Kemnal Technology College
Sevenoaks Way, Sidcup, DA14 5AA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Executive Head Teacher
- Mr Andy Lazenby
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Kemnal Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Orpington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 700
- Pupils on roll
- 439
- URN
- 136281
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083007112
About this school
Kemnal Technology College is a secondary academy in Sidcup. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 439 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kemnal Technology College, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 71 | 113 | 91 |
| Attainment 8 score | 29.3 | 32.0 | 29.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.27 -1.63 to -0.91 | -0.92 -1.20 to -0.65 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 14% | 15.9% | 19.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 31% | 33.6% | 37.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 23% | 24.8% | 8.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Kemnal Technology College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bromley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 29.3 | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 32 | 39.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 29.3 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 15.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 588 |
| 2023/24 | 556 |
| 2024/25 | 509 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kemnal Technology College compares
Kemnal Technology College ranked 19th of 19 secondary schools in Bromley for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 21% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 29.3 | 15.1% | 50.9% | 439 | — |
| Chislehurst School for Girls | 50.3 | 7% | 21% | 1,227 | 1.0 miles |
| Cleeve Park School | 39.7 | 8.6% | 34.6% | 994 | 1.2 miles |
| Orion Coopers | 48.5 | 8.9% | 27.2% | 1,339 | 1.6 miles |
| Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School | 75.6 | 3.8% | 4.8% | 1,561 | 1.7 miles |
| Hurstmere School | 42.1 | 7.2% | 16.9% | 893 | 1.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 50.88%
- English as an additional language
- 10.2%
- Overall absence
- 15.07%
- Persistent absence
- 43.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chislehurst School for Girls1.0 miles
Secondary · Chislehurst
-
Cleeve Park School1.2 miles
Secondary · Sidcup
-
Orion Coopers1.6 miles
Secondary · Chislehurst
-
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School1.7 miles
Secondary · Sidcup
-
Hurstmere School1.8 miles
Secondary · Sidcup
Other schools in Sidcup
Kemnal Technology College ranks 5th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Sidcup.
- Blackfen School for Girls Secondary
- Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School Secondary
- Cleeve Park School Secondary
- Hurstmere School Secondary
- Birkbeck Primary School Primary
- Burnt Oak Junior School Primary
- Chatsworth Infant School Primary
- Days Lane Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School Primary
- Hope Community School Primary
- Longlands Primary School Primary
- Orchard Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Kemnal Technology College teach?
- Kemnal Technology College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Sidcup.
- Who is the executive head teacher of Kemnal Technology College?
- The executive head teacher of Kemnal Technology College is Mr Andy Lazenby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kemnal Technology College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kemnal Technology College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Kemnal Technology College?
- Kemnal Technology College has 439 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Kemnal Technology College full?
- Kemnal Technology College has capacity for 700 pupils and 439 on roll (63%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Kemnal Technology College a faith school?
- No. Kemnal Technology College has no designated religious character.
- Is Kemnal Technology College a selective school?
- No. Kemnal Technology College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Kemnal Technology College part of an academy trust?
- Kemnal Technology College is part of THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kemnal Technology College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 29.3 in 2022/23 and 29.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kemnal Technology College compare with other schools in Bromley?
- Kemnal Technology College ranked 19th of 19 secondary schools in Bromley for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 21% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kemnal Technology College's absence rate?
- Kemnal Technology College's overall absence rate is 15.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kemnal Technology College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kemnal Technology College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.