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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

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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

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 33.6 (England 46.3)33.62017/18: 16.2 (England 46.5)16.22018/19: 15.2 (England 46.7)15.22021/22: 82.7 (England 48.8)82.72022/23: 81.8 (England 46.3)81.82023/24: 81.2 (England 45.9)81.22024/25: 82.9 (England 46.0)82.9England 46.0

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 49.4 (England 30.5)A2016/17: 52.5 (England 31.1)A+2017/18: 51.6 (England 32.1)A2018/19: 49.6 (England 32.9)A2021/22: 53.1 (England 37.9)A+2022/23: 52.0 (England 34.2)A+2023/24: 52.0 (England 34.4)A+2024/25: 51.4 (England 35.0)AEngland 35.0
73.4%AAB or better
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24183A+ (52)+0.31
2022/23212A+ (52)—
2021/22186A+ (53.1)—
2018/19163A (49.6)+0.19
2017/18178A (51.6)+0.13
2016/17173A+ (52.5)+0.28
2015/16167A (49.4)+0.11

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University73.9+4
Further and other education4.9+0.6
Further education0.50
Other education4.3+0.5
Employment8.7−9.6
Not in a lasting destination5.4+0.6
Activity not captured7.1+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 educationMet
Health and emotional wellbeingMet
Social and economic educationMet
Leadership and governanceMet

Earlier inspections

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