Folkestone Beacon Plus

Special · ages 18-25MixedSpecial post 16 institutionFolkestone Kent

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Folkestone Beacon Plus is a special post 16 institution in Folkestone for boys and girls aged 18 to 25.

16 Bouverie Place, Bouverie House Business Centre, Folkestone, CT20 1AU01303 395041beacon-plus.org.ukPrincipal Mel Winter headteacherAll details

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Getting a place

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Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll–

Places30

Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m1,95312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences

Local crime rate326 per 1,000 people258% higher than the England average

Typical house price£315,000Folkestone and Hythe

Nearest bus stop100 mMiddelburg Square, 23 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

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School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School	Academy	300 m	215	Not inspected	57	Compare
Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone	Academy	440 m	411	Good 2022	65	Compare
Compass Community School Coastal Park	Independent	680 m	39	Not inspected	–	Compare
Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School	Church of England	730 m	98	Not inspected	27	Compare
Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd)	Independent	990 m	101	Not inspected	–	Compare
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School	Academy	0.6 miles	204	Good 2023	41	Compare
Mundella Primary School	Academy	0.6 miles	184	Good 2024	10	Compare
School of English Studies	Miscellaneous	0.7 miles	–	Not inspected	–	Compare

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How many pupils does Folkestone Beacon Plus have?

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Contact and details

Address: 16 Bouverie Place, Bouverie House Business Centre, Folkestone, CT20 1AU
Telephone: 01303 395041
Website: www.beacon-plus.org.uk
Headteacher: Principal Mel Winter
Type of school: Special post 16 institution (Special post 16 institution, other types)
Phase: Special school, ages 18-25
Gender: Mixed
Local authority: Kent
Ward: Folkestone Central
Constituency: Folkestone and Hythe
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened: 1 September 2019
URN: 147316 · LAESTAB 8867913 · UKPRN 10083475

Official record Government performance tables Download this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from

School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
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