The King's (The Cathedral) School in Peterborough

The King's (The Cathedral) School is a all-through school located in Peterborough. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 21/03/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address:	Park Road, Peterborough, PE1 2UE
Website:	http://www.kings.peterborough.sch.uk/
Telephone:	01733751541
School Type:	Academy converter
Education phase:	All-through
Local authority:	Peterborough
Headteacher / Principal:	Mr Darren Ayling
Religious character:	Church of England
Admissions policy:	Non-selective
Unique reference:	136398

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	7 - 18
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	1150
Number of Pupils:	1227
Number of Boys:	591
Number of Girls:	636

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	4.3%	4%
Persistent absence:	16%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Average: 2.6 Confidence interval -0.8 to 5.9

Writing

Average: 2.5 Confidence interval -0.6 to 5.6

Maths

Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -3.8 to 2.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	93%
England Average:	65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	13%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	108
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	106
England Average:	105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.67 Confidence interval 0.47 to 0.88

Of the 150 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 149 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:	71%
England Average:	40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:	99%
England Average:	94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:	75%
England Average:	43%

Attainment 8 score

School:	63
England Average:	46.7

EBacc average point score

School:	5.8
England Average:	4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Caverstede Nursery School Caverstede Road , Walton PE4 6EX	4out of 4	3,195 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Queen's Drive Infant School Queen's Drive West , PE1 2UU	3out of 4	524 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Beeches Primary School Beech Avenue , PE1 2EH	3out of 4	641 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lime Academy Abbotsmede Kingsley Road , PE1 5JS	3out of 4	756 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gladstone Primary Academy Gladstone Street , PE1 2BZ	1out of 4	912 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School Dogsthorpe Road , PE1 3PW	3out of 4	1,101 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Greater Peterborough UTC Park Crescent Campus , Park Crescent PE1 4DZ	2out of 4	736 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
St John Fisher Catholic High School Park Lane , PE1 5JN	3out of 4	1,207 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of Peterborough Academy Reeves Way , PE1 5LQ	2out of 4	1,336 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Jack Hunt School Bradwell Road , PE3 9PY	3out of 4	2,789 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Inspire Education Group Park Crescent , PE1 4DZ	- not rated	908 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The King's (The Cathedral) School Park Road , PE1 2UE	4out of 4	0 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Deacon Academy Queen's Gardens , PE1 2UW	3out of 4	714 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Beeches Independent School 218 Dogsthorpe Road , PE1 3PB	- not rated	1,033 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Nene Gate Park Lane , PE1 5GZ	3out of 4	1,107 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Clare Lodge Care of: Peterborough City Council , Town Hall PE1 1HF	- not rated	1,267 yd	Secure units	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Medeshamstede Academy Reeves Way , PE1 5LQ	3out of 4	1,368 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Richard Barnes Academy Williamson Avenue , PE3 6BA	- not rated	1,438 yd	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

The King's (The Cathedral) SchoolPark Road, Peterborough