Kensington Aldridge Academy
| Kensington Aldridge Academy | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
1 Silchester Road, Kensington , W10 6EX England | |
| Coordinates | 51°30′53″N 0°12′55″W / 51.51468°N 0.21525°W |
| Information | |
| Other name | KAA |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Intrepidus (To be bold, brave) |
| Established | September 2014 |
| Local authority | Kensington & Chelsea |
| Trust | Freestanding sponsors Aldridge Education AE |
| Specialists | arts (creative and performing arts) |
| Department for Education URN | 140212 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal | Anna Jordan |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age range | 11–18 |
| Enrolment | 1,259 (2023-2024) |
| Capacity | 1,140 |
| Houses | Angelou, Franklin, Honeyball and Pankhurst |
| Website | www |
Kensington Aldridge Academy (KAA) is an 11–18 co-educational secondary school with academy status in the North Kensington area of London, England. KAA opened in September 2014, and was officially opened by Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge in January 2015. The Academy's sixth form opened in September 2016. The school specialisms are Entrepreneurship and Creative & Performing Arts.
KAA is a free-standing Academy Trust with lead sponsorship from the Aldridge Education (AE), a multi-academy trust established by Sir Rod Aldridge's charity the Aldridge Foundation. The academy is co-sponsored by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
The academy achieved an outstanding Ofsted rating in its first inspection in December 2017. In June 2018 KAA was named TES Secondary School of the Year. At the same awards ceremony, the school was presented with an award for Services to Education in recognition of the school's response to the Grenfell Tower fire. The academy achieved a second outstanding Ofsted rating in a section 8 inspection in March 2024.