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The Perse School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–19 · Independent school
Hills Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 8QF · perse.co.uk · 01223 403800
Overview
- Inspection
- ISI
- Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted
- A levels, 2024/25
- A
- average result (51.4 points per entry)
- Pupils
- 1,774
- 93% of 1,900 places
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- Yes
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade A (51.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲82.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲98.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲99.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲83.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲8.06 | 4.09 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 185 students | A (51.4) | Above average +0.37 | |
| 185 students | A (51.4) | Well above average +0.37 |
73.4%AAB or better
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 183 | A+ (52) | +0.31 |
| 2022/23 | 212 | A+ (52) | — |
| 2021/22 | 186 | A+ (53.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 163 | A (49.6) | +0.19 |
| 2017/18 | 178 | A (51.6) | +0.13 |
| 2016/17 | 173 | A+ (52.5) | +0.28 |
| 2015/16 | 167 | A (49.4) | +0.11 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 73.9 | +4 |
| Further and other education | 4.9 | +0.6 |
| Further education | 0.5 | 0 |
| Other education | 4.3 | +0.5 |
| Employment | 8.7 | −9.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.4 | +0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 7.1 | +4.4 |
ISI
The Perse School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not by Ofsted.
- Standards
- Met
- Inspected
- 24 to 26 February 2026
- Routine inspection
Safeguarding metInspection reports
Standards
| Quality of education | Met |
|---|---|
| Health and emotional wellbeing | Met |
| Social and economic education | Met |
| Leadership and governance | Met |
Earlier inspections
- Feb 2024Non-routine
- Mar 2023Compliance and quality
- Mar 2019Regulatory compliance
- Feb 2016Integrated