The Perse School is a fee-paying secondary day school for boys 11–18 and girls at 16+ situated in Cambridge, England. The school was founded in 1615 by Dr Stephen Perse^[3], a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, and has existed on several different sites in the city before its present home on Hills Road. Currently, the headmaster is Dr. Nigel Richardson and the school holds approximately 670 pupils. Dr. Richardson^[1][2] has recently announced his retirement (effective from the summer of 2008) and his successor is to be Edward Elliot, one of the current deputy heads.^[4] The Perse School for Girls is a fee-paying day school for girls aged 7–18 situated in Cambridge, England. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... Events June 2 - First Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France. ... Educational institutions are often categorised along several dimensions. ... An independent school is a school which is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operation and is instead operated by tuition charges, gifts, and perhaps the investment yield of an endowment. ... Dr Stephen Perse (1548 – 30 September 1615) was a 17th century academic. ... Full name Gonville and Caius College Motto Named after Edmund Gonville & John Caius Previous names Gonville Hall (1348), Gonville & Caius (1557) Established 1348, refounded 1557 Sister College(s) Brasenose College Master Sir Christopher Hum Location Trinity St Undergraduates 468 Postgraduates 291 Homepage Boatclub Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge is a... The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and has a reputation as one of the most prestigious universities in the world. ... This article is about the city in England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... This article is about the city in England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Events June 2 - First Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France. ... Dr Stephen Perse (1548 – 30 September 1615) was a 17th century academic. ... Full name Gonville and Caius College Motto Named after Edmund Gonville & John Caius Previous names Gonville Hall (1348), Gonville & Caius (1557) Established 1348, refounded 1557 Sister College(s) Brasenose College Master Sir Christopher Hum Location Trinity St Undergraduates 468 Postgraduates 291 Homepage Boatclub Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge is a...

There are also preparatory and pre-preparatory schools related to The Perse School. Boys and girls aged 3 to 7 attend 'The Pelican' pre-preparatory school, located on Glebe Road, Cambridge. The Perse Preparatory School (known as 'The Prep') is located on Trumpington Road, Cambridge, and is for boys aged 7 - 11. The secondary school is often known as the 'Perse Upper' by members of the preparatory school.

Reputation and prestige

The school motto is Qui facit per alium facit per se, usually taken to mean "He who does things for others does them for himself". This is an example of a rebus motto, the Latin sentence ending in a word play on the founder's name "per se" and his benefaction. A blue plaque dedicated to the school's founder, Dr Stephen Perse, can be found in Free School Lane, Cambridge.^[5] For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... Rebus Principle (Linguistics) is using the existing symbols, such as pictograms, purely for their sounds regardless of their meaning, to represent new words. ... A blue plaque showing information about The Spanish Barn at Torre Abbey in Torquay. ... Free School Lane, in the centre of Cambridge, is the location of the Whipple Museum of the History Of Science, the Universitys faculty of Social and Political Sciences and the former home of the Cavendish Laboratory. ...

The school prides itself on academic achievement and regularly maintains a very good position in the league table of independent schools, both at GCSE and A-level. Between 20% and 30% of school leavers at 18 go on to take up places at the universities of Cambridge or Oxford.^[6] A league table is a chart or list which compares sports teams, institutions or companies by ranking them in order of ability or achievement. ... GCSE is an acronym that can refer to: General Certificate of Secondary Education global common subexpression elimination - an optimisation technique used by some compilers This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... An A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education usually taken during Further Education and after GCSEs. ... The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and has a reputation as one of the most prestigious universities in the world. ... The University of Oxford (informally Oxford University), located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ...

Many official league tables do not include the results of pupils taking exams earlier than normal, so it is likely that the true performance of the school is better than league tables suggest. Additionally, students took the IGCSE in Maths in 2007 and will take the IGCSE in science from 2008.^[7] These results are not included in official government league tables, resulting the school being listed as having a 0% pass rate in these subjects.^[8][9] The Sixth Form operates from the same site as the rest of the school, and there is a high degree of integration between pupils of all ages, although sixth formers have a separate Sixth Form Centre. Most sixth formers take four AS levels, although some may take five. The school prides itself on its flexibility in this area, as pupils are allowed to take any combination of subjects, and the timetable for the whole school is scheduled around them. Continuing three or four subjects to A-level is the norm, although a few pupils every year may undertake five. The International General Certificate of Secondary Education, or IGCSE, is an international qualification for school students. ...

