The Perse School

The Perse School
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England
Coordinates52°10′51″N 00°08′19″E / 52.18083°N 0.13861°E / 52.18083; 0.13861
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TypePublic school
Private day school
MottoLatin: Qui facit per alium facit per se
(He who does things for others does them for himself)
Religious affiliation(s)Nondenominational Christian
Established1615; 409 years ago (1615)
FounderStephen Perse
Department for Education URN110923 Tables
Chairman of the Governing BodyJonathan W Scott
HeadEdward Elliott
Staff138 teaching, 117 support staff, 26 peripatetics[1]
GenderCo-educational
Age3 to 18
Enrolment1,564 (2016) [2]
Houses8[3]
Colour(s)  
Purple and black
PublicationOP News Magazine
AlumniOld Perseans
Websitehttp://www.perse.co.uk/

The Perse School is a private school (English fee-charging day and, in the case of the Perse, a former boarding school) in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1615 by Stephen Perse, its motto is Qui facit per alium facit per se, taken to mean 'He who does things for others does them for himself'. The Perse School took girls for Sixth form only from 1994, began accepting girls at 11 and 13+ in September 2010 and was fully co-educational by September 2012. 'Perse' is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, an association of UK independent schools.

The organisation now comprises three schools, which together provide for children aged 3 through to 18. The Pelican is the Perse's nursery and pre-preparatory school, and accommodates pupils from 3–7. It is situated on Glebe Road, close to the main school site. Preparatory education for students aged 7 to 11 years old is provided by the Perse Prep, which is located close to the Upper School, just north of the junction of Long Road and Trumpington Road. In Year 7 pupils usually progress to the Upper School, where they sit GCSE examinations and A-Levels.

  1. ^ "Teaching". www.perse.co.uk. The Perse School. Archived from the original on 5 March 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Independent Schools Inspectorate The Perse School". www.isi.net. ISI. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  3. ^ "The House System | the Perse School Cambridge". Archived from the original on 17 December 2021.