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EnglandEast of EnglandPeterboroughPE1 2UEThe King's (The Cathedral) School
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The King's (The Cathedral) School

All-throughPost 16

Peterborough · Peterborough · PE1 2UE http://www.kings.peterborough.sch.uk/

Pupils
1,261
cap. 1,150
Ages
7 - 18
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
80%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
89%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
76%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
63.2
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
41%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
833.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,261
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
80%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
89%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
76%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
63.2
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
41%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
833.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,261
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 02/07/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityPeterborough
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.6:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of The King's (The Cathedral) School · All-through · Peterborough

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
80%
-7pp
93%85%76%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 80%
RWM higher standard
13%
0pp
24%19%13%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
100%
Reading higher standard
60%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
93%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
100%
SPAG expected standard
80%
SPAG higher standard
67%
Reading scaled score
110.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
110.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
89%
+4pp
97%91%85%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 89%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
76%
+6pp
85%77%69%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 76%
Attainment 8
63.2
+1.3
67.564.761.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 63.2
EBacc entry
41%
+17pp
71%47%24%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 41%
EBacc APS
833.3
-109.5
942.8888.1833.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 833.3
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
40.5
+0.4
44.442.340.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 40.5
A-level value added
+0.02
+0.1
+0.2+0.1-0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · 0.0
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
28%
+2pp
35%30%26%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 28%
Average A-level grade
B
0
B+B+B
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · B
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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,261
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
13%
SEN
8%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Park Road, Peterborough, PE1 2UE
Local authority
Peterborough
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2580%13%100%60%80%13%93%27%100%80%110.0106.0110.08%1,261
2023/2487%13%93%53%87%13%100%47%93%93%110.0109.0112.06%1,251
2022/2376%24%88%71%88%24%76%53%94%88%110.0107.0109.0+1.10-0.70-0.906%1,242
2018/1993%13%93%47%93%40%93%27%93%93%108.0106.0109.0+2.60+2.50-0.903%1,177
2017/1893%13%93%40%93%47%93%13%93%100%108.0105.0110.0+1.90+3.00-1.004%1,197
2016/1780%7%93%40%80%13%93%20%93%93%109.0106.0110.0+0.30-4.10-2.305%1,195

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSEBacc lang entryCohort
2024/2589%76%63.2Not applicable41%833.356%1,261
2023/2485%69%61.9+0.7324%942.837%1,251
2022/2395%79%64.2+0.6428%833.641%1,242
2021/2297%85%67.5+0.8337%877.546%1,217
2018/1990%75%63.0+0.6771%870.695%1,177
2017/1895%83%65.5+0.7063%893.697%1,197
2016/1791%73%61.8+0.4869%98%1,195

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2540.5B+0.0228%198
2023/2440.1B-0.0526%185
2022/2341.3B32%193
2021/2244.4B+35%187
2018/1940.4B+0.2230%191
2017/1837.1B-+0.1131%177
2016/1735.7B-+0.0325%180

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,26121.08%10%13%5%17%
2023/241,25120.76%10%12%6%20%
2022/231,24219.36%9%11%6%18%
2021/221,21718.84%9%10%6%20%
2020/211,22719.34%9%6%
2018/191,17717.93%8%8%4%16%
2017/181,19718.84%8%8%5%20%
2016/171,19518.05%8%8%6%22%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.