The Perse School
E189946
The Perse School is a prestigious independent day school in Cambridge, England, known for its strong academic tradition and notable alumni.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Perse School canonical | 11 |
| The Perse Prep | 3 |
| Perse School | 2 |
| Perse School (Upper School, via Hills Road/Long Road area) | 1 |
| Perse School for Girls | 1 |
| Perse School, Cambridge | 1 |
| Stephen Perse | 1 |
| The Perse School, Cambridge | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1178583 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Perse School Context triple: [George Paget Thomson, educatedAt, The Perse School]
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A.
Sherborne School
Sherborne School is a historic independent boarding school for boys in Sherborne, Dorset, England, known for its strong academic tradition and notable alumni.
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B.
Shrewsbury College
Shrewsbury College is a further education institution in Shrewsbury offering a range of vocational, technical, and academic courses for post-16 learners and adults.
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C.
Shrewsbury School
Shrewsbury School is a historic independent boarding school in England renowned for its academic excellence and strong sporting and cultural traditions.
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D.
Mill Hill School
Mill Hill School is a historic independent co-educational day and boarding school in north London known for its strong academic tradition and notable alumni.
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E.
The Leys School
The Leys School is a prestigious independent co-educational boarding and day school in Cambridge, England, known for its strong academic tradition and notable alumni.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Perse School Target entity description: The Perse School is a prestigious independent day school in Cambridge, England, known for its strong academic tradition and notable alumni.
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A.
Sherborne School
Sherborne School is a historic independent boarding school for boys in Sherborne, Dorset, England, known for its strong academic tradition and notable alumni.
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B.
Shrewsbury College
Shrewsbury College is a further education institution in Shrewsbury offering a range of vocational, technical, and academic courses for post-16 learners and adults.
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C.
Shrewsbury School
Shrewsbury School is a historic independent boarding school in England renowned for its academic excellence and strong sporting and cultural traditions.
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D.
Mill Hill School
Mill Hill School is a historic independent co-educational day and boarding school in north London known for its strong academic tradition and notable alumni.
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E.
The Leys School
The Leys School is a prestigious independent co-educational boarding and day school in Cambridge, England, known for its strong academic tradition and notable alumni.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
charitable organisation
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day school ⓘ independent school ⓘ |
| ageRange | 3–18 ⓘ |
| city |
Cambridge
ⓘ
linked to:
CAMBRIDGE
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educationStage |
primary education
ⓘ
secondary education ⓘ sixth form ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Stephen Perse
ⓘ
linked to:
The Perse School
|
| foundingDate | 1615 ⓘ |
| genderAdmitted | co-educational ⓘ |
| governance | charitable trust ⓘ |
| governedBy | board of governors ⓘ |
| hasAlumni |
David Gilmour
ⓘ
Nick Clegg ⓘ Quentin Blake ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Quentin Blake
Sam Mendes ⓘ Sir John Cockcroft ⓘ
linked to:
John Cockcroft
Sir Michael Atiyah ⓘ
linked to:
Michael Atiyah
Sir Peter Hall ⓘ Sydney Brenner ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
The Perse Pelican
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The Perse Prep ⓘ
linked to:
The Perse School
The Perse Upper ⓘ |
| hasHouseSystem | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high examination results
ⓘ
strong academic tradition ⓘ university progression to leading universities ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cambridge
ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge, England
Cambridgeshire ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridgeshire, England
England ⓘ |
| motto | Qui facit per alium facit per se ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | He who does things for others does them for himself ⓘ |
| offers |
drama programmes
ⓘ
extracurricular activities ⓘ music programmes ⓘ sports programmes ⓘ |
| offersQualification |
A level
ⓘ
GCSE ⓘ |
| originalName | The Free School ⓘ |
| postCode | CB2 8QF ⓘ |
| region | East of England ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | non-denominational ⓘ |
| schoolCategory | public school (independent sector, UK usage) ⓘ |
| schoolType | independent day school ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Perse School Description of subject: The Perse School is a prestigious independent day school in Cambridge, England, known for its strong academic tradition and notable alumni.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Perse School
linked to: The Perse School
linked to: The Perse School
Trumpington Road, Cambridge
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passesNear
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Perse School (Upper School, via Hills Road/Long Road area)
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linked to: The Perse School
subject linked to:
Sir John Polkinghorne
linked to: The Perse School
linked to: The Perse School
linked to: The Perse School
linked to: The Perse School
linked to: The Perse School
linked to: The Perse School