The King's (The Cathedral) School
About the school
The King's (The Cathedral) School is an open all-through school in Peterborough.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 2 July 2024
- Published
- 10 September 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Outstanding
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 63.2
- Peterborough
- 43
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Peterborough
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 75.50%
- Peterborough
- 39.20%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 89.10%
- Peterborough
- 59.60%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 40.80%
- Peterborough
- 18.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 5.67
- Peterborough
- 3.61
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B
Average A-level points
- School
- 40.52
AAB or better
- School
- 28.10%
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 80%
- Peterborough
- 61%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 13%
- Peterborough
- 5%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 100%
- Peterborough
- 72%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 80%
- Peterborough
- 71%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 93%
- Peterborough
- 73%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 80%
- Peterborough
- 70%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 67%
- Peterborough
- 26%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 100%
- Peterborough
- 80%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 110
- Peterborough
- 104
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 106
- Peterborough
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 110
- Peterborough
- 104
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1261
Girls
52.42%
Boys
47.58%
SEN support
4.68%
Education, health and care plan
3.49%
English as an additional language
10.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
13.30%
Overall absence
5.11
Persistent absence
17.06
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
150
Sustained education or employment
99%
Education
97%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
0%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
190
Sustained education or employment
92%
Higher education
75%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
14%