Kensington Aldridge Academy

Kensington Aldridge Academy
Address
1 Silchester Road, Kensington

,
W10 6EX

England
Coordinates51°30′53″N 0°12′55″W / 51.51468°N 0.21525°W / 51.51468; -0.21525
Information
Other nameKAA
TypeAcademy
MottoIntrepidus
(To be bold, brave)
EstablishedSeptember 2014 (2014-09)
Local authorityKensington & Chelsea
TrustFreestanding sponsors Aldridge Education AE
Specialistsarts (creative and performing arts)
Department for Education URN140212 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalAnna Jordan
GenderMixed
Age range11–18
Enrolment1,259 (2023-2024)
Capacity1,140
HousesAngelou, Franklin, Honeyball and Pankhurst
Websitewww.kaa.org.uk
700m
763yds
Kensington Aldridge Academy

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.