folkestone Academy, CT195FP (1135 pupils)
  11. 0.3 miles Folkestone Primary, CT195FP (461 pupils)
  12. 0.3 miles Mundella Primary School, CT195QX (182 pupils)
  13. 0.4 miles St Nicholas Preparatory School, CT195AX
  14. 0.5 miles Folkestone Christ Church CofE Primary School, CT201DJ
  15. 0.5 miles Compass Community School Coastal Park, CT195HH (30 pupils)
  16. 0.5 miles Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone, CT201DJ (416 pupils)
  17. 0.6 miles George Spurgen Community Primary School, CT196HG
  18. 0.6 miles South Kent College, CT202TZ
  19. 0.6 miles Castle Hill Community Primary School, CT196HG (423 pupils)
  20. 0.7 miles Westbrook House Preparatory School, CT202NB
  21. 0.7 miles Grace School, CT201HE
  22. 0.7 miles Earlscliffe, CT202NB (111 pupils)
  23. 0.8 miles The Harvey Grammar School, CT195JY
  24. 0.8 miles Grace School, CT201LS
  25. 0.8 miles The Harvey Grammar School, CT195JY (1025 pupils)

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