News

19 December 2008 : The President of the Cambridge Union Society

ON, Lucas Fear-Segal has been elected to serve in the Easter term 2009.

13 December 2008 : ON Netball

On the ON Day, Saturday 13th December 2008, an ON Netball team competed against a selection of players from Norwich School's current squads.

12 December 2008 : Admissions Deadline for September 2009

For all years below the Sixth Form (7+ to 14+), the deadline for applications closed on 15th December.

11 December 2008 : Carol singing at John Lewis

An enthusiastic group of senior singers entertained shoppers at the Norwich branch of John Lewis.

11 December 2008 : Lower School Christmas Fair

The Lower School Christmas Fair raised an £1502 for our charity this term which is MAP

10 December 2008 : Parker House fundraiser

A successful fundraising event by Parker House realised £100.

10 December 2008 : Dance in L5 RS

The L5-2 religious studies class enjoyed a visit from dance teacher Lorraine Theobald.

10 December 2008 : 1st XV victorious in Daily Mail Cup

In a magnificent performance, the 1st XV defeated Warwick School 14-8 to reach the last 16 of this national competition.

5 December 2008 : Chess

The school played King Edward School, King's Lynn in round 2 of the National Schools' Championship.

1 December 2008 : Writers' Bloc competition results

Writers' Bloc are very pleased to announce the results of their latest writing competition.

30 November 2008 : Senior Maths Challenge 2008

Sixth form and top-set Upper 5 mathematicians entered for the Senior Maths Challenge.

26 November 2008 : Debating Society

The first round of this season's ESU Mace Schools' Debating competition was held at the High School.

26 November 2008 : 1st XV in National Knockout

The First XV played at Wymondham College in the fourth round of the National Knockout Tournament.

25 November 2008 : Visit by the National Blood Transfusion Service

The National Blood Transfusion Service visited Norwich School to talk to the Upper 6 pupils about the importance of giving blood.

24 November 2008 : Concert at St Thomas Church, Earlham

A cross section of performers gave a varied concert to a well filled church.

22 November 2008 : Chess

The school's chess team played in the Birmingham and District Junior Chess League's Open Schools' tournament winning the shield for the 'Best Visitors'.

21 November 2008 : Building Bridges Maths

Organised by Mrs Nicola Hill from Norwich School and Mr Andrew McNally from Notre Dame High School and held at Norwich City Football Club, the maths ‘Building Bridges’ Project aims to inspire and capture the imaginations of Year 9 mathematicians.

21 November 2008 : Dyers' Concert

The annual Dyers' concert took place in the School Chapel.

20 November 2008 : Lower 4 trip to Hautbois House

Over a four day period all pupils in Lower 4 enjoyed a fun day at Hautbois House at Coltishall.

20 November 2008 : Senior Maths Challenge

A team of four L6 mathematicians took part in the Norfolk heat of the Senior Team Maths Challenge held at CNS.

15 November 2008 : Junior Play

Thirty-three pupils from Lower and Middle 5 were involved in the production of this year's Junior Play - Romeo and Juliet & Bardell vs. Pickwick

15 November 2008 : UCL Schools Cup

Four teams from Norwich School joined over forty others to compete in the UCL Schools Cup Debating Competition.

12 November 2008 : Tom fulfils his dream

Tom Adeyemi of Brooke House has fulfilled his dream by signing a professional contract with Norwich City Football Club.

7 November 2008 : Cranmer Awards 2008

Seven pupils represented the school at the regional heats of the Cranmer Awards.

7 November 2008 : Science Investigation Day 2008

A team of four pupils from L5, M5 and U5 took part in the Science Investigation Day 2008 at Bayer Crop Science in Norwich.

5 November 2008 : Half-Term USA trip

Over half term, fifty members of the Sixth Form, accompanied by five members of Common Room, took a trip to the other side of the pond to visit Washington and New York.

4 November 2008 : Lower School House Music Festival is won by Heigham

Heigham House won a highly competitive Lower School House Music Festival. Their performance of the 'Frog Song' with their own lyrics was given first place by adjudicator David Lowe, Master of the Music at Norwich Cathedral.

