The Beacon Folkestone
Folkestone · Kent
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About The Beacon Folkestone
The Beacon Folkestone is a send special school in Folkestone, Kent. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT) is a Foundation/co-operative school trust. The trust operates 11 member schools: 11 special schools. Local authorities: Kent. Regions: South East. — from the Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT) public record.
The Beacon Folkestone is a send special school in Folkestone, Kent, part of Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT). It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- The Beacon Folkestone
- Address
- Park Farm Road
- Postcode
- CT19 5DN
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Kent
- Parliamentary constituency
- Folkestone and Hythe
- URN (official identifier)
- 119044
- Establishment number
- 7043
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Send
- Age range
- 3–19 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 469
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 354
- School type
- Foundation special school
- Governance
- Special school
- Academy trust
- Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT)
- Local authority
- Kent
- Headteacher
- Mr Ady Young
- Ofsted inspection
- School remains Outstanding · Inspected 6 Jun 2024Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.thebeacon.kent.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01303847555
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at The Beacon Folkestone
| 2025/26 | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 469 | 250,889 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 54.2% | 25.6% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 13.6% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 100.0% | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 8.3% | 14.4% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
9 published inspections for The Beacon Folkestone, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- School remains Outstanding
Report published 9 Jul 2024
· S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Met
Report published 8 Mar 2020
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Outcomes for pupils
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- 16 to 19 study programmes
- Outstanding
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Outstanding
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Outstanding
Report published 11 Mar 2019
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Pupils' achievement
- Outstanding
- Quality of teaching
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 16 Jul 2014
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Foxwood School (URN 119057)
Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Pupils' achievement
- Outstanding
- Quality of teaching
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 16 Jul 2014
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Foxwood School (URN 119057)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- 8
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 29 Mar 2012
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 13 Jul 2011
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Foxwood School (URN 119057)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 12 Jan 2009
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 3 Mar 2008
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at The Beacon Folkestone
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 8.6% | 14.6% | 12.9% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 23.7% | 39.7% | 34.7% |
Local authority and England figures are for special schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at The Beacon Folkestone
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £270,600 for 201 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 51.3% | 27.0% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £690 | £364 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at The Beacon Folkestone
2025/26 financial year (CFR) · Special · 469 pupils.
| This school | Kent average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £12,217,278 £26,050 per pupil | £29,100 | £31,280 |
| Total spending | £12,498,647 £26,650 per pupil | £29,120 | £31,078 |
| Teaching staff | £4,743,100 £10,113 per pupil · 37.9% | £11,285 · 38.8% | £11,178 · 36.0% |
| Education support staff | £4,616,965 £9,844 per pupil · 36.9% | £9,649 · 33.1% | £10,615 · 34.2% |
| Supply and agency staff | £1,050 £2 per pupil · 0.0% | £236 · 0.8% | £874 · 2.8% |
| …of which agency supply | £185 £0 per pupil · 0.0% | £223 · 0.8% | £759 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | −£281,369 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £531,376 | ||
Previous year (2024/25): spending £25,869 per pupil, supply and agency £5 per pupil — spending up £781 per pupil on 2024/25.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Consistent Financial Reporting 2025/26 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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