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The Perse School

URN
110923
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
The Perse School
URN
110923
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-18
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Exceptional

92 / 100

Exceptional

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

100

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

65

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

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Admissions

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Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Admissions portal
Leeds admissions
School website
www.perse.co.uk

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

82.9

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

98.5%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

99.5%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

83.7%

EBacc achievement

Location

CB2 8QF - Hills Road, Cambridge

Contact details

Address
Hills Road, Cambridge
Postcode
CB2 8QF
Phone
1223403800
Website
www.perse.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Cambridgeshire
Local authority code
873

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 540 schools in Cambridgeshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

540

Open schools

313

Closed schools

227

Primary schools

341

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • EBacc achievement

    82.1%

    Post-16 (A level)

    Above average

    Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.

    Average point score per entry

    APS

    51.4

    Value added

    Value added

    +0.37

    AAB with two facilitating subjects

    AAB %

    73.4%

    Retention

    Retention %

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    70

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary341 (64.0%)
    • Secondary70 (13.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other122 (22.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Long Road Sixth Form College503 m16 plusOpen
    Long Road Sixth Form College503 m16 plusClosed
    Homerton Early Years Centre555 mNurseryOpen
    Abbey College Cambridge720 mNot applicableOpen
    Morley Memorial Primary School724 mPrimaryOpen
    Hills Road Sixth Form College805 m16 plusOpen
    Hills Road Sixth Form College805 m16 plusClosed
    Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology907 mSecondaryOpen
    Queen Edith Primary School1.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    Queen Edith Junior School1.1 kmPrimaryClosed
    • Long Road Sixth Form College
      Distance
      503 m
      Phase
      16 plus
      Status
      Open
    • Long Road Sixth Form College
      Distance
      503 m
      Phase
      16 plus
      Status
      Closed
    • Homerton Early Years Centre
      Distance
      555 m
      Phase
      Nursery
      Status
      Open
    • Abbey College Cambridge
      Distance
      720 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Cambridgeshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbey College CambridgeNot applicableCB2 8EBOpen
    Acremont House Kings School ElyNot applicableCB6 1AEClosed
    Active Learning Trust Linc 19 - 25Not applicableCB6 1BDOpen
    Alconbury House School At Alconbury HouseNot applicablePE28 4DNClosed
    Aurora Fairway SchoolNot applicablePE27 6ALOpen
    • Abbey College Cambridge
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      CB2 8EB
      Status
      Open
    • Acremont House Kings School Ely
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      CB6 1AE
      Status
      Closed
    • Active Learning Trust Linc 19 - 25
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      CB6 1BD
      Status
      Open
    • Alconbury House School At Alconbury House
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      PE28 4DN
      Status
      Closed
    Morley Memorial Primary School
    Distance
    724 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Hills Road Sixth Form College
    Distance
    805 m
    Phase
    16 plus
    Status
    Open
  • Hills Road Sixth Form College
    Distance
    805 m
    Phase
    16 plus
    Status
    Closed
  • Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology
    Distance
    907 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Queen Edith Primary School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Queen Edith Junior School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Aurora Fairway School
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    PE27 6AL
    Status
    Open