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Perse and Singaporean students join forces for design challenge
Students from Singapore got their heads together with Perse pupils to create ingenious fitness devices in a special challenge event. Following the success of a similar programme last year, a group of students from the School of Science and Technology, Singapore (SST) spent two days at the Upper working with Year 9 Perse pupils in […]
Perse pupils experience outdoor adventure with PES Base Camp
More than 140 Year 7 pupils were given a taste of the great outdoors with a PES Base Camp trip to The Perse’s Abington site. They worked in their tutor groups to pitch camp and cook for themselves and were encouraged to develop their autonomy with the support of Year 10 pupil leaders, who ran […]
Outstanding oboist takes Perse Musician of the Year title
Gifted oboist Isabel (Lower Sixth) blew away tough competition to be crowned Perse Musician of the Year 2025. She came out on top in the elite grand final, which was adjudicated by acclaimed trumpeter and conductor Chris Parsons, following her exceptional performances of Handel’s Oboe Concerto in G minor and Paul Pierné’s work Fantasie Pastorale. […]
Perse cricketers bowled over by Sri Lanka tour
Blythe (Year 10) and Ferdie (Year 9) share their experiences of the Perse cricket tour to Sri Lanka. BLYTHE The Perse cricket tour to Sri Lanka was an unforgettable adventure, filled with amazing experiences both on and off the cricket pitch. After a long flight, we landed in Colombo, where we were greeted warmly by […]
Portugal tour a big hit with Perse tennis players
An ace time was served up for more than 30 Perse pupils who participated in the fantastic Easter tennis tour to Portugal. The group of Year 9 and 10 pupils travelled to Vale do Lobo for some warm weather training ahead of the new tennis season, rounded off with a tournament against four other local […]
Perse Ascent Group adventurers enjoy Norfolk camp
More than 100 Year 8 pupils embarked on an adventurous journey to Norfolk for their annual PES Ascent Group Granta Troop camp. Accompanied by Year 10 and Sixth Form student leaders, the camp at Hautbois Activity Centre offered an exciting array of activities, including backwoods cooking, archery and the thrill of tackling a new high […]
Perse students gain work experience Spanish style
Perse Spanish students enjoyed an immersive language learning experience during their trip to Cantabria. To enrich their A level studies, the group took part in work placements in a pharmacy, café and school each morning during their five-day stay. Some afternoons were spent visiting local schools to better understand the Spanish education system and interact […]
Views of Vienna relished by Perse Sixth Form students
Perse Sixth Form students enjoyed experiencing the sights and sounds of Vienna during the Easter break. Artistic highlights of the trip to the Austrian capital included a visit to the Museum of Modern Art and the Leopold Museum, particularly its collection of Expressionist paintings. Students also had the chance to look around the Secession Building, […]
Poetic prizes for Perse languages students
Amy and Liana (both Year 9) displayed plenty of poetic prowess in a foreign languages verse competition. They won their respective age categories in the Mother Tongue Other Tongue poetry competition, organised by Routes into Languages East. In the Mother Tongue section, Liana, who originates from Hong Kong, translated a traditional Chinese poem, Xiang Si, […]
Perse student set for International Economics Olympiad
Octavian (Upper Sixth) has done the business to earn a place representing the UK at this year’s International Economics Olympiad (IEO). Along with fellow Perse students Varun (Upper Sixth) and Ashvik (Lower Sixth), Octavian took part in the Great British Economics Olympiad (GBEO) national finals at Rochester Independent College. They were among 25 students from […]
Perse student maps out international orienteering success
Hebe (Lower Sixth) has plotted a course to international success at a major orienteering competition in the Netherlands. She was part of the England team that won the overall and junior categories at the Interland Cup, where competitors aged from 14 to 65 took on squads from France, Belgium and Luxembourg, as well as the […]
Classics competition success for Perse pupil
Alexander (Year 9) proved his passion for the ancient world with success in an international classics essay competition. He was runner-up in the intermediate (ages 14 to 18) section of the Classical Association (CA) Write, Speak, Design competition, which aimed to celebrate how and why young people study ancient history. Entrants were challenged with writing […]
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