Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem College
General Information
- Address: Green Lane, Stewartby, Bedford, MK43 9LY – View on map
- Phone: 01234762890
- Headteacher: Mr Tim Detheridge
- Age range: 16-19 years
- Sixth form: Yes
- Intake: Mixed
- Religious character: None
- Nursery provision: No
Who goes here
- Pupils eligible for free school meals: 0
- % eligible for free school meals: 0.0%
- Pupil mix: 7 in 10 (more mixed than the Bedford average)
- English as an additional language: 16% (England 22%)
Staff
Teachers leaving each year
- Teacher turnover: 20.7% a year (Bedford 16.3%, typical in England 15.5%)
- Where they went: about 0% moved to another school, 100% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
- Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)
Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.
Behaviour
Awaiting Data
Across Bedford: suspensions by reason
- Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 35 (2.5 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
- Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
- Suspensions for bullying: 21 (1.5 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
- Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 8 (0.6 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
- Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)
These are figures for all state secondary schools in Bedford, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.
SEN
No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision
- Pupils on SEN Support: 4.7%
- Pupils with an EHC Plan: 0.4%
- Data year: 2025/26
Most common needs - SEN Support
- Autistic spectrum disorder: 15 pupils
- Specific learning difficulty: 11 pupils
- Social, emotional and mental health: 8 pupils
- Hearing impairment: 1 pupil
Most common needs - EHC Plan
- Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
- Vision impairment: 1 pupil
These figures show the makeup of the school.
Educational Attainment
An Ofsted rating for this school hasn't been added yet.
An Attainment 8 score for this school hasn't been added yet.
Financials
Spending per pupil: £5,658 (2024-25)
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