Hills Road Sixth Form College vs The Perse School
Side-by-side comparison of key school data
Hills Road Sixth Form College
Cambridge
The Perse School
Cambridge
Overview
Phase
Post-16
All-through
Type
Academy 16-19 converter
Other independent school
Age Range
16–19
3–19
Gender
Mixed
Mixed
Religious Character
None
None
Admissions
-
-
Local Authority
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Pupils & Capacity
Pupils
-
1774
Capacity
-
1900
Occupancy
-
93%
FSM %
-
-
Nursery
Sixth Form
Boarding
Ofsted
Overall Rating
Outstanding
-
Quality of Education
Outstanding
-
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
-
Personal Development
Outstanding
-
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
-
Last Inspected
Apr 2025
-
Performance (2026)
Progress 8
-
-
Attainment 8
-
84.4
GCSE Eng+Maths 5+
-
99%
KS2 Reading
-
-
KS2 Maths
-
-
KS2 Writing
-
-
A-Level Performance (2024/25)
Average Grade
-
A
Points Per Entry
-
51.4
Best 3 A-Levels
-
A
AAB+ %
-
73%
Value Added
-
Above average
A-Level Students
-
185
Retention
-
-
University Destinations (2022/23 cohort)
Top-third university
55%
-
Degree course
85%
-
Any L4+ destination
90%
-
Apprenticeships
2%
-
Cohort size
1307
-
A-Level Subjects
Subjects offered
0
15
Top subjects
Mathematics (262)
Mathematics (248)
Chemistry (186)
Biology (154)
Chemistry (150)
Physics (128)
Physics (122)
Mathematics (Further) (116)