Kempston Academy
About the school
Kempston Academy is an open secondary school in Bedford.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 16 October 2024
- Published
- 24 November 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 40.3
- Bedford
- 44.4
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Bedford
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 35.50%
- Bedford
- 43.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 54.20%
- Bedford
- 64.60%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 35.50%
- Bedford
- 37.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.53
- Bedford
- 3.89
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- Suppressed
Average A-level points
- School
- Suppressed
AAB or better
- School
- No entries
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
824
Girls
47.21%
Boys
52.79%
SEN support
11.65%
Education, health and care plan
4.73%
English as an additional language
26.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
29.95%
Overall absence
8.65
Persistent absence
24.42
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
75
Sustained education or employment
81%
Education
80%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
0%
Not sustained
11%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
47
Sustained education or employment
64%
Higher education
40%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
21%