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Private day school in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England
The Peterborough School
Address
Thorpe Road
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 6AP
England
Information
Former namePeterborough High School
TypePrivate day school
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
Established1895; 130 years ago (1895)
Department for Education URN110910 Tables
HeadmasterAdrian Meadows
GenderCoeducational
Age4 to 18
Enrolment600
AffiliationWoodard Corporation
Websitewww.thepeterboroughschool.co.uk Edit this at Wikidata

The Peterborough School, formerly Peterborough High School, is a private school located in Peterborough, England. Founded as a day school for girls (with girl boarders until July 2013), it is now a coeducational day school.

Overview

The Peterborough School is an independent school educating boys and girls from ages 6 weeks to 18 years. It is situated on a campus in central Peterborough. As a Woodard school, The Peterborough School is a member of the largest collection of independent Church of England schools in England and Wales.

History

The school was established in 1895 as a girls' day school on Park Road, Peterborough, and moved to the present ten-acre site at Westwood House, Thorpe Road in 1936. The school was originally called "Peterborough High School" and changed its name to Westwood House in 1936. In 1991 the name changed to "Peterborough High School". The school became a charitable trust and was incorporated into the "List of Woodard Schools" (Woodard Corporation) in 1968. The school is managed by its own governing body, some of whose members are Woodard Fellows.

Boys were first admitted into the junior school. Its success and the demand of parents led the administration to extend coeducation to the rest of the school from September 2010.

At the High Court in London in January 2004, a father failed to compel Oxfordshire County Council to pay £2,500 a year towards the child's £4,000 a term fees.

The school ended boarding at the end of the summer term in July 2013.

Academics

This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (January 2019)

In the 2009 GCSEs 56% achieved A*-A grades. The following year, it achieved a 100% pass rate with 64% gaining all A* or A grades.

References

  1. "Peterborough High School: Watch out...the boys are coming!". Peterborough Evening Telegraph. 12 November 2009.
  2. "Girl loses claim for school fees", BBC News, 23 January 2004
  3. "Independent School with Nursery for Boys and Girls age 6 weeks to 18 years - Home". The Peterborough School. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  4. "GCSE 2009: results from schools across Greater Peterborough". Peterborough Evening Telegraph. 28 August 2009.
  5. "GCSE results 2010: School by school - Peterborough and surrounding areas". Peterborough Evening Telegraph. 26 August 2010.

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