Kempston Academy

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Kempston Academy
Address
Kempston Academy
Hill Rise

Kempston
,
Bedfordshire
,
MK42 7EB

England
Coordinates 52°06′36″N0°30′33″W / 52.10991°N 0.50915°W / 52.10991; -0.50915
Information
Type Academy
Local authority Bedford
TrustChiltern Learning Trust
Department for Education URN 142387 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Executive PrincipalMathew May
Gender Mixed
Age11to 18
Colour(s)Red, grey and black    
Website https://www.kempstonacademy.co.uk/

Kempston Academy (formerly 'Hastingsbury Upper School and Community College', 'Hastingsbury Business and Enterprise College' and then 'Kempston Challenger Academy') is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located on Hill Rise in Kempston, Bedfordshire, England. [1] The school forms part of an educational campus which also includes a Child Development Centre and Ridgeway School.

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History

The school was originally named Hastingsbury Upper School and Community College, and later became a Business and Enterprise College. It was previously an upper school, teaching children from the age of 13 to 18. It was also a foundation school administered by Bedford Borough Council. Hastingsbury converted to academy status November 2015 and is now sponsored by the Challenger multi-academy trust. [2] The school was later renamed Kempston Challenger Academy. The school extended its lower age range in 2017 and is now a secondary school. In May 2022 the school was transferred to the Chiltern Learning Trust. [3] The school is now known as Kempston Academy.

Academics

Kempston Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study. [4] Pupils in the sixth form can choose to study from a range of A Levels and BTECs. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kempston Academy - Home". www.kempstonacademy.co.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "Challenger Multi Academy Trust – embrace change: expect excellence". Challengermultiacademytrust.org. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Kempston Academy".
  4. ↑ "Kempston Academy - KS4 Curriculum".
  5. ↑ "Kempston Academy - Post-16 Curriculum".
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