The King's (The Cathedral) School

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

PeterboroughLocal Authority

PeterboroughConstituency

PE1 2UEPostcode

9.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The King's (The Cathedral) School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 7–18, located in Peterborough, East of England.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,256 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 63.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 75.5%
EBacc average point score: 5.67

Ethnicity

White

50%

Asian

22%

Black

15%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,256

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

13%

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 7 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,256
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Sept 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
25 Apr 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.