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The Beacon Folkestone

URN: 119044

Address: Park Farm Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5DN

Rating and reports

Outstanding

Latest inspection

  1. Outstanding
  2. Good
  3. Requires Improvement
  4. Inadequate

All reports

  1. School inspection School inspection, PDF - 10 July 2024
    PDF – Published

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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About The Beacon Folkestone

  • Type: Special School
  • Boarding: No
  • Religious character: Does Not Apply
  • Local authority: Kent

Pupils

  • Age Range: 3 - 19
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Number of pupils: 421
  • School capacity: 354

Location

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  • Address: Park Farm Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5DN
  • Region: South East

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