Ofsted: Good
Birchwood
verifiedData: DfE & Ofsted 2024/25
personMrs Jane Waters
location_onFolkestone, CT19 4FP
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Ofsted
Good
Inspected 2025
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Students
0
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Age Range
14-16
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Birchwood is a Pupil referral unit school in Folkestone, serving ages 14-16. Rated Good by Ofsted.
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School Summary
Birchwood is a pupil referral unit in Folkestone, Kent, admitting pupils aged 14-16. The school has approximately 0 pupils on roll.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 3.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
verified Source: Department for Education 2024/25, Ofsted
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5 EvaluationsS5 Inspection EIF
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Why no overall grade?
From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.
Education
Good
Behaviour
Good
Development
Good
Leadership
Good
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy
Good
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Good
None Legacy
No Judgement
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
-
Development
-
Leadership
-
None Legacy
Requires improvement
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Requires improvement
None Legacy
Requires improvement
Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour
-
Development
-
Leadership
Requires improvement