Kemnal Technology College

At a glance

Type

Academy converter (state-funded)

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11 to 18

Gender

Mixed

Pupils

439 census January 2026

Capacity

700

Admissions policy

Non-selective

Sixth form

Yes

Executive Head Teacher

Mr Andy Lazenby

Trust

THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST

Address

Sevenoaks Way, Sidcup, DA14 5AA

Borough

Bromley

Telephone

02083007112

DfE reference (URN)

136281

Website

kemnal-tkat.org

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 7 (11+)

1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

   National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. Offers sentMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

   Monday 1 March 2027 National Offer Day. Bromley resident applicants, accepted as being on time, mailed (by 1st class post) an offer of a single school place. Notification of offer email sent to online applicants from 5.30pm.

   Source: ktc-tkat.org

3. Acceptance deadlineMonday 15 March 2027Open

   15 March 2027 Deadline for applicants to respond to offer online or by returning the offer letter reply slip.

   Source: ktc-tkat.org

4. Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated

   Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

42 first-preference applications and 103 applications naming it at any preference for 102 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Bromley: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 66.3% of applicants were offered their first preference and 93% were offered one of their preferences (3,651 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

• Attainment 8 score2022/23: 29.3 · 2023/24: 32
  29.3This school50.4Bromley46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 14% · 2023/24: 16%
  20%This school54%Bromley45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 31% · 2023/24: 34%
  37%This school72%Bromley65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 23% · 2023/24: 25%
  9%This school55%Bromley40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score2022/23: 2.56 · 2023/24: 2.74
  2.40This school4.61Bromley4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 91 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

51.6% January 2026

English as an additional language

10.2%

Receiving SEN support

24%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

5.3%

Girls / boys

39% / 61%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

15.1% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

43.4%

Pupils per teacher

14.4 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

1,050

Pupils on roll

495

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Kemnal Technology College and Cleeve Park School1.2 miles apart
• Kemnal Technology College and Orion Coopers1.6 miles apart
• Kemnal Technology College and Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School1.7 miles apart
• Kemnal Technology College and Harris Academy Orpington2.6 miles apart

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