The King's (The Cathedral) SchoolGreater Peterborough UTC

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Peterborough.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares The King's (The Cathedral) School and Greater Peterborough UTC in Peterborough.

  • The King's (The Cathedral) School scores 80 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Greater Peterborough UTC scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). The King's (The Cathedral) School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The King's (The Cathedral) School was judged Outstanding and Greater Peterborough UTC was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 63.2 for The King's (The Cathedral) School and 38.2 for Greater Peterborough UTC.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at The King's (The Cathedral) School (67.5 in 2021-22, 63.2 in 2024-25) and has risen at Greater Peterborough UTC (34.1 in 2021-22, 38.2 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The King's (The Cathedral) School versus Greater Peterborough UTC compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PeterboroughThe King's (The Cathedral) SchoolPeterboroughGreater Peterborough UTCEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB80/100Stronger figureD46/100
Local ranking1st of 14 in Peterborough Stronger figure11th of 14 in Peterborough
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter University technical college
PhaseAll-through Secondary
Age range7-18 11-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,261 470
Capacity1,150 520
LocationPeterborough, PE1 2UE Peterborough, PE1 4DZ
GCSE results
Attainment 863.2 Stronger figure38.2 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths75.5% Stronger figure24.3% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths89.1% Stronger figure54.3% 64.8%
Entering EBacc40.8% Stronger figure2.9% 40.5%
EBacc average point score5.67 Stronger figure2.97 4.09
Cohort147 70
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard80.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard13.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score110.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Not reported105.0
A-level results
A-level entries196 37
A-level average points40.5 Stronger figure13.6 35.0
A-level average gradeB E+
Best 3 A-levels points40.2 Stronger figure9.0 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects28.1% Stronger figure0.0% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,261 470
Free school meals (ever 6)13.3% 37.3%
English as an additional language10.0% 27.4%
SEN support4.7% 11.7%
SEN with an EHC plan3.5% 4.0%
Attendance
Overall absence5.1% Stronger figure9.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence17.1% Stronger figure25.8% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

The King's (The Cathedral) School

Greater Peterborough UTC

Full profiles: The King's (The Cathedral) School · Greater Peterborough UTC