Birchwood
Ofsted judgements: Good
Bowen Road, Folkestone, CT19 4FPOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Birchwood is an alternative provision school in Folkestone for ages 14 to 16. It is one of the 692 schools in Kent. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in July 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 1 July 2025, report published 17 September 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
Pupil numbers and mix
0 pupils on roll, with places for 44
Schools near Birchwood
| School | Distance | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Learning Alliance | 22 miles | Ofsted: Good |
| Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision | 31 miles | Ofsted: Good |
| Will Adams Academy | 32 miles | Ofsted: Good |
| The Rowans | 33 miles | Report card: Strong standard |
| East Sussex Skills Academy | 34 miles | Ofsted judgements: Inadequate to requires improvement |
School details
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 14 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Jane Hollister
- Phone
- 03000658450
- Address
- Bowen Road, Folkestone, CT19 4FP
- Local authority
- Kent
- URN
- 135462
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.