Academy converter · Bromley

Kemnal Technology College

11–18Ages
439Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
136281URN

Sevenoaks Way, Sidcup, DA14 5AA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.0per place

2.7 below Bromley median (3.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BromleySelective

103 applications for 102 places · 19th of 19 in Bromley

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

30.6of 90

Bromley 50.8 England 46.0

19th of 19 in Bromley

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 4 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes			Requires improvement
Personal development			Requires improvement
Leadership and management			Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.0applications per place, Year 7

2.7 below Bromley median (3.7) 1.2 below England median (2.2)

103 applications · 102 places offered · 42 named it first

2026 1.0; Bromley median median 3.7
2025 1.5; Bromley median median 3.8
2024 1.4; Bromley median median 3.5
2023 1.2; Bromley median median 3.6
2022 1.0; Bromley median median 3.9
2021 1.2; Bromley median median 4.0
2020 1.6; Bromley median median 3.5
2019 1.2; Bromley median median 3.7
2018 1.0; Bromley median median 3.5
2017 1.7; Bromley median median 3.6
2016 1.7; Bromley median median 3.5
2015 1.8; Bromley median median 3.1
2014 2.2; Bromley median median 3.3

More applications per place than the Bromley median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Bromley median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	102	103	1.0	42	0.41
Sep 2025	99	151	1.5	70	0.71
Sep 2024	115	164	1.4	64	0.56
Sep 2023	137	166	1.2	64	0.47
Sep 2022	209	215	1.0	103	0.49
Sep 2021	212	260	1.2	112	0.53
Sep 2020	150	244	1.6	99	0.66
Sep 2019	158	196	1.2	61	0.39
Sep 2018	165	167	1.0	52	0.32
Sep 2017	137	234	1.7	81	0.59
Sep 2016	118	199	1.7	53	0.45
Sep 2015	129	227	1.8	57	0.44
Sep 2014	134	298	2.2	72	0.54

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

128 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)30.619th of 19 in Bromley

Bromley 50.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths23%19th of 19 in Bromley

Bromley 53% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths38%

Bromley 76% England 66%

This school
Bromley median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.92

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	128	30.6	23%	38%	–
2024/25	91	29.3	20%	37%	–
2023/24	113	32.0	16%	34%	−0.92
2022/23	71	29.3	14%	31%	−1.27

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Kemnal Technology CollegeThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.0applications per place 30.6Attainment 8
Chislehurst School for Girls
1.6 km · Bromley

Remains Good2023

3.9applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
Cleeve Park School
2.0 km · Bexley

Good2024

3.9applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
Orion Coopers
2.6 km · Bromley

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
2.7 km · Bexley

Remains Good2022

6.8applications per place 75.3Attainment 8 Selective
Hurstmere School
3.0 km · Bexley

Requires improvement2022

2.1applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
Blackfen School for Girls
4.1 km · Bexley

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
Harris Academy Orpington
4.1 km · Bromley

Good2023

1.8applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
Bullers Wood School
4.3 km · Bromley

Good2024

3.4applications per place 56.1Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136281 · 305/5406
Trust: The Kemnal Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 700 pupils · 439 on roll
Free school meals: 51.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2010
Replaced: Kemnal Technology College (URN 101672)
Address: Sevenoaks Way, Sidcup, DA14 5AA
Local authority: Bromley

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources