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5 Jun 2024
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Admissions
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Results vs local authority and England
This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.
No published headline results for this school.
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
431
cap. 354
431392352
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
7.7
8.47.66.7
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
7%
8%6%5%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
56%
56%49%41%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
100%
100%100%100%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
8%
- England
- 5%
12%10%8%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
28%
- England
- 24%
45%35%25%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Overview
AddressPark Farm Road, Folkestone, CT19 5DN
Websitewww.thebeacon.kent.sch.uk
Telephone01303847555
Local authorityKent
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeSpecial school
Pupil : teacher ratio7.7:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Nearby schools
Other open schools of the same phase near CT19 5DN. This is not last-offer distance or a catchment.
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Became an academy 1 Sep 2015 (was URN 119057)
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 431 | 7.7 | 100% | 7% | 56% | 8% | 28% |
| 2023/24 | 421 | 7.6 | 100% | 6% | 56% | 10% | 36% |
| 2022/23 | 419 | 7.8 | 100% | 5% | 53% | 10% | 33% |
| 2021/22 | 393 | 7.3 | 100% | 6% | 54% | 12% | 45% |
| 2020/21 | 363 | 6.7 | 100% | 7% | 41% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 372 | 8.2 | 100% | 7% | 48% | 9% | 26% |
| 2017/18 | 365 | 8.4 | 100% | 7% | 48% | 8% | 26% |
| 2016/17 | 352 | 8.2 | 100% | 8% | 47% | 9% | 25% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.