Sport

Although secondary to academia, sport is an important part of the Perse. The school has a long-running competitive relationship with The Leys School, the other major independent school in Cambridge. Matches between the two schools are important events in their sporting calendars. In 2005, the Perse under-14 hockey team became National Champions, beating Millfield. In 2006 the Perse under-16 indoor hockey team reached the National Indoor Finals, and the following year the same age group won the competition. The Perse school U16s then won the National Indoor hockey competition again the year after that, making the U16s back to back National Indoor Champions. The rifle shooting team, backed by the school's association with the Combined Cadet Force, has also traditionally been strong. In the Michaelmas Term 2005 the rugby First XV became the most successful team in 14 years after their win against The Leys School. In the Summer Term 2006, the cricket First XI became stastically the most successful team in the country (P 15, W 14, L 1). The first XI cricket pitch is among the finest in Cambridge and it's breathtaking beauty is overlooked by the library. The Leys School Stamp Building (formerly East House) (right) and Headmasters house(left) with the school chapel behind The Leys School is a co-educational British public school (privately funded and independent) - it is a boarding and day school for over 520 pupils aged between 11 and 18 years. ... A game of field hockey in progress Field hockey is a popular sport for men, women and children in many countries around the world. ... Millfield is an independent school in Street, Somerset, England. ... The shooting sports include those competitive sports involving tests of accuracy and speed when shooting various types of guns, including airguns. ... The Combined Cadet Force (CCF) is a Ministry of Defence sponsored youth organisation in the United Kingdom. ... The Leys School Stamp Building (formerly East House) (right) and Headmasters house(left) with the school chapel behind The Leys School is a co-educational British public school (privately funded and independent) - it is a boarding and day school for over 520 pupils aged between 11 and 18 years. ...

Music

The Perse also has a very strong music department. There is a senior orchestra, string orchestra, full choir, chorale group, 2 wind bands, swing band and jazz band. There are also about 35 smaller groups meeting weekly for rehearsal. In 2006, the String Orchestra toured to Paris and the Senior Wind Band toured to Iceland. Each year major concerts take place at the West Road Concert Hall and OLEM Church.

Structure

The school is divided into three sections: the lower school, middle school and Sixth Form. The lower school contains the First and Second Forms (11-13). The middle school consists of the Third through to Fifth Forms (14-16) and is thus focussed mainly on GCSEs. Most GCSE courses are begun officially in Fourth Form, although some longer courses, such as Chemistry, are begun in Third Form. Pupils in the top streams have the option to take French and Mathematics GCSEs at the end of Fourth Form, and then use Fifth Form to take an intermediate qualification that may ease the transition to A-level. The Perse continues to use the older system so Year 7 is First Form, Year 8 is Second Form and so on.

For many years the school offered boarding facilities, although these were closed in the early 1990s. Traditionally an all-boys' school, the Sixth Form recently opened its doors to pupils of both sexes and despite fears that it might, the school's academic record certainly does not appear to have suffered. Currently, ties with the Perse School for Girls exist officially but there is little day-to-day interaction between the pupils. The possibility of the two schools sharing a site in future and essentially unifying was discussed, but not pursued any further. There are, however, plans for the school to go fully co-educational from September 2010 and expand to around 900 pupils over the next ten years. The Perse School for Girls is an independent, fee-paying day school for girls aged 7–18 situated near the centre of Cambridge, England. ...

The classrooms at the Perse are named numerically, e.g. 1, 2, 3 etc, but strangely there is no room 10; its name was changed to E2, as a classroom dedicated to English teaching. Additionally, specialist classrooms, such as science labs and music rooms are denoted by a prefix to their number, for example; P1 for physics or A2 for art.

Developments

From September 2007, The Perse Preparatory School is accepting girls aged 7+, and from September 2008, girls aged 9+. It aims to become fully co-educational by 2010. The Perse School is accepting girls at 11+ and 13+ in 2010. The Pelican Pre-Preparatory School is already fully co-educational. 2010 (MMX) will be a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Recent site developments planned:^[10]

• Construction of science laboratories extension completed September 2007.
• Construction of a new classroom block and Art & Technology Centre at the Perse Preparatory school started July 2007 and due to be complete by September 2008.
• Construction of a new hall at The Pelican started July 2007 and due to be complete by September 2008.

Alumni

See also: category:Old Perseans

Notable early alumni, amongst many others include:

• Bishop Jeremy Taylor, a major influence on the foundation of Methodism
• Sir Robert Tabor, whose medical skills saved the life of Charles II

More recent alumni include: Nobel Prize Winners: Jeremy Taylor is depicted in this portrait at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University. ... For other uses, see Methodism (disambiguation). ... Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

• Sir George Paget Thomson Nobel Prize Winner for Physics
• Ronald G. W. Norrish Nobel Prize Winner for Chemistry.

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• Group Captain William Neil McKechnie
• Dr Wilson Charles Geoffrey Baldwin.

The school also boasts six Military Cross winners: World War I A Group Captains sleeve/shoulder insignia Group Captain (Gp Capt in the RAF, GPCAPT in the RNZAF and RAAF, G/C in the former RCAF) is a senior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. ... Group Captain William Neil McKechnie (1907-1944) was a pilot in the Royal Air Force who was awarded The George Cross in 1929 and was killed in action over Germany in 1944. ... The Military Cross (MC) is the third level military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British Army and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ...

• Lt. Oswald George Frank Justus Breul
• Captain Donald William Edwards
• Lt. Gilbert Clare Fitzherbert
• Captain Peyton Sheldon Hadley
• Second Lt. Owen Llewelyn Johns
• Lt. Bernard John Pullin

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• W. H. D. Rouse was headmaster in the early 20th century
• E. H. Warmington was a pupil at the same time.

Other Old Perseans include: W. H. D. Rouse (1863-1950) was a pioneering British teacher who advocated the use of the Direct Method of teaching Latin and Greek. ... E.H. (Eric Herbert) Warmington (born 1898) was a notable Latin translator and editor. ...

Science and Industry

• Gustav Victor Rudolf Born, pharmacologist.
• Sir Arthur Marshall, aviation engineer ^[11]
• Revd John Polkinghorne, physicist and theologian.
• G.L.S. Shackle, economist.
• Arash Farboud, entrepreneur and sports car manufacturer.
• David Tang OBE, Hong Kong based entrepreneur

Politics and Law Gustav Victor Rudolf Born, born 29 July 1921, Germany, son of Max Born, is Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology at Kings College London and Research Professor at the William Harvey Research Institute, St. ... Sir Arthur Marshall, OBE, (4 December 1903 - 16 March 2007) was a British aviation pioneer and businessman, chairman of Marshall Aerospace between 1942 and 1989. ... John Polkinghorne, KBE, FRS, PhD, ScD, MA, (born October 16, 1930 in Weston-super-Mare, England) is a British particle physicist and theologian. ... George Lennox Sharman Shackle (14 July 1903 - 3 March 1992) was an English economist. ... Arash Farboud is a British based Iranian entrepreneur. ... David Tang, OBE, Chinese name Tang Wang Cheung, is a Hong Kong businessman best known as the founder of the Shanghai Tang chain. ... Obe can mean: Obe, in Afghanistan Ebenezer Obe, a Nigerian musician. ...

• Sir Donald Tebbit, industrialist and diplomat.
• Sir Mark Potter QC, Appeal Court judge and President of the Family Division.
• Rajani Palme Dutt of the Communist Party of Great Britain.
• Sir Quentin Thomas, head of the British Board of Film Classification.
• Michael Pooles QC, head of Hailsham Chambers.
• Jonathan Dingle, Mediator Honorary Secretary of the Civil Mediation Council.

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• Jeremy Palmer, linguist.
• Edward Henry Palmer, orientalist.
• David Loades, university Professor, author and former Scout Chief Commissioner for Wales

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• David Gilmour the lead singer of Pink Floyd
• F. R. Leavis, the renowned literary critic.
• Mel Calman, cartoonist.
• Sir Peter Hall, founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company and a Royal National Theatre director.
• Humphrey Jennings, film director.
• Jeremy Silberston, film director.
• Marius Goring, actor.
• Colin McFarlane, Batman Begins Actor.
• Pete Atkin, singer/songwriter.
• Ronnie Ross, jazz musician.
• Ranjit Bolt, translator and playwright.

