Kempston Academy
Hill Rise, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7EB
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: Yes
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 773 (405 boys, 368 girls)
- Capacity: 982
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 30.3%
- Telephone: 01234290900
- Ofsted: Good (12 Sep 2018); ungraded inspection 16 Oct 2024: Standards maintained
- Attainment 8: 38.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 212 applications, 118 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
Other schools in Bedford
- Balliol Primary School (0.3 miles, straight line)
- Kempston Rural Primary School (0.5 miles, straight line)
- Bedford Road Primary Academy (0.8 miles, straight line)
- Springfield Primary School (1 miles, straight line)
- Daubeney Academy (1.1 miles, straight line)
- Camestone School (1.2 miles, straight line)
