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Kemnal Technology College

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Sevenoaks Way, Sidcup DA14 5AA · kemnal-tkat.org · 020 8300 7112

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
29.3
average Attainment 8 score. Bromley 50.4, England 46
Demand for places
0.4
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
439
63% of 700 places
Local authority
Bromley
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
51.6%
First language not English
12.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Kemnal Academies Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 42 families put the school first and 102 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 103 (Places 209)103September 2023: 64 (Places 137)64September 2024: 64 (Places 115)64September 2025: 70 (Places 99)70September 2026: 42 (Places 102)42Places 102
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026102420.4100%
September 2025Sept 202599700.7100%
September 2024Sept 2024115640.6100%
September 2023Sept 2023137640.5100%
September 2022Sept 20222091030.5100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 29.3, and 19.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bromley it was 50.4, and across England 46.

In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade D (18.8 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 38.4 (England 46.3)38.42017/18: 44.0 (England 46.5)44.02018/19: 36.2 (England 46.7)36.22021/22: 36.5 (England 48.8)36.52022/23: 29.3 (England 46.3)29.32023/24: 32.0 (England 45.9)32.02024/25: 29.3 (England 46.0)29.3England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼29.346.0
▼19.8%45.4%
▼37.4%64.8%
▼8.8%40.5%
▼2.404.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form22.1−4.4
Sixth form college15+10.1
Further education41.6−7.4
Other education0.9—
Apprenticeship1.8−1.1
Employment0.9−4
Not in a lasting destination8.8+3.9
Activity not captured8.8+1.9

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

15/1616/1717/1818/192015/16: 16.0 (England 30.5)D-2016/17: 21.9 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 14.4 (England 32.1)E+2018/19: 18.8 (England 32.9)DEngland 32.9
2018/19TrendAverage gradeProgress
24 studentsD (18.8)Below average -0.51
24 studentsD (18.7)Below average -0.53
19 studentsMerit (26.4)Average -0.12
0%AAB or better
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2017/1829E+ (14.4)-0.89
2016/1756D+ (21.9)-0.60
2015/1674D- (16)-0.54

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/20
Left in 2019/20Since 2016/17
University50+22
Employment25−1
Activity not captured25+20

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Kemnal Technology College on 4 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
4 Feb 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
Personal developmentRequires improvement
Leadership and managementRequires improvement

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jun 2022Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Feb 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Jan 2021Monitoring visitEffective action

Before September 2019

  • May 2019Inadequate
    Outcomes for pupilsInadequate
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentInadequate
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2017Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jun 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

65% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (49 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
65%
Replies
49
10% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼74% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼76% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼49% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼57% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼70% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼57% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼59% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼75% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼79% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼56% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼58% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 96% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼47% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 59% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need●67% agreeEngland 67%

based on 24 parents (49%) with SEND

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