The King's School, Peterborough is a Voluntary Aided Church of England comprehensive secondary school in Peterborough, England. It is one of seven schools established, or in some cases re-endowed and renamed, by King Henry VIII in 1541 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries for the education of "poor boys".
In 1976, the school changed its status from being a boys grammar school to become comprehensive and coeducational. However it retained fac...
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The King's School, Peterborough is a Voluntary Aided Church of England comprehensive secondary school in Peterborough, England. It is one of seven schools established, or in some cases re-endowed and renamed, by King Henry VIII in 1541 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries for the education of "poor boys".
In 1976, the school changed its status from being a boys grammar school to become comprehensive and coeducational. However it retained facilities for male students to attend as boarders for a further 21 years. It is unusual amongst cathedral schools and state schools in the UK because it is one of only two cathedral schools to be funded within the state system.
In 2006, the King's School was the top-performing state school in the Peterborough local authority area for GCSE and A-Level results, with 91% of students achieving 5 or more passes at GCSE grades A*-C.
The King's School is a state-funded secondary school, with a large sixth form. It was founded as the Cathedral School to...
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