The Beacon Folkestone is a school located in Folkestone. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 13/02/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 8.8%, which is 4.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Park Farm Road, Folkestone

School Information

Address: Park Farm Road, Folkestone, CT19 5DN
Website: www.thebeacon.kent.sch.uk
Telephone: 01303847555
School Type: Foundation special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ady Young
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119044

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/02/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 354
Number of Pupils: 363
Number of Boys: 238
Number of Girls: 125

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 8.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 26.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -5.5 Confidence interval -8 to -3
Writing
Well Below Average: -6.6 Confidence interval -8.9 to -4.3
Maths
Well Below Average: -7.5 Confidence interval -9.7 to -5.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -1.78 Confidence interval -2.23 to -1.33
Of the 32 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 31 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:0.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School
Parkfield Road , CT19 5BY 		3out of 4 375 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Folkestone Primary
Academy Lane , CT19 5FP 		- not rated 491 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Mundella Primary School
Black Bull Road , CT19 5QX 		- not rated 548 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone
Brockman Road , CT20 1DJ 		3out of 4 963 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Castle Hill Community Primary School
Sidney Street , CT19 6HG 		3out of 4 973 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Folkestone Academy
Academy Lane , CT19 5FP 		3out of 4 491 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Harvey Grammar School
Cheriton Road , CT19 5JY 		4out of 4 1,320 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Turner Free School
Tile Kiln Lane , Cheriton CT19 4PB 		- not rated 1,859 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Folkestone School for Girls
Coolinge Lane , CT20 3RB 		4out of 4 2,350 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Beacon Folkestone
Park Farm Road , CT19 5DN 		4out of 4 0 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Folkestone Beacon Plus
Park Farm Road , CT19 5DN 		- not rated 153 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Compass Community School Coastal Park
Heather Lodge , 2 Radnor Park West CT19 5HH 		- not rated 827 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd)
29 Shorncliffe Road , CT20 2NB 		- not rated 1,293 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
School of English Studies
26 Grimston Gardens , CT20 2PY 		- not rated 1,462 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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