The King's (The Cathedral) School
All-through schoolThe King's (The Cathedral) School is a all-through school in Peterborough, for pupils aged 7 to 18. It had 1,256 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), July 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 2 July 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 80% of pupils at The King's (The Cathedral) School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Peterborough and 62% in England.
13% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The King's (The Cathedral) School was 60.9, against 43.4 in Peterborough and 46.2 in England.
69.8% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Peterborough | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 104 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Peterborough | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 60.9 | 43.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 69.8% | 39.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 83.2% | 59.7% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 149 | – | – |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Queen's Drive Infant SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade480 m
- The Beeches Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)590 m
- Thomas Deacon AcademyAll-through. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)650 m
- Greater Peterborough UTCSecondary. Good (overall), October 2022. Attainment 8 of 46.7 (2025/26, provisional)670 m
- Lime Academy AbbotsmedePrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)690 m
- Inspire Education GroupSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file830 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Peterborough
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).