OFSTED
2 July 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Peterborough
Trust
THE KING'S (THE CATHEDRAL) SCHOOL, PETERBOROUGH
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,256
1,256 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
637
50.7% of pupils
Male pupils
619
49.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.8 pts
below England
School
13.0%
Peterborough
30.7%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.9 pts
below England
School
10.4%
Peterborough
34.5%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
above England
School
1.7%
Peterborough
2.6%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
41.2%
517
African
13.4%
168
Pakistani
10.4%
131
Any other White background
8.7%
109
Indian
6.9%
87
Any other Asian background
4.9%
61
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
10.4%
131 of
1,256 pupils
10.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
63.2
24.0 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.73 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.11%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.11 pts
lower than
England
School
5.11%
Peterborough
6.20%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.06%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.25 pts
higher than
England
School
17.06%
Peterborough
16.92%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.57%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.23 pts
lower than
England
School
0.57%
Peterborough
1.72%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
109.2%
18.1 pts
above England
The King's (The Cathedral) School
109.2%
Peterborough
97.0%
East of England
93.0%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.