Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem College
16 plus · Bedford · MK43 9LY
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Not yet graded
No graded inspection outcome is available for this school under either the current or the previous framework. This is common for recently opened or converted schools.
At a glance
749 pupils · 107% of 700 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Free schools 16 to 19
- Age range
- 16–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 14.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 5.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 0.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Sixth form
- Yes
- URN
- 139798
A-level results (2024/2025)
Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 48% (Bedford 48%, England 59%) · Any other White background 12% (Bedford 11%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 8% (Bedford 5%, England 4%) · Black African 7% (Bedford 7%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 4% (Bedford 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 4% (Bedford 2%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 4% (Bedford 5%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Bedford 4%, England 3%) · Asian Bangladeshi 2% (Bedford 4%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Bedford 4%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Bedford 2%, England 3%) · Any other Black background 1% (Bedford 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Bedford 1%, England 1%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Bedford 0%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Bedford 1%, England 1%) · White Irish 1% (Bedford 0%, England 0%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Suspensions and exclusions
Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)
0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Bedford: 15.63 suspensions and 0.28 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, school-level file · how to read these figures
Staffing
Teacher retention (2024/25)
67% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 33% left the state-funded sector
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary
Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)
69.6% of teachers took sickness absence, 7.8 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,743; 17.6% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2024-25)
Where the money went (2024-25)
Share of spending, with the median for 16 plus schools in brackets: Staff 81% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (6%) · supplies and services 8% (12%) · educational supplies 6% (7%) · bought-in professional services 2% (1%) · catering 0% (1%)
Reserves (2024-25)
Revenue reserve £76,000; in-year balance +£188,000
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Where students go after sixth form
Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 6/10around the middle for England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 5/10around the middle for England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 31.4% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 14.2% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 36.6% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 11.3% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 54.9% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 77% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 15.1% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 7.9% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 18.5% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 5.2% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 19.1% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 8.7% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01017552 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £365,00014 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £317,000–£382,500the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 0a rural school averages 0.3
- Collisions at school-run times
- 0a rural school averages 0.7
- All reported collisions
- 1a rural school averages 3.4
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 0a rural school averages 0.9
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted