The Beacon Folkestone

Not applicableAGES 3-19Foundation special school
Park Farm Road, Folkestone, CT19 5DN 01303847555 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils431
OfstedOutstanding
KS2 Expected Standard (R/W/M)0%
FSM56.4%
RegionKent
Key Indicators
How this school compares to national averages
Nat: 60%
0% -60pp
KS2 RWM Expected
Nat: 73%
3% -70pp
Reading Expected
Nat: 73%
0% -73pp
Maths Expected
Nat: 71%
0% -71pp
Writing Expected
Nat: 7.1%
8.8 +1.7pp
Overall Absence
Nat: 23%
56.4 +33.4pp
Free School Meals
Nat: 13%
100.0 +87pp
SEND Pupils
About
School overview

Within that Federation, both schools attained independent Ofsted Outstanding judgements in June 2014 and the move to our new building gave us the chance to build on this to create a wonderful new single school Foxwood provided education for pupils with Profound and Severe Learning Needs and Highview for pupils with Complex Needs. The journey from individual schools, through Federation in 2010, Teaching school status in January 2015 and then in September, forming a Foundation Cooperative Trust alongside 18 special schools across the County has been amazing and we are looking forward to this new and exciting chapter in the School's life. The brand new school building, specifically designed to meet the needs of the pupils at the two schools, caters for 342 pupils aged 3-19 years with Profound, Severe and Complex Needs (PSCN). We will also continue to provide training and support for mainstream schools through the Specialist Teaching and Learning Service team managed by the school. This team offers support, training, outreach advice and guidance to our mainstream colleagues. In addition, the Beacon has both conference and meeting facilities and regularly hosts nationally renowned speakers on its courses.

Location
Park Farm Road, Folkestone, CT19 5DN
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School Details
Headteacher
Mr Ady Young
Age Range
3 — 19
Enrolment
431 pupils
Telephone
01303847555
Website
thebeacon.kent.sch.uk
Address
Park Farm Road, Folkestone, CT19 5DN
Local Authority
Kent
URN
119044
Ofsted
Outstanding (Grade 1)
Links & Contact
School Website
www.thebeacon.kent.sch.uk
Phone
01303847555
Address
Park Farm Road, Folkestone, CT19 5DN
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