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Silver lining for Perse athlete at national finals
Finn (Year 9) has raced to a silver medal at the English Schools’ Athletic Association (ESAA) Track & Field national finals in Birmingham. Representing Cambridgeshire in the junior boys’ 1,500m at the Alexander Stadium, Finn carried on the form that saw him claim the Anglian Schools title last month. He set a personal best of […]
The Perse welcomes international educators for major conference
For the second time in recent years, The Perse School was delighted to host the Cambridge International Education Schools Conference. Around 400 delegates from nearly 60 countries were welcomed to the Upper by Head Ed Elliott, who explained how The Perse was Cambridge’s oldest surviving secondary school, having been set up in 1615 to give […]
Perse adventurers relish biggest-ever Ascent Group summer camp
The biggest-ever Perse school camp saw 273 pupils, accompanied by 32 staff and volunteers, travel to the Isle of Wight for two back-to-back five-day PES Ascent Group trips. To support two camps of this scale, four vans, five trailers, four minibuses, one truck and three coaches were required to transport everyone and their equipment to […]
Head’s Blog: The Perse School – 400 years and three dimensions the recipe for an excellent education
A tourist admiring an immaculate Cambridge college lawn asked the gardener “How do you get those perfect stripes?”. The reply was “You mow and roll in a straight line and repeat for 400 years!”. The Perse School was founded in 1615 and began teaching children in 1618. We have thus had plenty of time to reflect […]
Malaria research earns Perse student illustrious award
Versha (Lower Sixth) has achieved a prestigious Gold CREST Award for her in-depth investigation into eradicating malaria. She spent part of last summer in the lab at the Cambridge University Department of Pathology helping with their research in the area before putting together her project for the CREST Award scheme. Versha said she had become […]
Innovative projects at Perse Prep independent study show
Incredible creativity and impressive ingenuity were on display as Year 6 pupils highlighted their projects at the Perse Prep Independent Research Exhibition. More than 40 children showcased the wide variety of inspiring work they had been carrying out as part of their homework schedule during the Summer term. They enjoyed sharing more about their projects, […]
Perse pupil spells out first-class French in national language finals
Liz (Year 7) displayed French finesse to finish third in the national finals of the Foreign Language Spelling Bee. Both she and fellow Perse pupil Isobel (Year 7) qualified for the national finals at Cambridge University, with Isobel participating in the Spanish section. They both had to learn 300 words in preparation for the national […]
Perse Prep Inspiration Week sparks excitement in pupils
From the stage to the sports field, youngsters enjoyed a range of amazing activities during Perse Prep Inspiration Week. Years 3 and 4 visited Cambridge University Botanic Garden to learn about the plants on show and sketching their favourites, and after finding about flora, Year 3 also discovered more about fauna with a fun trip […]
Logical success for Perse student in international olympiad
Neelkantha (Lower Sixth) had reason to celebrate after claiming the highest honour in the inaugural International Logic Olympiad (ILO). He took the Gold Scholar award after being among the top 5% of entrants globally in the first-ever ILO, which tested the reasoning skills of participants through three individual online rounds, followed by a final team […]
Perse students go to the ballot box in mock General Election
With the country going to the polls in the General Election, Perse students cast their own votes in the school’s mock election. Five student candidates were on the ballot paper representing the Conservatives, the Greens, Labour, the Liberal Democrats and Reform UK. Each candidate made a 90-second film, shown to all form groups, outlining why […]
Mystery solved in wonderful Perse Pelican musical
Year 2 Perse Pelican children took a trip back to the 1920s for their production of Mystery at Magpie Manor. They brought a touch of sparkle to this marvellous musical whodunnit, centred around Lord and Lady Pica, who must auction off some of the family silver to raise funds to fix the dilapidated Magpie Manor. […]
Inclusive sports inspire Perse pupils in charity challenge
Year 8 Perse pupils tried a variety of inclusive sports while raising funds for Power2Inspire during a special Games2Insire day. Power2Inspire founder and CEO John Willis gave pupils an overview of the charity’s aims of ensuring everybody has access to sport, regardless of disability, age, religion or ethnicity. Last year, Mr Willis, who was born […]
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