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The Beacon Folkestone[1]

Special · ages 3–19

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Results

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GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
0.3 2024/25[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
0% 2024/25[2]
Progress 8
-1.55 2023/24[3]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[4]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[4]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[5]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[6]
Earlier years
YearAttainment 8Grade 5+ in English & mathsProgress 8
2023/24 0.5[3] 0%[3] -1.55[3]
2022/23 0.3[7] 0%[7] -1.61[7]
2018/19 0.5[8] 0%[8] -1.78[8]
2017/18 0.4[9] 0%[9] -1.46[9]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
0% 2024/25[10]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
0% 2024/25[10]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[11]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[11]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[11]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
2023/24 0%[12] 0%[12]
2022/23 0%[13] 0%[13]
2018/19 0%[14] 0%[14]
2017/18 0%[15] 0%[15]

Ofsted

Latest inspection
5 Jun 2024[16]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[16]
Report published
9 Jul 2024[16]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[16]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
School remains Outstanding[16]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
11 Feb 2020[17] S8 No Formal Designation Visit[17] No overall grade[17]
12 Feb 2019[18] S5 Inspection[18] Outstanding[18]

Competition to get in

No published data for this school.

Character & practicalities

Type
Foundation special school[1]
Ages
3–19[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
354[1]
Trust
Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT)[1]
Local authority
Kent[1]
Website
www.thebeacon.kent.sch.uk[1]
District
Folkestone and Hythe[19]
Postcode
CT19 5DN[1]
URN
119044[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
431 2024/25[20]
English as an additional language
7% 2024/25[20]
SEN support
0% 2024/25[20]
EHC plan
100% 2024/25[20]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
55.6% 2024/25[20]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  5. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series for the 2020/21 academic year was cancelled
  6. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2019/20. Period 2019/20. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in 2020
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Key stage 2 attainment: national headlines 2021/22. Period 2021/22. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (2)
    We will not publish key stage 2 data for academic year 2021/22 in performance tables (also known as Compare School and College Performance).
    This is the first publication of key stage 2 attainment statistics since 2019 due to cancellation of 2020 and 2021 assessments during the pandemic.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  15. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  16. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2023/24. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  17. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2019/20. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  18. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2018/19. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  19. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  20. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.