OFSTED
4 February 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Bromley
Trust
THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
439
439 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
174
39.6% of pupils
Male pupils
265
60.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
26.7 pts
above England
School
51.5%
Bromley
14.9%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.8 pts
below England
School
12.5%
Bromley
16.4%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Bromley
0.9%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
65.4%
287
Any other White background
8.2%
36
Gypsy / Roma
4.1%
18
White and Black Caribbean
3.9%
17
Any other Mixed background
2.5%
11
Unclassified
2.5%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
35.1%
154 of
439 pupils
14.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
13.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
29.3
9.9 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.92 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
15.07%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
8.85 pts
higher than
England
School
15.07%
Bromley
5.86%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
43.41%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
27.59 pts
higher than
England
School
43.41%
Bromley
14.42%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
9.16%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
7.35 pts
higher than
England
School
9.16%
Bromley
1.45%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
62.7%
29.6 pts
below England
Kemnal Technology College
62.7%
Bromley
99.0%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.