Kimberley College

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Kimberley College
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Kimberley College
Green Lane

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MK43 9LY

Coordinates 52°04′20″N0°31′29″W / 52.0721°N 0.5246°W / 52.0721; -0.5246
Information
Type Free school sixth form
Established2013
Department for Education URN 139798 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalTim Detheridge
Gender Coeducational
Age16to 19
Capacity700
Colour(s)  Purple
Website http://www.kimberleycollege.co.uk

Kimberley College (also known as STEM College) is a free school sixth form centre that opened in Stewartby, Bedfordshire, England in April 2014. The college is operated by Wootton Academy Trust, who also operate Wootton Upper School. [1]

Kimberley College specialises in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), and offers a range of A levels and BTECs related to the specialisms. The college accepts students from Bedford, Bletchley and Milton Keynes, as well as the villages in between these areas. [2]

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