Kempston Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D51
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bedford, MK42 7EB
- Distance
- 2.7km away
Wootton Academy
Hall End Road, Wootton, Bedford, MK43 9HT
Local ranking10th of 14 secondary schools in Bedford
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1710
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 5 November 2024. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 5 November 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 44.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 41.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 62.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 288
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 83.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 867
- Boys
- 420 (51%)
- Girls
- 402 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1710 (48% full)
- SEND
- 18.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 19.7%
- EAL
- 6.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.7%
- SEN Support
- 14.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 13.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 66.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,159/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 26.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 74.7%
- White Other: 5.2%
- Black African: 4.0%
- Asian Indian: 3.0%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.7%
- Mixed Other: 2.1%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.5%
74.7%
White British
5.2%
White Other
4.0%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Hall End Road
Bedford, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 137522
- UKPRN
- 10035032
- Establishment No.
- 5406
- Trust
- WOOTTON ACADEMY TRUST
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