Boys Hockey


At Norwich School, we are proud to offer a comprehensive hockey programme for boys that caters for pupils from the age of 8 through to the end of Sixth Form. The school offers a dedicated all-weather, floodlit astro hockey pitch, as well as a multi-surface training astro. In addition, we have an extensive sports hall for indoor hockey and 2 performance gymnasiums for training. We also have routine access to the dedicated hockey astro facilities at the award winning UEA Sportspark. Our programme is designed to develop skills, foster teamwork, and ignite a passion for the sport, ensuring that every boy has the opportunity to excel on the field. From the early stages, our pupils are introduced to the fundamentals of hockey, with a strong focus on technical skills, game understanding, and physical fitness. 


Boys Hockey has a busy programme of fixtures against local and national schools including Norwich City Hockey Club, Oakham School, Ipswich School, Solihull School, Wisbech Grammar, Royal Hospital School, Felstead School, Gresham’s School, Denstone College, Culford School, Langley School, Rugby School, The Perse School, Woodbridge School and Framlingham College. Tours have included a pre-season tour to Nottingham, a 2023 tour to the Netherlands and a Boys Hockey trip to Hurstpierpoint School, Brighton for Years 7, 8, 9 and 10. For the 2024/25 season there are currently 100 Senior School boys hockey fixtures scheduled.


In our 2023/24 season, boys hockey enjoyed notable wins against Oakham School and Denstone College. Boys hockey players represented local clubs including the Harleston Magpies, Norwich City Hockey Club, Norwich Dragons Hockey Club and Culford Talent Academy. The highlight of our programme included our 1st XI team participating in the prestigious England Hockey Tier 1 National Championships. Overall last year, the 1st XI finished their hockey season on a high note, coming third in the Independent School Plate Competition. In addition to high-level competition, many of our students are also involved in the England Hockey Talent Academy Pathway. Last season we had seven boys hockey players representing The East Talent Academy in the year end tournament, coming out as overall winners and playing an integral part in their decisive wins in all their games.


Girls Hockey


Hockey at Norwich School offers a dedicated all-weather, floodlit astro hockey pitch, as well as a multi-surface training astro. In addition, we have an extensive sports hall for indoor hockey and 2 performance gymnasiums for training. We also have routine access to the dedicated hockey astro facilities at the award winning UEA Sportspark. Our Head of Girls Hockey is also the Culford Talent Academy Coach. 11 Norwich School Pupils competed in the England Hockey Talent Academy, representing The East Talent Academy Squad Cup. The girls were represented by 4 Norwich School pupils, who also gave a solid performance in their matches.

 

Girls Hockey has a busy programme of fixtures against local and national schools including Woodbridge School, Dame Allan’s School, St Teresa’s Effingham, Nottingham High School, Culford School, UEA 1st Team, Framlingham College, Wymondham College, Norwich School for Girls, The Perse School, Royal Hospital School, Gresham's School, Oakham School, Kings Ely School, Felsted School, Langley School and Wisbech Grammar. Tours have included a pre-season tour to Nottingham and a 2023 tour to the Netherlands. For the 2024/25 season there are currently 101 Senior School girls hockey fixtures scheduled.

 

As well as many fixtures in the 2023/24 season girls hockey played in Tier 1, where the teams enjoyed victories against Leicester Grammar School, Cheadle Hulme School, and Eastbourne College. Our 2nd XI also qualified for the East Region Finals. Other notable successes include players representing the Harleston Magpies, Norwich City Hockey Club, Norwich Dragons Hockey Club and Culford Talent Academy. 4 Norwich School girls hockey players also competed in the England Hockey Talent Academy, representing The East Talent Academy Squad Cup. 

Sports News

Shining a Spotlight on Sailing

By Eleanor Lewis • November 5, 2025
To celebrate the diverse sporting opportunities on offer at the school, we decided to take a closer look at our sailing team by asking Ruth Owen, our sailing coach, some questions after a busy training session! How many pupils are in the sailing team? We currently have 16 in the Senior Squad. What is the race you are currently training for? Our next event is the UEA Unicorn - a Team Racing event taking place at Wroxham Broad in two weeks time. We will be taking two teams, with 6 pupils in each. We attend a number of racing events throughout the year. Is it cold on the water this time of year? About 12 degrees with the wind chill yesterday - everyone has to wear a wetsuit at this time of year! What were you up to in training yesterday? We mixed pairs up a lot yesterday to try and select the squad for our event. Were you practicing specific skills? Starts! Pre-start in team racing lasts for 3 minutes, and each race is only about 8 minutes long. It's short, sharp and highly competitive. Each team will do about 8 - 10 races, (against 8-10 different teams) each day of the event. Then more broadly, what year groups can join the sailing club? We have both Senior and Intermediate options for sailing at school. Seniors sail Tuesday afternoons in games throughout the year, Intermediates sail Thursday afternoon in games during Michaelmas and Trinity Term. Senior sailing is currently restricted to race training, but we will take complete beginners in the Intermediate squad. How often do you meet? Once a week. Where do you meet? We sail at Norfolk Broads Yacht Club.

Keeping Track of Cross Country After October Half Term

By Eleanor Lewis • November 4, 2025
On Tuesday 4 November, 13 runners from the Cross Country Club travelled to Witney in Oxfordshire for the Regional Round of the English Schools Cross Country Cup, having qualified last month in Woodbridge. The course was flat and fast, and the competition was fierce, with all runners having qualified from their county rounds to get there. In the Junior Boys race both Joshua Bevan and Jonty Croskell were racing against pupils a year older and ran strongly to finish 64 th and 85 th respectively. In the Junior Girls race, there were 80 runners from 14 schools, and our girls finished 11th, with excellent performances from Annabelle Hitchings, Iris Wells, Poppy Short and Emi Muntingh. Emi came 7 th overall. In the Senior Girls, our first finisher was Minnie Andrews in 25th place. The rest of the team were closely bunched with Bea Green, Izzy Last and Amelie Ivie all finishing in the top 35 and Olivia Allen and Bella Muntingh also finishing high in the results to secure 8 th place for the team. Well done to all those who took part.

Netball News - The First Half of Michaelmas 2025

By Eleanor Lewis • October 16, 2025
Despite Netball only being played non-curriculum time this term, the Netball Club have been busy competing in four National Cup competitions, The England Netball National Schools competition, The Sisters in Sport Cup, the Independent Schools Cup and the School Sports Magazine Cup. The U14 squad have secured two wins tin their cup runs, against Wymondham College and Norwich High School for Girls. The U16s won their Area tournament with seven wins out of seven, alongside a strong cup win over St Joseph's College.  Not to be outdone, the U19 team have been victorious against Ipswich School and also produced a classy and composed performance to secure a comprehensive win over Oakham.
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