Alastair McCall editor of Parent Power: “Richard Girvan has inherited a school in robust good health & capable of achieving even greater things in the future. It thoroughly deserves to be our East Anglia Independent Secondary School of the Decade.”
As we reach 3000 visors made for local businesses on the front line, Year 8 have been sending their fantastic artwork out with the visors to give their thanks. We’d also like to thank
@GrantThorntonUK
for their donation towards visor materials!
#StephenPerse
#Community
From the start of the new academic year, the Stephen Perse Sixth Form will be located on Bateman Street. The new site is well-equipped with six science laboratories, sixteen classrooms, indoor and outdoor dining areas, a library, study space and much more.
Meat Free Monday is returning to the Foundation this term. Read here about why we think this is such an important initiative: .
We can't wait to see what delicious dishes we get to try!
To celebrate International Jazz Day, Year 5
@DameBradburys
performed David Machell's "Hey, Mr Miller!". The piece was inspired by one of the most influential musicians in Jazz history, Glenn Miller, and his famous song 'In the Mood'.
#JazzDay
#Essex
#IndependentSchools
We're proud to say
@thesundaytimes
named us the East Anglia Independent Secondary School of the Decade after taking a "giant leap into the future nearly 10 years ago when the then head teacher decided that children would learn with screens as well as books"
Everyone at Stephen Perse is incredibly proud of Beth's amazing achievement. Richard Girvan, Principal of Stephen Perse, has been delighted to tell
@BBCNews
what a fantastic role model & inspiration she is to all young people
#Tokyo2020
@bethanyshriever
@DameBradburys
#BMXracing
Retired teachers Rosemary Tice & Katie Milne marked the 140th birthday of the Foundation by organising the delivery of a birthday hyacinth, a tradition which has taken place since 1967, which our
@SPFRosedaleHse
&
@DameBradburys
pupils learnt all about at their assembly
Our amazing Design Engineering teacher, Natasha Hammond, was inspired to help local GP practitioners by using the school 3D printer to make PPE visors!
#NHS
#Coronavirus
The prestigious Independent Schools of the Year 2020 has shortlisted Stephen Perse for the Prep School of the Year award. The award recognises a school “which offers an outstandingly rich experience for its students.”
Read more here:
@ISParent
The new academic year is upon us - welcome to all of our new students and welcome back to those returning. We hope you all have a great first term back!
#BacktoSchool
#LifeatStephenPerse
To mark our 142nd birthday, former Junior School Head Katie Milne presented us with our traditional basket of blue hyacinths on behalf of former Senior School Deputy Head Rosemary Tice, and her own basket for the Junior School.
Find out more:
#SPFAlumni
Huge congratulations to Alice E from Year 9 for being selected for the ISFA Under 14 National football team! In her first warm-up game, playing alongside players from top clubs like Manchester City and Chelsea, Alice scored the winning goal against Kent Schools. Next up: Essex
Photos are flooding in from our Year 7 trip to Lee Valley... sailing, bushcraft, kayaking, canoeing and caving already mastered! Whatever next
@Exploration_Soc
@SPFSeniors
Stephen Perse A Level & GCSE students have achieved outstanding results, a true & fair reflection of their hard work, learning & attainment over what has been a challenging year. We are immensely proud of our students & staff for coming through this year with such superb outcomes
Liberty from Year 12 received her Arkwright Engineering Scholarship Award at a ceremony in London over half term. This is a national scholarship award worth about £1000 for outstanding students looking to follow a career in STEM. Well done to Liberty!
As part of our
#extracurricular
offering our GCSE & A level students tried out our new
#paddleboarding
kit, journeying from our SPF jetty towards Grantchester Meadows, learning basic paddling skills. We are very excited to introduce this full time in the summer term!
Dame Bradbury’s had a very special visitor on Friday 8 October, Olympic gold medallist Beth Shriever. Beth told our pupils about her journey to win gold in BMX at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Find out more
@bethanyshriever
#Tokyo2020
It's
#MeatFreeMonday
today at Stephen Perse! We were treated to ravioli with baby onions, sage, peas and courgette in a creamy sauce or creamy parsnip and roasted swede risotto with herb diced potatoes, sweetcorn and sugar snap peas.
#GoodFoodHappyStudents
@ChartwellsInd
Eight of our students completed the
@RYA
Youth Sailing Scheme Stage 1 award this term, as part of the Stephen Perse Outdoor Education sailing option.
They learnt the basics of rigging, rope work, sailing techniques and sailing background.
#Sailing
#Boating
#extracurricular
We are very proud and excited to share that our New Building has won an award at the Cambridge Design and Construction Awards!! It was fantastic working with such wonderfully innovative people and creating a state of the art building. Well done all!
@CDC_Studio
@CFCICambridge
As part of our
#paddlesport
provision students have been
#kayaking
and stand up
#paddleboarding
, utilising our jetty on the River Cam.
These sessions allow students to develop their skills under the watchful eye of our British Canoeing qualified school paddle sport instructors.
A break from all of the recent low-spirited news - our students and their families have done a wonderful deed for the local community by collecting lots of food for
@TrussellTrust
Cambridge City Foodbank. Well done and thank you to everyone that donated
#Gooddeeds
#Community
Fantastic to see our very own Maths teacher Vicki featured in the Cambridge Independent for her amazing selection in the
@EnglandTouch
team for the World Cup!
Good luck to Stephen Perse alumna Sarah Marshall, who will row for Oxford in this year's Boat Race 2023 on Sunday, 26 March.
