Ken Stimpson Academy Explained

Ken Stimpson Academy
Coordinates:	52.6195°N -0.276°W
Motto:	Aspire for Excellence and Integrity to gain Success
Established:	1982 (As Ken Stimpson Community School)
Type:	Academy
Head Label:	HeadTeacher
Head:	Damien Whales
Chair Label:	Chair of Governors
Chair:	Trevor French
Address:	Staniland Way
City:	Peterborough
County:	Cambridgeshire
Country:	England
Postcode:	PE4 6JT
Local Authority:	Peterborough
Ofsted:	yes
Urn:	149236
Enrolment:	1080
Gender:	Mixed
Lower Age:	11
Upper Age:	19
Houses:	Aspire, Excellence, Integrity, Success,
Colours:	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]

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:

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

^[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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Business & Enterprise Ken Stimpson Community School. www.kscs.org.uk. 2015-06-22.
2. Web site: Uniform Policy Ken Stimpson Community School. www.kscs.org.uk. 2019-05-09.
3. Web site: Peterborough secondary school gets go-ahead for major expansion. www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk. en. 2019-05-09.
4. http://www.vivacity-peterborough.com/venues/werrington-leisure-centre Vivacity Sports Centre & Library
5. Web site: Curriculum | Ken Stimpson Community School . kscs.org.uk. 2015-10-25.
6. Web site: 360 degree safe - Latest E-safety Mark news - Successful E-Safety Mark Schools. www.360safe.org.uk. 2015-06-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20150626122132/http://www.360safe.org.uk/About-the-Tool/Content/News-Articles/Latest-E-safety-Mark-news-Successful-E-Safety-Mark. 26 June 2015. dead.
7. Web site: 360 degree safe - Accreditation. www.360safe.org.uk. 2015-06-25.
8. Web site: Ofsted Ken Stimpson Community School. reports.ofsted.gov.uk. 2023-09-03.