Ken Stimpson Academy

Ken Stimpson Academy
Location
Staniland Way Peterborough , Cambridgeshire , PE4 6JT England
Coordinates	52°37′10″N0°16′34″W / 52.619525°N 0.275982586°W / 52.619525; -0.275982586
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Ready. Responsible. Respectful. Resilient.
Established	1982 (As Ken Stimpson Community School) 2023 (As Ken Stimpson Academy)
Local authority	Peterborough
Trust	Four Cs MAT
Department for Education URN	149236 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair of Governors	Angus Brown
HeadTeacher	Damien Whales
Gender	Mixed
Age	11to 19
Enrolment	1080
Houses	Aspire, Excellence, Integrity, Success,
Colours	Red, Yellow, Blue, Green
Website	www.kenstimpson.org.uk

Ken Stimpson Academy is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form in Peterborough in the English county of Cambridgeshire.

History

Ken Stimpson Academy was founded as Ken Stimpson Community School in 1982, it was a tribute to Kenneth. W. Stimpson who was the Senior Area Education Officer between 1974 and 1979. ^[1]

The school closed as a Community School in August 2023 and reopened as Ken Stimpson Academy as part of the Four Cs multi-academy trust in September 2023. ^[2]

Community

Ken Stimpson Academy shares its site with a sports centre (which has a gym and a sports hall) and is home to the Werrington Library. ^[3]

Subjects

The subjects that are taught at Ken Stimpson are: ^[4]

• Art
• Business Studies
• Careers
• Computing
• Design And Technology
• English
• Humanities
• Modern Foreign Languages
• Mathematics
• Physical Education
• Performing Arts
• Science
• Social Sciences (Child Development, Health and Social Care, Psychology)

E-Safety Mark

In June 2015, Ken Stimpson received the 360 Degree Safe E-Safety mark by the South West Grid for Learning and was the first school in Peterborough to get this certification. ^[5] According to the Accreditation 360 Degree Safe website, this demonstrates that the school shows good practice in their e-safety policies and procedures. ^[6]

Ofsted Inspection

The school has not been inspected since it became an academy in 2023. ^[7]

The final inspection of the academy's forerunner, the Ken Stimpson Community School, was in October 2022 and rated the school as Requires Improvement. ^[8]

References

1. "Who was Ken Stimpson?". Ken Stimpson Academy. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
2. "Our Schools". The Four Cs Academy Trust. Archived from the original on 16 January 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
3. "Werrington Leisure Centre". Vivacity Peterborough. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
4. "Curriculum". Ken Stimpson Academy. Archived from the original on 9 February 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
5. "360 degree safe - Latest E-safety Mark news - Successful E-Safety Mark Schools". www.360safe.org.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
6. "360 degree safe - Accreditation". www.360safe.org.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
7. "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
8. "Ofsted | Ken Stimpson Community School". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2023.