Ken Stimpson Academy
Staniland Way, Werrington, Peterborough, PE4 6JT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FOUR CS MAT
- Principal
- Mr Damien Whales
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Four Cs MAT
- Constituency
- Peterborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,180
- Pupils on roll
- 996
- URN
- 149236
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733765950
About this school
Ken Stimpson Academy is a secondary academy in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 996 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ken Stimpson Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Ken Stimpson Community School (URN 110882).
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 208 | 187 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.5 | 41.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.24 -0.44 to -0.04 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33.7% | 39.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53.4% | 60.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 12% | 21.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 3.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ken Stimpson Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Peterborough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 39.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.5 | 38.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.7 | 39.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 1,094 |
| 2024/25 | 1,051 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ken Stimpson Academy compares
Ken Stimpson Academy ranked 9th of 13 secondary schools in Peterborough for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 44% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.7 | 8.5% | 36.2% | 996 | — |
| 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 |
| Greater Peterborough UTC | 38.2 | 9.1% | 37.3% | 464 | 3.0 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.23%
- English as an additional language
- 18.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.5%
- Persistent absence
- 26.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Queen Katharine Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
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Arthur Mellows Village College1.6 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
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Manor Drive Secondary Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
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Jack Hunt Academy2.9 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
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Greater Peterborough UTC3.0 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
Ken Stimpson Academy ranks 9th of the 15 ranked secondary 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
- 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
- Stanground Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Ken Stimpson Academy teach?
- Ken Stimpson Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the principal of Ken Stimpson Academy?
- The principal of Ken Stimpson Academy is Mr Damien Whales, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ken Stimpson Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ken Stimpson Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Ken Stimpson Academy?
- Ken Stimpson Academy has 996 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Ken Stimpson Academy full?
- Ken Stimpson Academy has capacity for 1,180 pupils and 996 on roll (84%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ken Stimpson Academy a faith school?
- No. Ken Stimpson Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Ken Stimpson Academy a selective school?
- No. Ken Stimpson Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Ken Stimpson Academy part of an academy trust?
- Ken Stimpson Academy is part of FOUR CS MAT. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ken Stimpson Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.5 in 2023/24 and 41.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ken Stimpson Academy compare with other schools in Peterborough?
- Ken Stimpson Academy ranked 9th of 13 secondary schools in Peterborough for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 44% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ken Stimpson Academy's absence rate?
- Ken Stimpson Academy's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ken Stimpson Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ken Stimpson Academy'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 10 July 2026.