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Ken Stimpson Community School
Address
Map
Staniland Way

Peterborough
,
Cambridgeshire
,
PE4 6JT

England
Information
TypeCommunity school
Established1982
Local authorityPeterborough
Department for Education URN110882 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair of GovernorsBridget Holland
PrincipalMr Bryan Erwin
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrollment1011
HousesAspire, Excellence, Integrity, Success,
Colour(s)Red, Yellow, Blue, Green
Websitehttp://www.kscs.org.uk

Ken Stimpson Community School 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 Community School was founded in 1982, it was a tribute to Kenneth. W. Stimpson who was the Senior Area Education Officer between 1974 and 1979.[2]

Community

At Ken Stimpson Community School they have a wide range of activities and services that are available to the community such as a sports centre (which has a Gym and a sports hall) and the school is home to the Werrington Library.[3] The school has advertisements outside the local Tesco store, and they also have advertisements on the roundabouts near the school.

Subjects

The subject 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

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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 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 latest Ofsted inspection result was Requires Improvement.[7] However, inspectors have said that they are doing well at acting on what they pointed out in their original inspection.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Business & Enterprise | Ken Stimpson Community School". www.kscs.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
  2. ^ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kenneth_Stimpson_Plaque.JPG Kenneth Stimpson Commemorative Plaque
  3. ^ http://www.vivacity-peterborough.com/venues/werrington-leisure-centre Vivacity Sports Centre & Library
  4. ^ "Curriculum | Ken Stimpson Community School". kscs.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
  5. ^ "360 degree safe - Latest E-safety Mark news - Successful E-Safety Mark Schools". www.360safe.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
  6. ^ "360 degree safe - Accreditation". www.360safe.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
  7. ^ "Ofsted | Ken Stimpson Community School". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
  8. ^ "http://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/2421981/urn/110882.pdf" (PDF). reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-21. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
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