| Year of foundation: |
627 |
| Address: |
Clifton, York YO30 6AB |
| Location: |
The school is situated in the heart of the historic centre of the old university city York, which was already founded by the Romans. Within a walking distance of just five minutes there are old Roman walls as well as the famous cathedral York Minster. |
| Campus size: |
190,202 m2 |
| Number of students: |
1,081 |
| Number of boarders: |
178 |
| Number of international students: |
52 |
| Number of students from Germany: |
2 |
| Ratio girls/boys in %: |
40/60 |
| Ratio tutors/students: |
Ø 1/18, in the 6th form 1/12 |
| School type: |
Nursery, Junior and Senior School with 6th form (3 to 18 years) |
| Graduation: |
GCSE, A levels |
| Specific features: |
Excellent academic results: 56% of the graduates of 2012 have continued their course of education at Oxford, Cambridge or a different university of the heavily researching Russell group. Moreover St Peter’s School is one of the oldest public schools in Europe, with a history dating back to the year 627. |
| Accommodation: |
There are two boarding houses each for the older boys and girls. 25 to 44 students can be accommodated in each of them. Another boarding house is reserved for the younger boarders.. All houses have common rooms for study and recreation, a common kitchen and Wi-fi internet. The younger students are accommodated in double and three-bed rooms, while the older students stay in single and double rooms. |
| Foreign languages: |
German, French, Spanish, Latin, classical Greek |
| Elective subjects: |
Combined Cadet Force (CCF), Duke of Edinburgh Award, design und technology, drama and theatre, English literature, politics, economy etc. |
| Facilities/offers: |
music school, recording studio, choir, diverse orchestra groups and bands, school of arts, school library, computer lab with CAD/CAM software, exhibition room, drama group, science group, debating society, chess club, sports fields, three large sports centres, indoor swimming pool, fitness room, climbing wall, cooking classes |
| Range of sports: |
Football, rugby, hockey, cricket, netball, basketball, athletics, swimming, rowing, fencing, tennis, badminton, squash, mountainbiking, cross country, climbing, trampolining, golf |
| Fee: |
8,770 £ per term bzw. 26,310 £ per school year for all students aged between 13 and 18 years |
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| School prospectus as a pdf-file |
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| Students‘ testimonials as a pdf-file |
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| Link to the school website: |
http://www.st-peters.york.sch.uk/ |
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