Probably the most famous alumnus is David Gilmour, lead singer of Pink Floyd. He has been quoted as saying: "It was a very disciplined school which I didn't enjoy". There is a suggestion that the song Another Brick in the Wall, which includes the famous lyrics "We don't need no education", was aimed at the Perse, but as the song was written by Roger Waters who attended Cambridgeshire High School for Boys (now Hills Road Sixth Form College) and not Gilmour, it seems more likely that Waters was recalling his schooling there^{[citation needed]}. For the Canadian writer and television journalist, see David Gilmour (writer), for the jazz guitarist see David Gilmore. ... Frank Raymond Leavis (July 14, 1895 - April 14, 1978) was an influential British literary critic of the early-to-mid-twentieth century. ... Melville (Mel) Calman (19 May 1931, Hackney - 10 February 1994, London) was a British cartoonist best known for his little man cartoons published in British newspapers including the Daily Express (1957-63), The Sunday Telegraph (1964-65), The Observer (1965-6), The Sunday Times (1969-84) and The Times (1979... Sir Peter Reginald Frederick Hall CBE (born 22 November 1930) is an English theatre and film director. ... Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a British theatre company. ... The Royal National Theatre from Waterloo Bridge The Royal National Theatre is a building complex and theatre company located on the South Bank in London, England immediately east of the southern end of Waterloo Bridge. ... Humphrey Jennings, (August 19, 1907 Walberswick, Suffolk - September 24, 1950 Greece), was a British film-maker and one of the founders of the Mass Observation organization. ... Jeremy Silberston (1 April 1950–9 March 2006), was an English film director. ... Marius Goring (May 23, 1912 - September 30, 1998) was a British stage and cinema actor. ... For Emmerdale character, see Colin McFarlane (Emmerdale). ... For the video game based on the film, see Batman Begins (video game). ... This article needs cleanup. ... For the Canadian writer and television journalist, see David Gilmour (writer), for the jazz guitarist see David Gilmore. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that initially earned recognition for their psychedelic or space rock music, and, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. ... This article is about the three songs by Pink Floyd. ... George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an English rock musician; singer, bassist, guitarist, songwriter, and composer. ... The Cambridgeshire High School for Boys was founded as the Cambridge and County School for Boys in 1903. ... Hills Road Sixth Form College (HRSFC) is a state funded co-educational sixth form college in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. ...

Staff

Headmasters

• George Griffith, MA - died 1686
• Frederick Heppenstall, MA - 1864 to 1874
• Dr W. H. D. Rouse, MA (Cantab) - 1902 to 1928 (formerly a fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge)
• H. A. Wootton - 1928 to 1945
• Stanley Stubbs, MA - 1945 to 1969 (formerly a housemaster at Gresham's School)
• A. E. Melville - 1969 to 1987
• Dr Martin Stephen, BA, PhD - 1987 to 1994 (now High Master of St Paul's School)
• Dr. Nigel P. V. Richardson, MA - 1994 onwards (formerly headmaster of Dragon School)

Nigel Richardson is to retire in July 2008 and the governors have appointed Edward Elliott (currently Deputy Head) to succeed him.^[4] W. H. D. Rouse (1863-1950) was a pioneering British teacher who advocated the use of the Direct Method of teaching Latin and Greek. ... College name Christ’s College Named after Jesus Christ Established 1505 Previously named God’s-house (1437-1505) Location St. ... Gresham’s School is an independent coeducational boarding school at Holt in North Norfolk, England, founded in the year 1555, a member of the HMC. // Big School, 1903, architect Sir John Simpson Greshams School was established at Holt by Sir John Gresham in 1555, during the reign of Queen... Dr. George Martin Stephen is the current High Lobster (headlobster) of St Pauls School, London. ... St Pauls School is/was the name of many schools, starting with St Pauls School in London, England, which was re-founded in 1509 to replace an earlier foundation of 1103. ... Dragon School logo School House at the Dragon School, on Bardwell Road. ...

Notable Staff

• Glenn Kirkham - Sports coach and captain of England Hockey team.^[12]

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External links

• The Perse School — official website
• Perse Developments
• School Roll of Honour for the World Wars

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Private School News
2. ^ ^{a b} Find a School
3. ^ The Perse School - History
4. ^ ^{a b} The Perse School - New headmaster
5. ^ Cambridge Blue Plaques
6. ^ School Website - University Destinations
7. ^ "The Perse School curriculum page" September, 2005
8. ^ League tables face barrage of criticism (Thursday January 11, 2007). Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
9. ^ Independent schools say tables are flawed. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
10. ^ Perse Developments
11. ^ DVD is a memorial to Sir Arthur. Retrieved on 2008-01-14.
12. ^ Olympic boost for Kirkman. Cambridge Evening News (2008-02-11). Retrieved on 2008-02-15.