About Us

Kensington Aldridge Academy is an outstanding secondary school serving a disadvantaged community in London’s North Kensington. It has been tested far more than most, having been deeply affected by the Grenfell Tower fire, in which five of its pupils very sadly lost their lives. This has been followed by a challenging period of school closure due to the pandemic.

The good news is that the school has a charitable trust - the KAA Intrepidus Trust (KIT) - which develops and fundraises for sports, performing & creative arts, wellbeing and life-skills opportunities for the 1,260 pupils at the school.

Excellence and Inclusivity

Kensington Aldridge Academy is a performing arts specialist academy, but despite this, the costs of music, drama and dance can be prohibitive to our students. Through our programmes we aim to promote both excellence and inclusivity.

Meet Tashi

Sports star in the making - Tashi was first introduce to rowing thanks to a programme funded by the Intrepidus Trust. She has since qualified for U19 GB early ID trials and competed in internationally renowned races

Thank you!

Thanks to the generosity of donors to the Childhood Trust’s Champions for Children campaign on the Big Give, we have raised £55,000 to support our programmes this year!

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Our Impact in 2022-23

142

students received free or subsidised instrumental tuition and lessons extended from 20 to 30 mins.

74
%

of students attending our Breakfast Club reported that they never or only sometimes ate breakfast at home.

77
%

of students said that learning to row had helped strengthen their ability to work as a team.

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“Leaders, governors and staff have the highest ambitions for pupils. Together, they have created a school where pupils are happy, safe and making excellent progress. What the school has achieved and sustained is remarkable.”

— Ofsted, December 2017

“Schools like KAA continue to work in ever more challenging situations, supporting families deeply impacted by the current cost of living and the ongoing impact of lost learning and social development time, during the pandemic. The Intrepidus Trust allows KAA to provide the extra-curricular support needed for our students to grow and develop, despite these difficulties. Their programmes target our most vulnerable and disadvantaged students; complementing our core provision with an enriching programme of sports, wellbeing activities, and performing arts programmes – all of which help prepare our students for their futures, no matter their background.”