4 November 2008 : English Teacher publishes her first short story

English teacher Nik Ravenscroft had a long-cherished ambition realised on 18th October when her short story 'Time, like an ever-rolling stream...' was published in 'Subterfuge',

4 November 2008 : Macmillan Charity Ball at Dunston Hall

Seven pupils from L6 Coke assisted at the Macmillan Charity Ball at Dunston Hall.

25 October 2008 : The Original Mountain Marathon

Described as 'the toughest endurance race in the country'. Mr Tom Leverage and Dr Glen Richardson took part in the OMM (The Original Mountain Marathon).

24 October 2008 : Pink Day and Bad Tie Day

The whole Senior School took part in a magnificent 'Pink Day and Bad Tie Day' in aid of Breast Cancer awareness, the Norwich Night Shelter and a School in India.

21 October 2008 : Consultative Committee Election Results 2008

The results of the recent elections for the Consultative Committee 2008-9 have been announced.

21 October 2008 : Trafalgar Remembered

Admiral Lord Nelson, the School's most distinguished alumnus, was remembered today by pupils and staff.

20 October 2008 : Norwich School undergraduates return

Two ONs in their final year at Goldsmiths College of Art & Design return to Norwich School as part of a national strategy to develop links between universities, schools and industry.

19 October 2008 : Coke House L4 & U4 disco

Pupils from Norwich School and Norwich High School for Girls attend a charity disco organised by Coke House

15 October 2008 : Duke of Edinburgh Award

Pupils attend Gold Award Presentation at St James's Palace.

14 October 2008 : Transition Norwich

A presentation by Chris Hull to pupils, friends and parents of Parker House on Peak Oil, the Transition Initiative, provided a stimulating and thought-provoking discussion.

11 October 2008 : Liechtenstein Exchange

This is the 14th year of the exchange with Liechtensteinisches Gymnasium in Vaduz.

10 October 2008 : Appeals Committee Election

The results of the recently held Appeals Committee election.

8 October 2008 : Dyers' Choir

The Dyers' Choir sings in St. James Garlickhythe, the beautiful Wren church in the heart of the city of London.

6 October 2008 : Jeans for Genes raises £402

On Friday 3rd October the Lower School raised £402 by organising a cake sale and non uniform day.

29 September 2008 : William Warns - Cambridge Organ Scholar

Following recent auditions and interviews at Cambridge University, William Warns was awarded the organ scholarship at Fitzwilliam College.

29 September 2008 : New Lower School Changing Facilities

The Lower School girls' changing facilities were fully opened this week.

29 September 2008 : Grassroots wow Norwich School!

Grassroots Dance Company once again wowed Norwich School as they shared Zimbabwean culture through drums, dance and song.

23 September 2008 : House Music Festival

The 2008 House Music Festival was adjudicated by Graham Griggs, Director of Music at the King's School, Ely.

20 September 2008 : Autumn Open Day

On a beautiful day, the School was on show to hundreds of prospective parents and pupils who enjoyed tours of the grounds and presentations on the forthcoming admissions season.

19 September 2008 : PUPILS IN THE TOP TEN

Several Norwich School pupils were placed in the top ten in the country due to their outstanding public examination performances this summer.

17 September 2008 : 29 Years With Linz

The 29th exchange between Martinus Gymnasium, Linz and Norwich School has recently been completed. 24 German pupils and two members of staff visited Norwich from 28th August to 5th September 2008.

4 September 2008 : An Historic Day

On 3rd September, Norwich School took further steps towards full co-education by welcoming 47 girls to the School at ages 7, 8, 11 and 13.

29 August 2008 : Four of the Best

Four Norwich School 2-D Design candidates were ranked in the national top five in the AQA Board’s A Level examinations.

15 August 2008 : Emma Pooley (ON 2001) wins silver in Beijing

Old Norvicensian Emma Pooley stunned the cycling world by gaining second place in the Olympic time trial.

14 August 2008 : 50 Leavers with straight A's at A level

There were lots of smiling faces on A level results day – particularly for the fifty leavers who gained a full house of A grades.

14 August 2008 : 2008 AS Results break all records

The public examination results achieved by the 2007-8 Lower Sixth have set a new standard for Norwich School, with 55% A and 81% A/B grades.