A historic hotel deemed “unviable” by its owners will be converted into a private school if new plans are approved. Proposals have been submitted to transform Wards Hotel in Earls Avenue, Folkestone, into an educational and boarding house for Earlscliffe School. The site is located 160 metres away from Earlscliffe’s main campus in Shorncliffe Road, which is a facility for international students aged between 15-19. The school, run by Dukes Education, is an independent sixth form college with sites across the West End of Folkestone. According to planning documents submitted by the student immigr…