Academy sponsor led Secondary Open

Kempston Academy

Hill Rise, Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 7EB

Ofsted: Good (last overall grade). Last inspected 16 October 2024.

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824
Pupils
28.9%
Free school meals
1 November 2015
Opened

About this school

Kempston Academy is an Academy sponsor led serving secondary age pupils, located in Bedford, Bedfordshire. The school has 824 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (last overall grade). Last inspected 16 October 2024. The Headteacher is Paul House. The school is administered by Bedford local authority. It belongs to CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST. It opened in 1 November 2015.

School details

Head
Paul House
Trust
CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
Local authority
Bedford
Gender
Mixed
URN
142387

Admissions

Applications for places at Kempston Academy are handled by the school or the local authority (Bedford). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

40.3
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−0.09
Progress 8 · 2023-24
36%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
54%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
3.53
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
36%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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