@theboatrace
#rowing
#SPFAlumni
@OUWBCsquad
Photo credit: Benedict Tufnell
What a year it's been! Well done and thank you to all students, staff and parents for your hard work and support throughout the last year. Have a fun and restful summer and we'll see you back ready to learn in September!
#SchoolsOutForSummer
Richard Girvan, Principal: “Since my arrival, I have been so impressed by the outstanding staff of the Stephen Perse Foundation, among them experts, authors and examiners across the academic spectrum.”
#schoolsofthedecade
#sundaytimesparentpower
Out with paper cups and in with reusable cups! Staff now have these lovely reusable teal cups as part of our sustainability initiative 🌍
#sustainability
#environment
#reusable
Retired teacher Katie Milne marked the 143rd birthday of Stephen Perse by presenting a birthday hyacinth for the Senior School and Sixth Form on behalf of former Deputy Head of the Senior School Rosemary Tice. The tradition of presenting a hyacinth has taken place since 1967.
Happy
#InternationalWomensDay
Today we are proud to celebrate the achievements and contributions of all the women in our school, our community and across the globe 🌍
@StephenPerse
The music department is a busy part of the school, with hundreds of students visiting the music rooms each week for individual instrumental & singing lessons, & rehearsals for choirs, bands, orchestras & chamber music ensembles.
Meet the Music Department:
Congratulations to our talented athletes who competed in the Cambridgeshire AAA Track & Field Championships! Their hard work & dedication paid off as they achieved new personal bests and brought home medals. Special shoutout to Imogen T, Bora B, Toby R, Priscilla T, Rowan A, and
These girls are ACE! This young 5-piece say they are inspired by The Go-Gos and recently sent their song 'Come Home' to us via
@BBCUpload
We ❤️ The Brainstorms!
Have you been writing at home? We'd love to see your creative stuff 👉🏽
Congratulations to Year 6 pupils
@DameBradburys
who passed their Level 2
#Bikeability
course. The children now have the skills & confidence to ride their bikes safely on the road:
Book a Tour of Dame Bradbury's -link in the article
#SaffronWalden
#Cycle
Dr Andy Kemp, Head of the Senior School, said "I am so incredibly proud of this exceptional group of students. They have taken everything in their stride across the course of this strange year."
#SPFResults
#GCSEResults2020
To celebrate European Day of Languages, Mme Parente invited a former student, Kate McMullen to return and share her experiences of how French helped shape her career beyond school. Find out more:
#SPFAlumni
#Languages
@SPFlanguages
Our Sixth Form Student President Team has successfully introduced free passes to the neighbouring
@CUBotanicGarden
so that Sixth Form students can take a well-earned break from their studies and benefit from a walk to refresh and refocus. Read more here:
Today is the annual Oxford-Cambridge University Boat Race. Starting in 1829, this year marks the 75th Women’s and the 166th Men’s Boat Race. COVID related restrictions and uncertainly about the safety of Hammersmith Bridge has moved the race to Ely.
Stephen Perse offers outstanding sports facilities in Cambridge such as a four-court sports hall and roof-top sports pitch as well as a five-acre, all-weather sports ground and access to Cambridge University grounds.
#Sports
#SchoolSports
#SportsFacilities
@SPFSport
Three cheers to SPF alumni Imogen, Millie and Larkin and all the Cambridge crews for their impressive wins on Saturday! We hope you've all had a fantastic time celebrating your clean sweep!!
#inspiring
Last night was the leavers dinner for our Year 13's at Girton College. It looked like a wonderful evening, good luck to all the Year 13's in the future! Here's a selection of pictures from the evening.
Congratulations to Michelle who achieved 4 A* and will be studying English at the University of York. Find out more about our outstanding results here:
#SPFResults
#Alevels
#resultsday
SPF is coordinating a community-wide effort to support those affected by the situation in Ukraine, we have created a platform via JustGiving for the British Red Cross Ukraine Crisis Appeal. Thank you for your support.
#SupportUkraine
@BritishRedCross
Note the date📆29 Nov-6 Dec
We're taking part in the
@BigGive
Christmas Challenge!
You could be involved, starting midday 29 Nov
#GivingTuesday
, raising funds for bursaries for young people displaced by conflict
One Donation, TWICE the impact
See more:
With over 1000 visors made by our fantastic teachers being used in local care services, we’d like to say thank you to everyone who has donated towards the cost of materials including
@TaylorVinters
who made a substantial donation amounting to over 500 visors!
#Community
Story of the week: Our U16 netball team has been awarded Netball Team of the Year in the Cambridgeshire County Netball Awards 2020. Click the link for the full story on their fantastic achievement.
#Sport
#Netball
#IndependentSchools
#CambridgeSchools
Congratulations to our IB students on their fantastic set of results. With an average score of 40.9 points, these results again place the school in the top group of IB schools both in the UK and worldwide. Read the full story here:
#IB
#IndependentSchools
There were lots of smiling faces this morning as GCSE results were opened. Well done to all of our students, you've all worked so hard
#SPFResults
#GCSEresults2019
The Senior school hall is buzzing with activity as the clubs and activities fair gets underway. From classics and symphony orchestra to creative writing and D&D, there is a club or activity to suit everyone.
#GetInvolved
#SPFlife
Students at the Stephen Perse Foundation have once again achieved highly impressive results in this year's GCSEs with 79% of grades awarded at 9-7.
Click the link to find out more about our outstanding results:
#ResultsDay
#GCSEResults2022
Congratulations to Year 8 student Toby who has recently taken part in his local Golf Club tournament coming away as the
@SaffronWaldenGC
handicap cup winner. Toby is also the U16's David Watts Cup winner and as part of a team of four a Division 2 League winner.