▁Free ▁School , ▁in ▁Cambridge . ▁It ▁became ▁The ▁Per se ▁School ▁and ▁was ▁originally ▁reserved ▁for ▁boys . ▁It ▁developed ▁along ▁separate ▁lines ▁and ▁oper ates ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁organization ▁today , ▁providing ▁co ed uc ational ▁education ▁from ▁ages ▁ 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁the ▁complement ary ▁but ▁un connected ▁Per se ▁School ▁for ▁Girls ▁opened , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁strong ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁movement ▁to ▁educ ate ▁women . ▁From ▁the ▁Per se ▁School ▁for ▁Girls , ▁the ▁Foundation ▁developed ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁Stephen ▁Per se ▁Foundation ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁It ▁opened ▁a ▁co - ed uc ational ▁sixth ▁form ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁It ▁now ▁provides ▁a ▁complete ▁educational ▁path way ▁for ▁boys ▁and ▁girls ▁from ▁age ▁ 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 . ▁▁ ▁W riter ▁and ▁cart oon ist ▁Ron ald ▁S ear le ▁drew ▁from ▁the ▁Foundation ▁and ▁Camb rid ges hire ▁High ▁School ▁for ▁Girls ▁( now ▁Long ▁Road ▁Six th ▁Form ▁College ) ▁as ▁insp iration ▁for ▁his ▁St ▁Tr in ian ' s ▁School ▁books ▁( pub lished ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 2 ), ▁which ▁port rayed ▁the ▁girls ▁at ▁a ▁board ing ▁school ▁as ▁ju ven ile ▁del in qu ents . ▁S ear le ▁don ated ▁original ▁manuscript s ▁and ▁di aries ▁to ▁the ▁school , ▁which ▁are ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁school ▁archive .