The Beacon Folkestone

School Name: The Beacon Folkestone
Address: Park Farm Road
Town/City: Folkestone
County: Kent
Postcode: CT19 5DN
Telephone Number: 01303 847555
Website: www.thebeacon.kent.sch.uk

Phase: Ages 3-19
Type: Foundation special school
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Trust: Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (ksent)

Executive Headteacher: Mr Ady Young
Capacity: 354
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 469 (66% boys & 34% girls)
Enrollment: 132% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 53.1%

• SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
• ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
• PD - Physical Disability
• MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
• SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
• PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty

URN: 119044
DfE Number: 886/7043
UKPRN: 10015914
UPRN: 50121045
Region: South East (E12000008)
District: Folkestone and Hythe (E07000112)
Constituency: Folkestone and Hythe (E14001239)
Electoral Ward: Broadmead (E05010015)

Easting & Northing: 622300E, 137128N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 5' 27.57" N 1° 10' 23.7" E
Plus Code: 9F3335RF+97

DfE Record: View record

1. Stella Maris Catholic Primary School (0.3km)
2. Folkestone Academy (0.5km)
3. Folkestone Primary (0.5km)
4. Mundella Primary School (0.5km)
5. Compass Community School Coastal Park (0.7km)
6. Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone (0.9km)
7. Castle Hill Community Primary School (0.9km)
8. Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd) (1.2km)
9. The Harvey Grammar School (1.2km)
10. Folkestone Beacon Plus (1.3km)

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