The Beacon Folkestone
Foundation special school in Folkestone (Kent).
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Nearby schools
nearest first24 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Stella Maris Catholic Primary School, 0.2 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stella Maris Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.2 mi | Primary | 204 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2013, previous school) |
| Folkestone AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.3 mi | Secondary | 936 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5, Needs attention in 1 |
| Folkestone PrimaryAcademy sponsor led | 0.3 mi | Primary | 460 | Good, 2023 |
| Mundella Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.3 mi | Primary | 184 | Good, 2024 |
| Compass Community School Coastal ParkOther independent special | 0.4 mi | Special | 39 | - |
| Castle Hill Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.5 mi | Primary | 395 | Good, 2024 |
| Christ Church Cep Academy, FolkestoneAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Primary | 411 | Good, 2022 |
| Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd)Other independent | 0.7 mi | Independent | 101 | - |
| The Harvey Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Secondary | 1,005 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2022Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2016) |
| Folkestone Beacon PlusSpecial post 16 institution | 0.8 mi | Special | - | - |
| St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 215 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2019) |
| Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 0.9 mi | Primary | 98 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2015) |
| Martello PrimaryAcademy sponsor led | 0.9 mi | Primary | 146 | Good, 2022 |
| Morehall Primary School and NurseryAcademy sponsor led | 1.0 mi | Primary | 249 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Feb 2025, no grade given |
| Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 406 | Report card, 2025Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3 |
| Turner Free SchoolFree schools | 1.1 mi | Secondary | 997 | Good, 2022 |
| BirchwoodPupil referral unit | 1.1 mi | Alternative provision | - | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements |
| Sandgate Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 419 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all seven areas |
| The Folkestone School for GirlsAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Secondary | 1,145 | Good, 2024 |
| All Soul's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 256 | Good, 2023 |
| Harcourt Primary SchoolFoundation | 1.4 mi | Primary | 179 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| The Churchill SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 317 | Good, 2015Last graded inspection in our data (previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Hawkinge Primary SchoolFoundation | 1.8 mi | Primary | 389 | Ungraded inspection, May 2025Last graded Outstanding (Jun 2019) |
| Cheriton Primary SchoolFoundation | 1.9 mi | Primary | 391 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is close to the middle for deprivation in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 6 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 60
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