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The Beacon Folkestone

Park Farm Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5DN · URN 119044

Public data summary

4.1

out of 10 · 20 data sources

Coverage 50% · Solid

Record

At a glance

Ofsted: Outstanding
Pupils: 145
Age range: 3–19
Gender: Mixed
Capacity: 354
Local authority: Kent

Outcomes

Published performance

GCSE Progress 8: -1.55
GCSE Attainment 8: 0.5
KS2 combined: 0.0%

Context

Attendance and community

Overall absence: 10.1%
Persistent absence: 35.6%
Free school meals: 43.4%
SEN support: 100.0%
English additional language: 7.0%

Resources

Workforce and funding

Staff turnover: 15.7%

Official-data model

Data dimensions

Achievement

1.0

8 contributing signals

Progress

0.6

2 contributing signals

Attendance

5.9

5 contributing signals

Resources

7.0

3 contributing signals

Equity

8.0

2 contributing signals

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School records are retained from official public datasets and managed through the Y School admin. This atlas is a supporting layer, not the current Y School product. Last refreshed 02/06/2026.