Academy converter · Peterborough

Ken Stimpson Academy

11–18Ages
996Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
149236URN

Staniland Way, Werrington, Peterborough, PE4 6JT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Peterborough median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Peterborough

309 applications for 154 places · 10th of 15 in Peterborough

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.4of 90

Peterborough 46.7 England 46.0

12th of 13 in Peterborough

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 5 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development		Requires improvement
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Sixth form provision	Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Year 7

close to Peterborough median (2.2) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

309 applications · 154 places offered · 130 named it first

2026 2.0; Peterborough median median 2.2
2025 2.0; Peterborough median median 1.9
2024 2.0; Peterborough median median 2.0
2023 1.6; Peterborough median median 2.0; as the previous school
2022 1.8; Peterborough median median 1.8; as the previous school
2021 1.6; Peterborough median median 1.8; as the previous school
2020 1.7; Peterborough median median 1.9; as the previous school
2019 1.7; Peterborough median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.7; Peterborough median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Peterborough median median 2.1; as the previous school
2016 1.9; Peterborough median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Peterborough median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Peterborough median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Peterborough median

Dashed bars: as Ken Stimpson Community School (URN 110882), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	154	309	2.0	130	0.84
Sep 2025	121	247	2.0	96	0.79
Sep 2024	156	309	2.0	136	0.87
Sep 2023 *	194	317	1.6	154	0.79
Sep 2022 *	180	323	1.8	135	0.75
Sep 2021 *	203	329	1.6	122	0.60
Sep 2020 *	206	359	1.7	163	0.79
Sep 2019 *	223	367	1.7	145	0.65
Sep 2018 *	208	350	1.7	145	0.70
Sep 2017 *	184	343	1.9	144	0.78
Sep 2016 *	204	382	1.9	153	0.75
Sep 2015 *	191	350	1.8	144	0.75
Sep 2014 *	126	302	2.4	108	0.86

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

198 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.412th of 13 in Peterborough

Peterborough 46.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths34%11th of 13 in Peterborough

Peterborough 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths58%

Peterborough 65% England 66%

This school
Peterborough median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.24

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	198	39.4	34%	58%	–
2024/25	187	41.7	40%	60%	–
2023/24	208	39.5	34%	53%	−0.24
2022/23 *	206	36.4	25%	48%	−0.37

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Ken Stimpson AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2022

2.0applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
Queen Katharine Academy
1.5 km · Peterborough

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 32.5Attainment 8
Arthur Mellows Village College
2.6 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
Manor Drive Secondary Academy
3.4 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place
Thomas Deacon Academy
4.5 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
Jack Hunt Academy
4.6 km · Peterborough

Good2023

1.6applications per place 45.6Attainment 8
Greater Peterborough UTC
4.8 km · Peterborough

Good2022

3.2applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
The King's (The Cathedral) School
5.0 km · Peterborough

Outstanding2024

5.5applications per place 60.9Attainment 8
City of Peterborough Academy
5.4 km · Peterborough

Good2024

1.4applications per place 42.2Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 149236 · 874/4081
Trust: Four Cs MAT
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,180 pupils · 996 on roll
Free school meals: 37.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2023
Replaced: Ken Stimpson Community School (URN 110882)
Address: Staniland Way, Werrington, Peterborough, PE4 6JT
Local authority: Peterborough

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources