Perse School for Girls

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The Perse School for Girls
Perse Girls
Image:Perse girls logo.png
Established 1881
Type Independent school
Gender Female
Affiliation Church of England
Headmistress P M Kelleher
Students circa 700
Location Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Colours Blue
Website www.perse.cambs.sch.uk
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The Perse School for Girls is an independent, fee-paying day school for girls aged 7–18 (also accepting boys 16-18 from 2008) situated near the centre of Cambridge, England. (MAP)

The Perse Girls', as it is known, has a strong reputation for academic excellence (see GCSE results 2004) [1].

The school recently received planning consent for a major new development of the Senior School site. The area around the school hall will be completely redeveloped over the next 18 months, creating a new school hall, dining room, offices and classrooms.

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[edit] History

The Perse School for Girls was founded in 1881 and celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2006. The name of Dr Stephen Perse, a fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (who died in the 1600s) is associated with the school.

[edit] Site

The school site occupies a city "block", three sides bordered by residential streets and the fourth by the University of Cambridge Department of Chemistry.

The Perse Girls Junior School (7-11) occupies a nearby site. From September 2008, the Sixth Form will become co-educational as the Stephen Perse Sixth Form college in Shaftesbury Road. There are also games fields (including a new multi-sport surface and pavilion) which are a short walk away.

[edit] Students

There are currently approximately 700 students, with 180 in the Junior School and 80 in the Sixth Form. The site includes a brand new dining room, hall and library. They are all very fashionable and brightly coloured. The school has just had an inspection and has had outstanding reports back.

[edit] Extracurricular activities

The Perse School for Girls holds the British Council International School Award in recognition of the work the school undertakes with schools in Finland, Hungary, Portugal, Italy, France, Russia, Spain, Germany and Japan.

Several Perse Girls teams compete regionally in hockey, rounders and netball and several students compete at National level in their chosen sports. In 2002, the school's equestrian team won the National Show Jumping Competition at Hickstead.

Music is also an important part of the school. Individual instrumental teaching is available on a range of instruments and concerts throughout the year are held, sometimes in the University of Cambridge's West Road Concert Hall. A special service and evensong for the school's 125th birthday was held in King's College Chapel.

[edit] Trivia

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Ronald Searle has suggested that the Perse School for Girls was an inspiration for his St. Trinian's novels, alongside the Cambridge High School which is no longer in existence.

There are six school houses- Cattley, Clark, Kennett, Pollock, Rose and Street. Each has its own colour - respectively, royal blue, yellow, red, white, green and light blue.

[edit] Notable Alumnae

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