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The King's (The Cathedral) School

The King's (The Cathedral) School is an all-through academy in Peterborough, United Kingdom with 1,256 pupils, part of The King's (the Cathedral) School, Peterborough. Ofsted: Outstanding, inspected 2 July 2024. As of 13 November 2026 it is advertising 2 vacancies: Estates Officer (closes 30 November) and Head of Chemistry (closes 25 November).

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Head
John Harrison, Headteacher
Trust or group
The King's (the Cathedral) School, Peterborough
Type
Academy, All-through
Pupils
1,256 pupils · 51% girls · 13.0% eligible for free school meals · 10.4% with English as an additional language
DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
74 (5.9%) on SEN support · 57 (4.5%) with an education, health and care plan
DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Curriculum
Cambridge
Local authority
Peterborough
Location
Peterborough, PE1 2UE, United Kingdom
Telephone
01733751541
Website
kings.peterborough.sch.uk
Register number
URN 136398 (register entry)
Ofsted
Outstanding, inspected 2 July 2024

Vacancies (2)

Estates Officer

Salary £29,542 to £33,110 a yearCloses 30 Nov

Full timeSite, facilities and transport

The successful candidate for the post of Estates Officer will join an existing team comprising of an Estates Manager and two other Estates Officers. The essential purpose of the…

Head of Chemistry

Salary £8,911 allowance (the pay scale is in the advert)Closes 25 Nov

Full time

The newly appointed candidate will be working in a committed, successful and experienced team which regularly achieves strong academic success. Technician support is excellent and…

Exam results

YearAttainment 8Grade 5+ Eng. & mathsKS2 expectedKS2 higher
2025/26 provisional60.969.8%––
2024/2563.275.5%80%13%
2023/2461.969.3%87%13%
2022/23––76%24%

Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.

Staff

YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2025/2666.318.9–0£54,669
2024/2564.319.618%2£51,353
2023/2461.520.314%0£50,123
2022/2365.618.912%0£46,707
2021/2265.818.513%0£44,991
2020/2164.719.05%0£41,400
Earlier years (2011/12 to 2019/20)
YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2019/2064.718.93%0£40,984
2018/1967.017.67%0£40,840
2017/1865.418.311%0£40,205
2016/1767.517.713%0£40,207
2015/1667.218.015%0£39,871
2014/1570.916.716%0£39,294
2013/1476.915.216%0£37,860
2012/1374.415.58%0£37,543
2011/1270.616.49%0£37,651

Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.

Attendance

YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2025/264.2%0.5%6.8%0.9%
2024/253.9%0.4%6.2%0.7%
2023/244.2%0.4%7.5%0.6%
2022/235.1%0.4%10.1%0.7%
2021/226.0%0.4%16.1%1.1%
2020/212.3%0.2%3.3%0.1%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2018/193.5%0.2%4.8%0.5%
2017/184.5%0.2%13.9%0.1%
2016/175.2%0.2%14.1%0.4%

Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).

Hiring history

3 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 1 teaching, 2 support. Most often advertised: Estates Manager, Learning Support, Teacher of Mathematics. Last advertised October 2026.

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Sources

Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Inspection: Ofsted. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.

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