Queen Katharine AcademyKen Stimpson Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

Queen Katharine Academy and Ken Stimpson Academy are secondary schools in Peterborough.

  • Queen Katharine Academy scores 30 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Ken Stimpson Academy scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Ken Stimpson Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Queen Katharine Academy was judged in need of attention and Ken Stimpson Academy was judged Requires improvement.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 32.5 for Queen Katharine Academy and 41.7 for Ken Stimpson Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Queen Katharine Academy (30.0 in 2021-22, 32.5 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Queen Katharine Academy versus Ken Stimpson Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PeterboroughQueen Katharine AcademyPeterboroughKen Stimpson AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF30/100D45/100Stronger figure
Local ranking13th of 14 in Peterborough 12th of 14 in Peterborough Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,685 1,051
Capacity1,650 1,180
LocationPeterborough, PE4 6HX Peterborough, PE4 6JT
GCSE results
Attainment 832.5 41.7 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths22.6% 39.6% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths40.5% 60.4% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc6.7% 21.4% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score2.70 3.55 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort252 187
A-level results
A-level entries100 42
A-level average points24.5 30.4 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeD+ C
Best 3 A-levels points31.1 32.8 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects4.5% 5.9% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,685 1,051
Free school meals (ever 6)48.7% 36.2%
English as an additional language55.1% 18.1%
SEN support13.7% 12.9%
SEN with an EHC plan1.1% 5.2%
Attendance
Overall absence10.0% 8.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence33.8% 26.5% Stronger figure15.8%

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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