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Foundation special school · Kent

The Beacon Folkestone

  • 3–19Ages
  • 469Pupils
  • SpecialPhase
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 119044URN

Park Farm Road, Folkestone, CT19 5DN · School website

Latest Ofsted
Graded OutstandingFeb 2019
School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · Jun 2024

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded OutstandingFeb 2019
School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · Jun 2024

Inspection history

  1. 6 June 2024
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
  2. 12 February 2019
    Graded inspection: Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

School details

Type
Foundation special school
Phase
Not applicable
URN · DfE number
119044 · 886/7043
Trust
Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT)
Capacity
354 pupils · 469 on roll
Free school meals
53.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Replaced
Foxwood School (URN 119057)
Address
Park Farm Road, Folkestone, CT19 5DN
Local authority
Kent · Folkestone and Hythe

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources