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What We Offer

  • Business studies
  • Design Technology
  • Drama/Theatre
  • Economics
  • ICT
  • Painting/Sculpture
  • Philosophy/Ethics
  • Photography
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • English
  • English As Foreign/2nd Language
  • French
  • German
  • Latin
  • Spanish
  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Cricket
  • Cross-Country
  • Fencing
  • Fitness Training
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics
  • Hockey
  • Netball
  • Rounders
  • Rugby
  • Swimming
  • Table Tennis
  • Tennis
  • Touch Rugby
  • Volleyball
  • Adventure Training
  • Ballet
  • Beavers
  • Chess
  • Dance
  • Drama
  • Duke of Edinburgh
  • First Aid/Life Savers
  • Horse Riding & Management
  • Orienteering
  • Public Speaking
  • Rock Climbing
  • Rowing
  • Skiing
  • Yoga
  • Young Enterprise
  • A Level - Advanced Level Examinations
  • Cambridge Assessment English
  • GCSE - General Certificate of Secondary Education
  • LAMDA - London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
  • All denominations welcome
  • Church of England
  • Autistic Spectrum of Disorder (ASD)
  • Hearing Impairment (HI)
  • Dyslexia or Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD)
  • Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD)
  • Aspergers Syndrome (AS)
  • Delicate/Medical Conditions
  • Epilepsy
  • After School Club
  • Armed Forces Children
  • Before School Club
  • Expatriate Children
  • Gifted Children
  • International Students
  • School Bus Service
  • Special Diets

Word From The Head

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Adrian Meadows


The Peterborough School is the City's only independent day school for boys and girls from Nursery to Sixth Form.

Small class sizes, excellent pastoral support and high levels of individual attention are key to the many and varied successes which are achieved. In the classroom, lifelong learning skills are developed and pupils of all ages have the opportunity to be stretched through the challenging extended curriculum. Beyond the classroom, children are offered a wide range of opportunities and experiences to develop their self-confidence, passion for learning and creativity and all are encouraged to participate, whatever their standard.

The ethos of the School, focusing on kindness, courtesy and tolerance to all, means that behaviour and manners are excellent and children have the ability to exploit fully their natural potential within a happy, caring and friendly community.

Since the school became co-educational throughout, it continues to expand and develop, now offering a bespoke Sixth Form Centre, new Senior Library and an established Forest School programme in Prep.

Visitors are welcome all year round by appointment but our Open Days on Saturdays in October and May offer excellent opportunities for families to visit less formally to find out what the School offers. For further information call the School on 01733 343357 or visit www.thepeterboroughschool.co.uk.

I look forward to meeting you.

Fees

Annual Day Fees *£12900 to £20800
Annual Weekly Boarding Fees *£0 to £0
Annual Full Boarding Fees *£0 to £0
* Currency: GB Pound

Number Of Pupils

190Day240
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Boys Girls

Admissions

Scholarships and Bursaries

  • Academic
  • All-rounder
  • Art
  • Bursaries
  • Choral
  • Financial Assistance
  • Music
  • Scholarships - Other
  • Siblings
  • Sixth Form
  • Sport

Admissions Process

  • Assessment
  • Entry test or exam
  • GCSE results
  • Interview
  • Report from previous school
  • References
  • Trial day at school

Open Days, Visits & Events

26-06-2025 - Year 5 Taster Morning

We are hosting a Spring Taster Morning for pupils currently in Year 5, looking to join us in Year 7 in September 2026.

On Thursday 26th June 2025, Year 5 pupils and parents are invited to join us for a morning of classroom based lessons and activities in the Senior School. The event will run from 9.00am until 12pm.

27-09-2025 - Open Day

Please complete the form (follow the link) to register your interest for our upcoming Open Day, which will be held on Saturday 27th September 2025 from 9.30am - 12.30pm.

If you would like to visit the School on another day, please contact admissions@tpsch.co.uk

% Pupils Gaining
GCSE/IGCSE Passes 7 - 9

% Pupils Gaining
A Level Grades A – C

IB Score
 

School Reviews

ISI Inspection


Teachers’ understanding of pupils’ need and individualised support in lessons means that the majority of pupils attain grades at GCSE and A Level higher than those predicted from their assessed starting points.  

ISI Inspection


Staff promote children’s personal and emotional development well and children consistently demonstrate that they feel safe, secure and happy.  

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