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Perse Pelican pupils make a play date with history
Perse Pelican Reception children discovered how youngsters enjoyed playing through the ages during a special History of Toys Day. They took part in a range of workshops where they had the chance to look at and play with traditional toys from wooden and metal vehicles to colourful hand and string puppets. The pupils had a […]
Old Persean makes a splash with insight into marine photography
Underwater photographer Dr Paul Naylor (1979) took students on a deep dive into his subject during a special Perse Biology Society talk. The renowned marine biologist and Old Persean gave students a fascinating guided tour of the coast of Britain through stunning images and footage of some of the sea life he had snapped in […]
Number knowledge adds up to success for Perse pupils
Perse pupils have achieved outstanding results in recent national maths competitions. In the Intermediate Maths Challenge, out of 475 pupils from Years 8 to 11 who took part, 190 achieved Gold, 145 Silver and 88 Bronze certificates. Of these, 164 pupils have qualified for the follow-on rounds which will take place next month. Notably, David […]
Perse performers make a song and dance at Charity Cabaret
Talented Perse singers and musicians provided an excellent evening of entertainment at the school’s annual Charity Cabaret. A sensational show featuring wonderful Perse performers captivated the audience as the Main Hall was transformed into an elegant nightspot. With Sorcha, Katie and Toby (all Upper Sixth) doing an exceptional job on compering duties, a wide variety […]
International football success for Perse pupil
Lynden (Year 9) led the way in helping Norwich City’s youngsters claim the illustrious Riga Cup in Latvia. The talented footballer captained the Canaries’ combined U14/13 team to the title as they took on youth sides from some of the biggest clubs in Europe. It was the team’s second international tournament triumph of the season, […]
Diagnosis is success for Perse pupil in medical case study competition
Riddhi (Year 11) displayed diagnostic dexterity to win an international medical case study competition. Despite being up against teams of up to three students, she claimed top prize with her individual work in the competition, arranged by MedSTEMPowered – an organisation that hosts online and in-person STEM camps and programmes for students worldwide. Riddhi said: […]
Perse Prep actors take Centre Stage for One Night Only
For One Night Only, Year 5 Centre Stage actors wowed The Perse Prep with their latest marvellous musical production. Twenty-five pupils threw themselves into the fun-filled show, written and directed by Prep Assistant Head (Academic) Tobias Bown, with music and lyrics from Director of Music Paul Harris and Director of Enrichment Jules Reston respectively. In […]
Perse students display brainpower in national neuroscience finals
Perse students had their minds set on success at the British Brain Bee national finals in London. With only the top 50 entrants qualifying from the online first round of the neuroscience competition, an impressive total of seven Perse students made it through to the finals, including three Year 10 pupils – Hannah, Amelie, and […]
Perse pupils argue their case in reaching major debating finals
Sissi and Sophie (both Year 10) demonstrated their persuasive powers to book a place in the Oxford Schools’ Debating Competition finals. They came third in the online regional stage, featuring around 50 teams, to qualify for the finals in Oxford next month. Sissi and Sophie were delighted to go through having been involved in debates […]
National finals await Perse netball team
The Perse 1st VII netball team have qualified for the National Schools Championships U19 finals after finishing runners-up in the regional round. Having already been crowned Cambridgeshire champions, the team got off to great start in the East qualifiers at Stanborough School with a 16-11 victory over Sandringham School. They continued their winning momentum with […]
Perse tennis ace all set for national tournament
Olivia (Year 9) is aiming to be a smash at the Lexus National Junior Tour tennis tournament in Sunderland next week. Ranked 35th in the country in her age group, she hopes to carry on climbing up the standings by performing well in both the girls’ U14 singles and doubles events at what are the […]
Brilliant Blood Brothers production by Perse actors
Family ties bound Perse Middle School actors together in their excellent production of Blood Brothers. Although better known as a musical, the Perse actors performed the play version of Willy Russell’s work, which followed the ultimately tragic lives of Liverpudlian twins Eddie and Mickey, who were separated at birth and brought up amid different circumstances […]
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