The Stephen Perse Foundation
Other independent school · Mixed · Cambridgeshire
Union Road, CB2 1HF
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,482
Capacity used
Has space74%
2,000 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 2–21
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Stephen Ward
- Address
- Union Road, Cambridge, CB2 1HF
- Phone
- 01223454700
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Ward / constituency
- Market · Cambridge
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 110924
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
1,482 pupils · 2,000 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.72 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 42.65 | — | — |
Average grade: B+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.66 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 138 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 45.28 | 35 |
| Average grade | A- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 44.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 126 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 136 | 63% | 95% | 99% | |
| Biology | 102 | 81% | 99% | 100% | |
| Physics | 102 | 78% | 99% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 102 | 81% | 99% | 100% | |
| Geography | 82 | 74% | 95% | 99% | |
| Art and Design | 42 | 62% | 100% | 100% | |
| Religious Studies | 38 | 84% | 97% | 100% | |
| Classical Civilisation | 37 | 89% | 100% | 100% | |
| Combined Science | 34 | 50% | 88% | 100% | |
| Design & Technology | 29 | 52% | 97% | 100% | |
| Drama | 23 | 43% | 96% | 100% | |
| Physical Education | 17 | 47% | 94% | 94% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 63 | 22% | 67% | 86% | |
| Chemistry | 46 | 17% | 57% | 87% | |
| Biology | 33 | 27% | 70% | 94% | |
| Physics | 32 | 19% | 50% | 63% | |
| Economics | 26 | 12% | 46% | 69% | |
| History | 24 | 17% | 58% | 96% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 22 | 18% | 41% | 64% | |
| Psychology | 19 | 32% | 53% | 79% | |
| English Literature | 19 | 11% | 58% | 95% | |
| Geography | 17 | 24% | 59% | 82% | |
| Government and Politics | 10 | 10% | 50% | 80% | |
| Business Studies | 9 | 11% | 33% | 67% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #124 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13653: The Stephen Perse Foundation
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 14 |
| Offers | 6 |
| Success rate | 43% |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.