YEAR 3
22 places – usually 75 applying (Year group 66 – 3 classes of 22)
YEAR 5
3 places – usually 30 applying (Year group 72 – 3 classes of 24)
YEAR 4
3 places – usually 25 applying (Year group 69 – 3 classes of 23)
YEAR 6 3 places – usually 35 applying (Year group 75 – 3 classes of 25)
Typically, 3 applicants per place at Year 3 entry (received from a wide range of different state, independent and overseas schools).
www.perse.co.uk/admissions/prep/register/
1 December 2024
Deadline for registrations
Early December Date confirmed, reference sought
13-17 January 2025
Entrance Tests for Y3 entry
Late January Admissions decisions
Mid-February Acceptance deadline
June 2025
Familiarisation/induction visits
Example entrance test format (morning):
8:45 – 9:00 Arrival / play Colouring and lego
9:00 – 9:45 Maths Written, mental arithmetic
9:45 – 10:30 Reasoning NVR
10:30 – 11:15 Break & Activity Snack, drink, questions and group activity
11:15 – 12:00 English Reading comprehension, read aloud, writing
12:00 Collection Children are collected
Afternoon sessions run from 1:00 – 4:00pm.
Work content is appropriate for the child’s current year, but we expect children to cope comfortably with this.
- Year 2 Taster Morning - Book a personal tour with the Head - Sample Year 3 Entry English & Maths papers are available on the website - Engage fully with work covered at current school - Read, read, read! - Family board games, discussion, developing general interests
Budget
20% VAT on tuition fees from January 2025
+ loss of business rate relief from April 2025
+ increases to National Insurance contributions from April 2025
Fees from January 2025 Perse has made a modest reduction to current fees because of recovering VAT from some input costs Government have added on VAT@20%
Overall increase of 16% for parents
Future fee expected to rise in line with inflation
Pelican (3-7)
Prep (7-11)
Upper (11-18)
52% boys 48% girls
1740
Pupils (3-18)
1615
Cambridge’s oldest secondary school
• 16 acres (main site and playing fields)
• Upper: Swimming Pool, Sports Hall, Climbing Wall
• Upper: Outdoor Education, Performing Arts Centre
We value Endeavour
We value Intellectual curiosity and scholarship
We value Breadth and balance
We value One another and our environment
• Intelligence is fluid not fixed
• Effort correlates with attainment
• Mistakes are learning opportunities
• Optimum working not perfectionism
• Happiness = being grounded and a balance between work, rest and play
• Academic selection means less of a range within each class
• Therefore, we can introduce specialist teachers earlier than other schools
• Year 3 – Form Teacher plus 12 other teachers
• Maths groups during first term of Year 3 because the range is more obvious.
• Specialist teachers bring extra passion and knowledge
• What sparks life for the community
• Making memories
• Personal development
• Resilience, responsibility, team
• Opportunities for all
• Expertise concentrated at an earlier age, without Year 7&8 on this site.
• Relationships – kind, caring and considerate community
• Proactive pastoral care – PSHE, emotional wellbeing, IE&D
• Reactive pastoral care – Form Teacher, Head of Year, Pastoral Team, Nurse, Counsellor and Pastoral Hub
• Additional help as required – care plans, learning support, 1:1s
4.30pm
Total clubs
No charge for childcare until 4.30pm Clubs with a charge Clubs with no charge
Late Stay until 6pm
Source: The Times Independent Schools league table/School websites.