Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem College
16 plus · Free schools 16 to 19 · Mixed · Bedford
Green Lane, Bedford, MK43 9LY
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
749
Capacity used
Over capacity107%
700 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Free schools 16 to 19
- Phase
- 16 plus
- Age range
- 16–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Tim Detheridge
- Address
- Green Lane, Stewartby, Bedford, MK43 9LY
- Phone
- 01234762890
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Ward / constituency
- Wixams & Wilstead · Mid Bedfordshire
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139798
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | 13% | — | — |
| SEN support | 6% | — | — |
Academy trust: WOOTTON ACADEMY TRUST
749 pupils · 700 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsA-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.92 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.74 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 19.2% | 17% |
| A-level students | 281 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 136 | 12% | 29% | 55% | |
| Biology | 80 | 13% | 36% | 56% | |
| Chemistry | 69 | 4% | 25% | 51% | |
| Psychology | 66 | 6% | 20% | 41% | |
| Physics | 52 | 8% | 25% | 46% | |
| Business Studies | 47 | 9% | 23% | 57% | |
| History | 36 | 0% | 14% | 56% | |
| Sociology | 29 | 17% | 34% | 72% | |
| Law | 25 | 4% | 4% | 20% | |
| Geography | 24 | 0% | 33% | 63% | |
| Computer Science | 24 | 4% | 25% | 46% | |
| English Language and Literature | 22 | 9% | 14% | 77% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 19248: Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 9 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 51% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 13% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 52% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.