Kemnal Technology College, Sidcup

In 2026, pupils at Kemnal Technology College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 30.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 52.8 in Bromley and 47 across England.

23% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 56% in Bromley and 47% in England.

That is up from 29.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.92: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 23.3, against 38 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Hospitality and Catering.

For September 2026 entry, 42 families put Kemnal Technology College as their first choice and 103 named it as one of their preferences, for 102 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Kemnal Technology College are Chislehurst School for Girls (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 49.6); Cleeve Park School (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.6); Orion Coopers (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.9); and Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School (1.7 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 75.3).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Kemnal Technology College.

Kemnal Technology College is one of 45 schools run by The Kemnal Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 38.2 in 2024/25.

49 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Kemnal Technology College (as of September 2025): 65% would recommend the school, 74% say their child is happy there and 52% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (76%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (49%).

Of the 113 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 80% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 42% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

51.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 12.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (65%) and Mixed (10%).

In 2026, 123 pupils (28%) received SEN support and 31 (7.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is St Mary Cray Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kemnal Technology College (->n1), 160 metres away.

In 2024/25, Kemnal Technology College issued 509 suspensions, 100 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Kemnal Technology College are Gray's Farm Primary Academy (0.3 miles), Midfield Primary School (0.4 miles), Orchard Primary School (0.6 miles) and Hope Community School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.