Kempston Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D51
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bedford, MK42 7EB
- Distance
- 2.7km away
Wootton Upper School
Hall End Road, Wootton, Bedford, MK43 9HT
Local ranking10th of 14 secondary schools in Bedford
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1218
Capacity
13-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
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
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 44.3 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 45.3% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 63.9% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 17.9% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 3.8 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 285
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
- 446 (51%)
- Girls
- 421 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1218 (71% 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
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- 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
Ethnicity Over Time
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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