Kempston Academy

Term dates

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Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 105 families put this school as their first choice, and 118 places were offered. 105 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• Skool's Out. Ofsted report

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Ofsted inspection

Short (ungraded) inspection, 16 October 2024: Standards maintained.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

773 (capacity 982)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST

Phone

01234290900

Address

Hill Rise, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7EB

Website

kempstonacademy.co.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports