Kempston Academy

Kempston 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.

Kempston Academy
Address
Hill Rise Kempston , Bedfordshire , MK42 7EB England
Coordinates	52°06′36″N 0°30′33″W
Information
Type	Academy
Local authority	Bedford
Trust	Chiltern Learning Trust
Department for Education URN	142387 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Paul House
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 18
Colour(s)	Red, grey and black
Website	https://www.kempstonacademy.co.uk/

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]