Kempston Challenger Academy, Bedford

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2021.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2021. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

Kempston Challenger Academy

Hill Rise, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7EB

https://www.kempstonchallengeracademy.org/

Kempston Challenger Academy is a non-selective academy. It has about 560 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. (See here for details of the primary school.) In September 2018 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of The Challenger Multi Academy Trust. (Daubeney Academy is also a member.)

Particular strengths include Admissions and Environment. Relative weaknesses include Attendance and Destinations.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.1		Daubeney Academy
1.7		Wootton Upper School
2.1		Biddenham International School and Sports College
2.4		Wixams Academy
2.4		Bedford Free School
2.5		Bedford Academy
3.6		Castle Newnham School
3.7		Goldington Academy
4.1		Lincroft Academy
4.2		St Thomas More Catholic School
4.7		Mark Rutherford School
6.2		Redborne Upper School and Community College

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Admissions: Excellent. The occupancy rate is very low and the offer rate is very high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Environment: About average. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all roughly average.

Finances: About average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Disadvantaged pupils: Below average. Progress up to age 16 is about average. Destinations at 16 are poor. Progress at 16-18 is poor. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are about average.

Sixth form: Below average. Attainment is poor, progress is poor and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are below average.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Destinations: Below average. The proportions of students going on to education, training or work at the ages of 16 and 18 are both quite low.

Progress: Below average. Up to age 16 it is below average, while at ages 16-18 it is poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attainment: Poor. Attainment at the ages of 16 and 18 are both poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2019

No A-level data

Provision for special educational needs

Social, emotional and mental health

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