Sir William Perkins's School
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Sir William Perkins's School is a British independent day school for girls aged 11 to 18 in Chertsey
Chertsey
Chertsey is a town in Surrey, England, on the River Thames and its tributary rivers such as the River Bourne. It can be accessed by road from junction 11 of the M25 London orbital motorway. It shares borders with Staines, Laleham, Shepperton, Addlestone, Woking, Thorpe and Egham...
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. It is situated on 49.000 m2 of greenbelt land on the outskirts of Chertsey in Surrey, and has approximately 575 pupils of whom 130 are in the sixth form.
Academics
The school has an excellent academic reputation, consistently producing outstanding GCSE and A-Level results every year. It is in the Financial Times' Top 50 Schools (A Levels/ GCSEs). In 2011 50% of GCSE grades were at A*, and at A level 88% of the results were at A*-B grades.Among the many activities on offer are gliding, fencing, and rowing, and the school boasts national champions in rowing and gymnastics, with rowers representing Great Britain in July 2011 versus France.
History
The school was founded in 1725 by a wealthy Chertsey merchant, Sir William Perkins. Originally for twenty five boys, the school extended its education to include twenty-five girls in 1736. In 1944, the school became a voluntary controlledVoluntary controlled school
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Grammar school for girls maintained by Surrey Education Authority and in 1978 became fully independent as an educational foundation administered by trustees.
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