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Stephen Perse Cambridge
In partnership with
Since
1881
Independent thinking,
Exceptional
outcomes.
Welcome to
Stephen Perse
Cambridge
We are a family of independent schools based in the city of Cambridge, United Kingdom and the surrounding area, educating girls and boys from ages 1–18.
Stephen Perse Cambridge is where academic rigour meets a warm and exciting learning environment. Through inspirational teaching and exceptional pastoral care, we challenge our students to excel and be curious. We ensure every individual is seen, known, and understood, empowering them to thrive academically and personally.
We stand out from other schools, and are committed to helping address inequality in our community. Through strategic partnerships with local schools and businesses, we create bursary opportunities to significantly boost social mobility.
See us in action!
The best way to understand the Stephen Perse Cambridge difference and why families choose us is to experience it. Join us for an open event or book a personal tour to see our vibrant community in action.
Begin your journey with us
Our schools
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Nursery and
Early Years -
Junior
Schools -
Senior
School -
Sixth
Form
Nursery and
Early Years
A Stephen Perse Cambridge education begins at nursery in our Early Years locations in Cambridge, Madingley and Saffron Walden. We recognise children’s innate ability to explore and discover. Our classrooms are organised with the aim of encouraging independence and facilitating progression. Children are empowered to further their individual interests, rehearse the skills they have learnt and satisfy their natural curiosity. Outside of the classroom we encourage and nurture children's love of nature, with our dedicated Forest School programmes.
Junior
Schools
Our junior schools are vibrant and nurturing environments, with an academically ambitious curriculum designed to encourage independent, creative and reflective thinking. Our Stephen Perse Cambridge Junior School is located on Shaftesbury Road near the railway station, with our Dame Bradbury's school in Saffron Walden that also has early years provision. Our junior schools fully prepare our students for Senior School, with a dedicated transitional programme in place.
Links to both schools can be found below.
Senior
School
The Stephen Perse Cambridge Senior School is located in Union Road in the heart of Cambridge. We challenge our students in an academically rigorous environment to be curious and critical thinkers, guiding and encouraging them every step of the way. Our diverse, supportive community school gives students the freedom to really be themselves: to explore, learn, and develop without feeling the need to hide or curtail their enthusiasms to fit in. There is a warm, buzzy feel to the school, where people smile and say “hello” as you pass in the corridors.
Sixth
Form
The Stephen Perse Cambridge Sixth Form is located in the heart of Cambridge. In addition to exceptional results, we ensure our students are fully prepared for university and beyond. Our programme of dedicated and individually tailored support ensures students are in a position to mount the strongest possible application to their university of choice, with particular success in gaining offers from top universities including Oxbridge. Our students also have the use of a wide range of sixth-form-specific study and recreational spaces, such as cafés, common rooms and a gym. We also offer a huge range of enrichment options and unique opportunities, such as organising one of the world's largest international student Model United Nations conferences.
Why
Stephen Perse?
We make a difference
We achieve superb academic results and our students study at the world's top universities, with particular success at Oxbridge entries. However, we have strong values, and are committed to driving social mobility. Learn why families choose us.
We excel at sports
We offer London Mavericks netball coaching, with some students accepted into their Player Development Programme. We are county champions at netball and cricket, county and regional champions at hockey, and national champions in girls football.
We make great music together!
Whether it is playing as part of a symphony orchestra at West Road Concert Hall, performing on the same stage Coldplay did at the Cambridge Junction, playing on a Steinway piano, or being part of a rock band at the Portland Arms pub, we have it all!
We shine bright on stage
Our fully equipped drama spaces give our students an authentic theatre production experience. We pride ourselves on an inclusive approach, enabling students to take part as cast, crew, tech team or in the director's chair.
48 minutes direct train to London
15 minutes walk to Cambridge Central Railway Station
30 minutes to Stansted Airport
by train
In the heart of the city
Cambridge
Cambridge is our campus! Our Cambridge-based schools and boarding house are conveniently located for excellent cycle, bus, rail and park & ride links in and out of the city. London is just 48 minutes from Cambridge by rail, and London Stansted airport 30 minutes away. We are a short walk from the historic city centre that is home to the University of Cambridge, beautiful green spaces and the River Cam.
Our students regularly learn and perform in a variety of incredible facilities across Cambridge, meaning they get to fully experience this fantastic city. From carol services at Great St Mary’s church and orchestral performances at the West Road Concert Hall to rock gigs at the Portland Arms and Cambridge Junction, their cultural life is rich and varied. Sport is equally well served: our own Latham Close grounds with tennis courts and hockey pitches, Fenner’s cricket ground, the University athletics track and Gonville & Caius playing fields all form part of their extended campus.
Where we can be found
Our Locations
Nursery and Early Years - Salisbury Villas
1 Salisbury Villas, Cambridge, CB1 2JF
Nursery and Early Years - Shaftesbury Road
Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge, CB2 8BW
Sixth Form
Bateman Street, Cambridge, CB2 1NA
Senior School
Union Road, Cambridge, CB2 1HF
Cambridge Junior School
Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge, CB2 8AA
Hover over the map to find the coordinates (for setting pin locations)
Cambridge
Madingley
Nursery and Early Years
Madingley
Cambridge Road, Madingley,
Cambridge, CB23 8AH
Saffron Walden
Dame Bradbury's
Junior School
Ashdon Road, Saffron Walden,
Essex, CB10 2AL
Achieving great things
Success stories
With expert coaching and support from our superb teachers, our students achieve incredible things, both as individuals and collectively.
As well as the success of our current students, we have impressive alumni who excel across an impressive range of fields — the civil service, law, politics, medicine, science, journalism, the arts and sport among them. Students aspire to pursue distinguished careers as authors, consultants, scientists or broadcasters, inter alia, and our community proudly includes individuals who have become a Member of Parliament, a Grammy Award winner and Olympic gold medallists.
National Champions
U15 Girls Football
Our U15 Girls Football team are the ISFA National Shield Champions.
World Class
International Olympiads
National Finalists
U16 Girls Hockey
Health Category Winners
Teen Tech National Finals
County Champions
U15 ESCA Boys Cricket
Regional Finalists
U16 and U19 Netball
National Finalists
English School Chess Championships
National Top 10
U18 Tennis
Sustainable clothing, changing lives
Merchandise Store
All products sold in our store have been designed by our own students and staff. Proceeds of sales fund bursary places for students, offering life changing opportunities. Our supplier has a fully traceable supply chain and uses organic and sustainable materials, and the products are of superb quality!
Established 1881
Our History
Our school was founded in 1881 as The Perse School for Girls, created as a companion to the original Perse boys’ grammar school established through the bequest of Dr Stephen Perse, a philanthropist and Fellow of Gonville & Caius College. Born out of the 19th-century movement to expand educational opportunities for women, the school benefited from the early support of the town, Cambridge University and the Perse endowment.
In the mid-twentieth century, the school found an unexpected place in popular culture when artist Ronald Searle, inspired by his observations while living in Cambridge, modelled his St Trinian’s cartoons on the school.
In 2017 we became a fully coeducational school and have adopted the name Stephen Perse Cambridge to reflect the vibrant family of schools we have grown into. Today, we remain true to Dr Perse’s belief that education should be a right, not a privilege. Our extensive bursary programme, supported by generous partners and donors, continues to widen access and transform the lives of young people.
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