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International Linguistics Olympiad awaits Perse student
Tom (Upper Sixth) will have the chance to display his decoding skills at the highest level after being named in the UK team for the International Linguistics Olympiad (IOL). Along with seven other UK representatives, Tom will be heading to Taiwan in July to pit his wits against the top young linguists from around the […]
Flair for French earns Perse pupil place in national finals
Chloe (Year 7) combined speed and accuracy to great effect to qualify for the Foreign Language Spelling Bee national finals. She won the French category in the East finals at North Cambridge Academy to make it through to next month’s finals of the competition at Cambridge University. Just to reach the regional round, Chloe had […]
‘Pop stars’ perform in Perse Charity Lip Sync Battle
A Perse twist on pop classics could only mean one thing – the annual fun-filled evening of music, dancing and laughter that is the Charity Lip Sync Battle. Around £900 was raised for teenage mental health charity Stem4 courtesy of myriad mirth-making moves and hilarious attempts to replicate the biggest stars in the music world. […]
Perse student’s word is law in essay competition success
Vivienne (Lower Sixth) displayed a high level of legal learning in winning a prestigious international essay competition. She won the law category of the Minds Underground Essay Competition with her insights into the question ‘To what extent should the law intervene in personal autonomy?’ Fellow Perse students Rosabel and Yinghao (both Lower Sixth) were highly […]
Team chemistry earns Perse pupils place in national finals
A team of Year 7 pupils have demonstrated their scientific skills to qualify for the national finals of a major chemistry competition. The group initially had to write, film and edit a five-minute video pitching their own idea about how to overcome a local environmental hazard in the You Be the Chemist Challenge. They decided […]
Perse pupils sleep out to help homelessness charity
More than 70 Year 9 pupils took part in a sponsored sleepout to raise funds for Emmaus Cambridge. They have made more than £4,100 for the local homelessness charity after spending the night bedded down around the Upper site. Five Emmaus staff and companions – formerly homeless people who have been supported by the charity […]
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 […]
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