The King's (The Cathedral) School
All-through · Academy converter · Mixed · Peterborough
Park Road, Peterborough, PE1 2UE
88
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 02/07/2024
Application demand
30%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.9%
17.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,256
Capacity used
Over capacity109%
1,150 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
30%
1st preference success rate
124 of 414 families who put it first got an offer
126
Places offered
683
Total applications
5.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 414 | 124 | ● 30% |
| 2nd preference | 176 | 2 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 93 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 683 | 126 | 18% |
1st preference success by year
Peterborough lets families list 3 preferences. 96 applications came from outside the council area (36 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 7–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- John Harrison
- Address
- Park Road, Peterborough, PE1 2UE
- Phone
- 01733751541
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Ward / constituency
- Park · Peterborough
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136398
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 10% | — | — |
| SEN support | 4% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE KING'S (THE CATHEDRAL) SCHOOL, PETERBOROUGH
1,256 pupils · 1,150 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
02 July 2024
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 879 pupils
Attendance
94.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
17.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 87% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 13% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 61.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.73 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 69% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 85% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.36 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 40.14 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 80% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 13% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 63.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 75.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 89.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 40.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.67 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 147 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 40.52 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 28.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 196 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 147 | 47% | 77% | 91% | |
| English Language | 147 | 35% | 82% | 89% | |
| English Literature | 147 | 35% | 81% | 93% | |
| Religious Studies | 146 | 34% | 77% | 88% | |
| Biology | 84 | 75% | 99% | 100% | |
| Physics | 84 | 70% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 84 | 76% | 100% | 100% | |
| Geography | 71 | 52% | 86% | 96% | |
| Combined Science | 63 | 16% | 67% | 73% | |
| Business | 56 | 38% | 68% | 79% | |
| History | 53 | 45% | 75% | 89% | |
| French | 48 | 65% | 94% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 83 | 17% | 49% | 72% | |
| Chemistry | 79 | 9% | 37% | 70% | |
| Biology | 70 | 10% | 41% | 73% | |
| Psychology | 45 | 9% | 33% | 62% | |
| English Literature | 36 | 6% | 28% | 69% | |
| Physics | 34 | 21% | 59% | 85% | |
| History | 29 | 0% | 21% | 55% | |
| Economics | 28 | 4% | 25% | 75% | |
| Geography | 28 | 7% | 39% | 64% | |
| Fine Art | 23 | 17% | 43% | 83% | |
| Classical Civilisation | 21 | 0% | 24% | 52% | |
| Business Studies | 20 | 10% | 35% | 75% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #72 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11208: The King's School (the Cathedral School)
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 25 |
| Offers | 8 |
| Success rate | 32% |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 79% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 100% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 80% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Peterborough council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.