Lots of fun was had at this year's end of term assemblies, with performances from members of our talented student body, celebrations, awards and a range of games to kick‑start the season’s festivities. Well done to everyone for a successful first term of the school year!
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We are recruiting for a Student Support Assistant / Key Stage 4+6 Administrator to join our experienced and supportive pastoral team.
[Closing date: Monday 12th January 2026]
We would like to wish all of our families a restful Christmas break and we look forward to welcoming students back on Monday 5th January 2026!
We know that these holidays can be difficult for some of you, please see our Safeguarding newsletter emailed home to parents and carers today for useful links and advice
Last Thursday our students had lots of festive fun during our annual Christmas Lunch. Catered for by our amazing team of kitchen staff, students made the most of a lovely meal whilst enjoying plenty of questionable cracker jokes and familiar Christmas tunes. Thank you to everyone who helped bring the event together and to the kitchen staff for producing such a standout lunch.
Students and staff also added to the festive spirit by taking part in Christmas Jumper Day. We raised a fantastic £186 for Save the Children and thank everyone who took part.
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Activity Day 2026 activities have now been added to ParentPay. Deposits are required by Wednesday 7th January* to secure your child's place.
*Please note that no changes can be made after this date as activity booking numbers and coaches will be confirmed with external companies.
Our annual Community Christmas Lunch is always a highlight of the school calendar and marks the start of many of our festive activities. We were delighted to welcome back senior members of our community and Werrington Parish Church to join us for a lunch organised by our Year 10 Pathways students.
Every detail of the event was meticulously planned and implemented by the students, from the homemade decorations (thank you Mr Quinn for your help!) to the extremely taxing Christmas Quiz! We hope our guests enjoyed their meal, prepared as always by our wonderful kitchen staff, and had fun joining in with the musical entertainment courtesy of Miss Ward and her Year 9 music group!
Thank you to everyone who joined us, we hope to see you all again soon!
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Earlier this term we held a special celebration for some of our Year 11 students. These students achieved the highest attendance for our Unit 6 sessions and we felt they deserved special recognition for this.
Students were treated to doughnuts bought especially for the occasion by Mr Isaac and congratulated by the Year 11 team and Mr Whales for their dedication to their learning.
We know that Unit 6 makes a huge difference to the success of our students and we applaud all of them for making the most of this opportunity.
Please see our website for a Parent Newsletter from the Four Cs Trust
https://www.kenstimpson.org.uk/15th-december-2025-trust-parent-newsletter-autumn-2025
This is the first edition of this publication, and we hope you find it an interesting read, reflecting some of the work of the Trust and its schools during the autumn term.
Should you have any ideas for content for future editions of this newsletter, please email them to office [at] fourcsmat.org.uk
For the first time, all schools within the Four Cs Trust have collaborated to produce a Christmas Advert. This celebrates all schools during this festive time - We hope you enjoy watching the film as much as we enjoyed making it!
Examination Certificates for Year 11, Year 12 (If you left the school at the end of Year 12) and Year 13 Class of '25 will be available for collection from 3:30pm until 5pm on Monday 15th December, from the main school reception.
These are important certificates as employers often ask to see them so please do try to arrange collection if at all possible as getting copies from exam boards at a later date can become costly.
If you would like someone to collect your certificate on your behalf please email exams [at] kenstimpson.org.uk to give your authorisation - the nominated person will need to show ID upon collection.
If you are unable to collect your certificate on this date, collection will be available in the Spring Term (from 5th January 2026) by prior appointment only - please email exams [at] kenstimpson.org.uk to arrange collection.
Are you a former student of Ken Stimpson Academy? Why not join our Alumni Network today and help to inspire future students. We want to showcase the variety of pathways available to students after leaving KSA and who better to give this information, than you!
Visit https://www.futurefirsthub.org.uk/register/ken-stimpson-academy to sign-up today