The Beacon Folkestone
Special schoolThe Beacon Folkestone is a special school in Folkestone and Hythe, for pupils aged 3 to 19. It had 469 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Outstanding, June 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Outstanding, 6 June 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 0% of pupils at The Beacon Folkestone met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Kent and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 95 | 104 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Folkestone and Hythe | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 44.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 42.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 62.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 35 | – | – |
- The Beacon Folkestone teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Stella Maris Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2023. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)340 m
- Folkestone AcademySecondary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 38.0 (2025/26, provisional)450 m
- Folkestone PrimaryPrimary. Good (overall), June 2023. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)450 m
- Mundella Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2024. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)500 m
- Compass Community School Coastal ParkSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file680 m
- Christ Church Cep Academy, FolkestonePrimary. Good (overall), November 2022. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)880 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Folkestone and Hythe
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).