▁Wal den ▁for ▁students ▁aged ▁ 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 + . ▁ ▁The ▁Foundation ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁five ▁schools : ▁the ▁Stephen ▁Per se ▁Pre - P rep ▁in ▁Mad ing ley , ▁for ▁boys ▁and ▁girls ▁aged ▁ 3 – 7 ; ▁D ame ▁Brad bury ' s ▁School ▁in ▁S aff ron ▁Wal den , ▁for ▁boys ▁and ▁girls ▁aged ▁ 1 – 1 1 , ▁R osed ale ▁House ▁for ▁boys ▁and ▁girls ▁aged ▁ 3 – 1 1 ; ▁the ▁Stephen ▁Per se ▁Senior ▁School , ▁for ▁boys ▁and ▁girls ▁aged ▁ 1 1 – 1 6 ▁( bo ys ▁joined ▁Year ▁ 7 ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 ); ▁and ▁the ▁Stephen ▁Per se ▁Six th ▁Form , ▁co - ed uc ational ▁for ▁students ▁aged ▁ 1 6 – 1 8 + . ▁The ▁school ▁has ▁a ▁strong ▁reputation ▁for ▁academic ▁excell ence ▁and ▁a ▁progress ive ▁attitude ▁towards ▁learning ▁and ▁social ▁skills , ▁being ▁named ▁the ▁top ▁Independent ▁school ▁in ▁East ▁Ang lia ▁by ▁The ▁Sunday ▁Times ▁on ▁their ▁' Parent ▁Power ' ▁list ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Cambridge ▁Centre ▁for ▁Six th ▁Form ▁Studies ▁joined ▁the ▁Stephen ▁Per se ▁Six th ▁Form . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁ 1 6 1 5 , ▁Dr ▁Per se ' s ▁will ▁included ▁a ▁be quest ▁of ▁land ▁for ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁what ▁was ▁then ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁Gram mar