Ken Stimpson Academy

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Ken Stimpson Academy
Ken Stimpson Community School Welcome Board.JPG
Address
Ken Stimpson Academy
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
MottoAspire for Excellence and Integrity to gain Success
Established1982 (As Ken Stimpson Community School)
Local authority Peterborough
Department for Education URN 149236 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Chair of GovernorsTrevor French
HeadTeacherDamien Whales
Gender Mixed
Age11to 19
Enrolment1080
HousesAspire, Excellence, Integrity, Success,
Colour(s)Red, Yellow, Blue, Green
    
Website http://www.kscs.org.uk

Ken Stimpson Academy is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located in Peterborough in the English county of Cambridgeshire. The school is a Business & Enterprise specialist school. [1]

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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. In 2019, the school moved from a polo shirt-focused uniform to one with a tie, shirt and blazer. [2]

The school closed as a Community School in August 2023 and reopened as Ken Stimpson Academy within the Four Cs MAT in September 2023

Expansion

In September 2018, the local council approved plans for the school to build a new two-storey teaching block and to expand some of the existing structures to accommodate a planned rise in capacity from 1014 pupils to 1650 pupils. [3]

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. [4]

Subjects

The subjects that are taught at Ken Stimpson are:

[5]

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. [6] According to the Accreditation 360 Degree Safe website, this demonstrates that the school shows good practice in their e-safety policies and procedures. [7]

Ofsted Inspection

The school's (under its previous name) latest Ofsted inspection result was Requires Improvement. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Business & Enterprise | Ken Stimpson Community School". www.kscs.org.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Uniform Policy | Ken Stimpson Community School". www.kscs.org.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Peterborough secondary school gets go-ahead for major expansion". www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  4. ↑ http://www.vivacity-peterborough.com/venues/werrington-leisure-centre Archived 13 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine Vivacity Sports Centre & Library
  5. ↑ "Curriculum | Ken Stimpson Community School". kscs.org.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "360 degree safe - Accreditation". www.360safe.org.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ofsted | Ken Stimpson Community School". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
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