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	Aspire for Excellence and Integrity to gain Success
Established	1982 (As Ken Stimpson Community School)
Local authority	Peterborough
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.kscs.org.uk

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

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.^{[ citation needed ]} 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.^{[ citation needed ]}

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. ^[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:

• Art
• Business & Enterprise
• Careers
• Computing
• Design And Technology
• English
• Humanities
• Modern Foreign Languages
• Mathematics
• Physical Education
• Performing Arts
• Science

^[4]

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's (under its previous name) latest Ofsted inspection result was Requires Improvement. ^[7]

References

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