Kempston Academy
Academy sponsor led · Secondary
Bedford · MK42 7EB · Bedford
Ages 11–18
Status: Open
1.1 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 138067
Daubeney Academy
Academy converter · Bedford · MK42 7PS
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–16
Pupils
576
Local authority
Bedford
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Bedford, Bedford, 576 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 28.8%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 138067
Location
- Address
- Orchard Street, Kempston
- Postcode
- MK42 7PS
- Town
- Bedford
- County
- Bedfordshire
- Local authority
- Bedford
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 576
- Boys / girls
- 296 / 280
- School capacity
- 583
- Capacity fill
- 576 / 583 (99%)
- Free school meals
- 28.8%
- FSM pupils
- 166
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Religious character
- None
- Governance
- Academy trust: CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
- Academy trust
- CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
Contact
- Telephone
- 01234400111