Ken Stimpson Community School
Staniland Way, Werrington, Peterborough, PE4 6JT
This school is closed (it closed in August 2023).
It was replaced by Ken Stimpson Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Principal
- Mr Bryan Erwin
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Peterborough
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 1,180
- Pupils on roll
- 1,082
- URN
- 110882
- Local authority
- Peterborough
About this school
Ken Stimpson Community School was a community secondary school in Peterborough. It taught children aged 11 to 18 and had 1,082 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Ken Stimpson Community School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 206 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.37 -0.56 to -0.17 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 25% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 48% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 14% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 |
How Ken Stimpson Community School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 9.8% | 35.6% | 1,082 | — |
| Ken Stimpson Academy | 41.7 | 8.5% | 36.2% | 996 | 0.0 miles |
| Queen Katharine Academy | 32.5 | 10% | 48.7% | 1,619 | 0.9 miles |
| Arthur Mellows Village College | 46.5 | 8.1% | 19% | 1,672 | 1.6 miles |
| Manor Drive Secondary Academy | — | 9.6% | 41.9% | 594 | 2.1 miles |
| Jack Hunt Academy | 44.2 | 7.7% | 36.9% | 1,939 | 2.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.6%
- English as an additional language
- 15.8%
- Overall absence
- 9.8%
- Persistent absence
- 31.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ken Stimpson Academy0.0 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
-
Queen Katharine Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
-
Arthur Mellows Village College1.6 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
-
Manor Drive Secondary Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
-
Jack Hunt Academy2.9 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
- Arthur Mellows Village College Secondary
- City of Peterborough Academy Secondary
- Greater Peterborough UTC Secondary
- Hampton Gardens Secondary School Secondary
- Jack Hunt Academy Secondary
- Ken Stimpson Academy Secondary
- Manor Drive Secondary Academy Secondary
- Nene Park Academy Secondary
- Ormiston Bushfield Academy Secondary
- Queen Katharine Academy Secondary
- Sir Harry Smith Community College Secondary
- St John Fisher Catholic High School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Ken Stimpson Community School teach?
- Ken Stimpson Community School taught children aged 11 to 18. It was a secondary school in Peterborough.
- Has Ken Stimpson Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Ken Stimpson Community School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Ken Stimpson Community School?
- Ken Stimpson Community School had 1,082 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- What are Ken Stimpson Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ken Stimpson Community School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 28 October 2024.