Secondary
Birchwood
Bowen Road, Folkestone, CT19 4FP
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 14 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 0 of 44 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 7.3
- Local authority
- Kent
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 4.0
- All staff (FTE)
- 6.7
- Pupils per adult
- 4.3
- Pupils
- 29
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected July 2025
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
May 2024
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)February 2019
Previous framework
Good
- Leadership and governanceGood
Bowen Road, Folkestone, CT19 4FP
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Kent admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Jane Hollister
- Address
- Bowen Road, Folkestone, CT19 4FP
- Telephone
- 03000658450