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Birchwood
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 14–16 · Pupil referral unit
Bowen Road, Folkestone CT19 4FP · birchwoodpru.kent.sch.uk · 030 0065 8450
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2025
- Capacity
- 44
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 0%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
2015/162019/20
| Left in 2019/20 | Since 2015/16 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 33 | −5 |
| Employment | 33 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 33 | −5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Birchwood on 1 July 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 1 Jul 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, May 2024
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2024Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Sept 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (11 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 11
- 25% · 1 Sept 2025
Strongly agreeStrongly disagreeDon’t know
Child is happy at school▼72% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼72% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼63% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼81% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼45% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲100% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼63% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼45% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲82% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼74% agreeEngland 77%
based on the 73% who raised concerns
Bullying dealt with quickly●50% agreeEngland 50%
based on the 18% who had a child bullied