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The Kemnal Academies Trust

The Kemnal Academies Trust is an academy trust running 45 schools (29 primary, 14 secondary and 2 special) in 10 council areas, including Hampshire, West Sussex and Bexley.

Of its 11 schools with a graded Ofsted inspection, 91% are rated Good or Outstanding (1 outstanding, 9 good, 1 requires improvement).

8 of its schools have been inspected under Ofsted's new report cards: 11 of their 54 graded areas were strong or exceptional, and 26 need attention or urgent improvement.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 38.7 in 2023/24, with a Progress 8 score of -0.44 (zero is the national average).

Across its primary schools, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2023/24.

The trust is registered at Companies House as company 07348231, incorporated in 2010.

Sources: DfE GIAS and performance data, Ofsted, Companies House.

Schools in The Kemnal Academies Trust

SchoolPhaseAreaInspectionResults
Bridgemary SchoolSecondaryGosportRequires improvement (2023)A8 33.8
Broadfield Primary AcademyPrimaryCrawley-KS2 85%
Chichester High SchoolSecondaryChichester-A8 39.0
Cleeve Meadow SchoolSpecialSidcupGood (2024)A8 1.2
Cleeve Park SchoolSecondarySidcupGood (2024)A8 39.7
Dame Janet Primary AcademyPrimaryRamsgate-KS2 79%
Debden Park High SchoolSecondaryLoughton-A8 48.3
Drapers Mills Primary AcademyPrimaryMargateReport card: 0/7 strong, 4 need attentionKS2 54%
East Wickham Primary AcademyPrimaryWelling-KS2 80%
Front Lawn Primary AcademyPrimaryHavantOutstanding (2023)KS2 88%
Gray's Farm Primary AcademyPrimaryOrpingtonReport card: 6/7 strongKS2 92%
Havant AcademySecondaryHavant-A8 32.7
Heybridge Primary SchoolPrimaryMaldonGood (2023)KS2 73%
Hilltop Primary SchoolPrimaryCrawley-KS2 87%
Horizon Primary AcademyPrimarySwanley-KS2 85%
Hylands SchoolSecondaryChelmsfordReport card: 0/6 strong, 6 need attentionA8 37.8
Kemnal Technology CollegeSecondarySidcup-A8 29.3
King Harold Business & Enterprise AcademySecondaryWaltham AbbeyReport card: 0/6 strong, 4 need attentionA8 36.5
Maldon Primary SchoolPrimaryMaldon-KS2 56%
Miltoncross AcademySecondaryPortsmouth-A8 36.3
Napier Community Primary and Nursery AcademyPrimaryGillingham-KS2 89%
Newlands Primary SchoolPrimaryRamsgate-KS2 76%
Northdown Primary SchoolPrimaryMargateGood (2021)KS2 62%
Orchards AcademySecondarySwanley-A8 41.3
Ore Village Primary AcademyPrimaryHastingsGood (2024)KS2 79%
Pebsham Primary AcademyPrimaryBexhill-on-Sea-KS2 81%
Pluckley Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryAshford-KS2 91%
Portfield Primary AcademyPrimaryWest SussexReport card: 0/7 strong, 4 need attentionKS2 50%
Rainham School for GirlsSecondaryGillinghamReport card: 5/7 strongA8 44.3
Royal Park Primary AcademyPrimarySidcup-KS2 84%
Salmestone Primary SchoolPrimaryMargate-KS2 68%
Seal Primary AcademyPrimarySelsey-KS2 75%
Seymour Primary SchoolPrimaryCrawley-KS2 83%
Shenstone SchoolSpecialCrayford-KS2 0%
Smarden Primary SchoolPrimaryAshford-KS2 89%
Stapleford Abbotts Primary AcademyPrimaryRomfordGood (2022)KS2 75%
Tangmere Primary AcademyPrimaryChichester-KS2 73%
The Academy, SelseySecondaryChichester-A8 38.0
The Bewbush AcademyPrimaryCrawley-KS2 74%
The Mill Primary AcademyPrimaryCrawleyReport card: 0/7 strong, 2 need attentionKS2 85%
The Oaks Primary School & NurseryPrimaryCrawley-KS2 76%
Thomas Bennett Community CollegeSecondaryCrawleyGood (2022)A8 33.1
Welling SchoolSecondaryWellingReport card: 0/7 strong, 6 need attentionA8 34.7
Weyfield Primary AcademyPrimaryGuildfordGood (2023)KS2 89%
Willow Brook Primary School and NurseryPrimaryColchesterGood (2022)KS2 79%

Results are each school's latest: Attainment 8 for secondaries, KS2 reading and maths expected standard for primaries. The average state school in England scored 46.8 and 76% in 2025.

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