Kempston Academy

State-Funded School

kempston-academy-bedford-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

BedfordLocal Authority

BedfordConstituency

MK42 7EBPostcode

2.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Kempston Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Bedford, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 773 pupils. Kempston Academy is part of Chiltern Learning Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 40.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 35.5%
EBacc average point score: 3.53

Ethnicity

White

59%

Asian

12%

Black

12%

Mixed

11%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

773

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

30%

England average

27%

First language not English

27%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 773
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Chiltern Learning Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 16 October 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
11 Oct 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.