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The King's (The Cathedral) School

📍 Park Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 2UE

Ofsted: Outstanding (2 July 2024)
1,261
Pupils
12.9%
Free school meals
1 January 2011
Opened

About this school

The King's (The Cathedral) School is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. The school has 1,261 pupils enrolled. It was rated Outstanding by Ofsted in 2 July 2024. The Headteacher is John Harrison. The school is administered by Peterborough local authority. It belongs to THE KING'S (THE CATHEDRAL) SCHOOL, PETERBOROUGH. The school has a Church of England religious character. It opened in 1 January 2011.

School details

Headteacher
John Harrison
Trust
THE KING'S (THE CATHEDRAL) SCHOOL, PETERBOROUGH
Local authority
Peterborough
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
URN
136398

Admissions

Applications for places at The King's (The Cathedral) School are handled by the school or the local authority (Peterborough). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

63.2
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
+0.73
Progress 8 · 2023-24
76%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
89%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
5.67
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
41%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

SATs Performance (Key Stage 2)

80%
Meeting the expected standard · 2024-25
13%
Reaching the higher standard · 2024-25
  • The expected standard means pupils reached the level the Department for Education expects in reading, writing and maths combined by the end of primary school.
  • The higher standard means pupils achieved a high score in reading and maths and were working at greater depth in writing.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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