The King's (The Cathedral) School

The King's (The Cathedral) School at a glance

Located in Peterborough, Peterborough, The King's (The Cathedral) School is an all-through school, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 1,261 pupils aged 7 to 18. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Outstanding' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That is down 7.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. At GCSE, the school's average Attainment 8 score was 63.2, well above the national average of 46. On our composite score, The King's (The Cathedral) School ranks among the top 15% of primary schools in England for its primary (KS2) results. For its secondary (KS4) results, it ranks among the top 6% of secondary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 110 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). At Key Stage 4, 76% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.