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The Beacon Folkestone

URN: 119044

Park Farm Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5DN

Outstanding

  1. Outstanding
  2. Good
  3. Requires Improvement
  4. Inadequate
How long until the next inspection?

Most outstanding schools are exempt from routine inspection. We formally carry out a risk assessment of exempt schools three years after their most recent full inspection and regularly thereafter, but do not publish a report.

Outstanding special schools, pupil referral units and maintained nursery schools are not exempt from routine inspection.

We can inspect schools at any time if we have concerns.

We normally give notice on the afternoon of the working day before an inspection. We can also inspect schools without notice.

Activity, reports and ratings

when we publish a new report

  1. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 09 March 2020
    PDF – Published

  2. Full inspection: OutstandingFull inspection, PDF - 12 March 2019
    PDF – Published

  3. Full inspection: OutstandingFull inspection, PDF - 16 July 2014
    PDF – Published

  4. Full inspection: GoodFull inspection, PDF - 13 July 2011
    PDF – Published

  5. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 12 March 2010
    PDF – Published

  6. Full inspection: SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 03 March 2008
    PDF – Published

  7. Full inspection Full inspection, PDF - 22 July 2004
    PDF – Published
  8. Opened

Details

Pupils

  • Age Range 3 - 19
  • Gender Mixed
  • Number of pupils 360
  • School capacity 354

Details

  • Principal Mr Neil Birch
  • Boarding provision No
  • Type Special School
  • Religious character Does Not Apply
  • Local authority Kent
  • Region South East
  • Telephone 01303847555
  • Website http://www.thebeacon.kent.sch.uk

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