Ken Stimpson Academy
| Ken Stimpson Academy | |
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Staniland Way , , PE4 6JT | |
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| 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 | 11 to 19 |
| Enrolment | 1080 |
| Houses | Aspire, Excellence, Integrity, Success, |
| Colours | Red, Yellow, Blue, Green |
| Website | www |
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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
E-Safety Mark
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]The school's (under its previous name) latest Ofsted inspection result was Requires Improvement.[7]
References
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