Arthur Mellows Village CollegeKen Stimpson Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Peterborough.

Summary of the comparison

Arthur Mellows Village College and Ken Stimpson Academy are secondary schools in Peterborough.

  • Arthur Mellows Village College scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Ken Stimpson Academy scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Arthur Mellows Village College is ahead on our composite score.

  • Arthur Mellows Village College was judged exceptional and Ken Stimpson Academy was judged Requires improvement.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.5 for Arthur Mellows Village College and 41.7 for Ken Stimpson Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Arthur Mellows Village College (52.2 in 2021-22, 46.5 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Arthur Mellows Village College versus Ken Stimpson Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PeterboroughArthur Mellows Village CollegePeterboroughKen Stimpson AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC65/100Stronger figureD45/100
Local ranking2nd of 14 in Peterborough Stronger figure12th of 14 in Peterborough
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,651 1,051
Capacity1,720 1,180
LocationPeterborough, PE6 7JX Peterborough, PE4 6JT
GCSE results
Attainment 846.5 Stronger figure41.7 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths45.2% Stronger figure39.6% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths68.7% Stronger figure60.4% 64.8%
Entering EBacc11.2% 21.4% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.78 Stronger figure3.55 4.09
Cohort259 187
A-level results
A-level entries131 42
A-level average points35.9 Stronger figure30.4 35.0
A-level average gradeB- C
Best 3 A-levels points36.8 Stronger figure32.8 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects13.3% Stronger figure5.9% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,651 1,051
Free school meals (ever 6)19.0% 36.2%
English as an additional language6.7% 18.1%
SEN support8.5% 12.9%
SEN with an EHC plan1.9% 5.2%
Attendance
Overall absence8.1% Stronger figure8.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence21.7% Stronger figure26.5% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

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