Nelson House

Welcome to Nelson House!

"Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson is renowned not only in Norfolk, but throughout the world, and as a former pupil of Norwich School (previously King Edward VI Grammar School), it is perhaps no surprise that one of our oldest houses shares his name. It is often reported that Nelson was a warm and friendly man who took a great interest in the health and welfare of his captains and their crew. As Head of House of Nelson, I believe all our pupils can aspire to these basic values of compassion, care and of sharing an interest in others. I work with a superb team of tutors that ensure that every pupil develops academically and pastorally during their time at Norwich School. It is my role to support the tutors, working with parents, teachers, and the wider school community to ensure that all pupils reach their true potential."











"Hello! My name is Francesca Humphrey and I am House Captain for Nelson House. I joined Norwich School in Lower 3. I am studying Business, Geography and 2D and hoping to go on to study business management in university. Throughout my time at Norwich School one of my favourite memories is helping to organise the Lent Term Dinner in Lower 6. I look forward to the year ahead and to see Nelson's success."

House History

The House takes its name from indisputably the school’s most famous ON, Viscount Horatio Nelson, who left the school in 1767. After an illustrious career as nemesis to the French Fleet, by the time of his famous death at Trafalgar in 1805, Nelson was generally regarded at the time as the saviour of the nation.


The House draws inspiration from the Nelson touch that aimed to take each individual’s strengths and weaknesses into account when attempting to mould a cohesive unit. The Head of House and their tutors endeavour to create an atmosphere of care and co-operation within the school and the wider community.

House News

Coke House Annual Visit to Holkham Hall

By Eleanor Lewis • April 29, 2025
On our recent Coke house trip to Holkham Hall, we were lucky to have ideal weather to admire the grounds in their full beauty. As soon as we entered the hall on our tour, it was apparent how interconnected the hall was with Coke house as all throughout the hall, there were many paintings of relatives of Sir Edward Coke, whom our house is named after. We were amazed at the sheer volume of artwork in the house from paintings to statues to murals. We learnt about the Palladian architecture style of the whole estate, meaning that there was a considerable importance placed on symmetry; It’s truly amazing to stand in the centre of the house and see through the whole property. One of the activities we did was preventive conservation, helping document emerging damage in the hall so that it can be monitored and prevented from further deterioration. After completing the necessary work, we took to the gardens surrounding the grounds for a well-deserved break – playing croquet and looking around at the various plants and herbs being nurtured by the gardeners working at the hall. Varying croquet skill levels and severe (but friendly) competitiveness meant we finished the day on a high. We left Holkham hall enriched with a deeper understanding of Coke’s history, and a better knowledge of our peers. - Nova Adkins, Zach Bradley, Rose Cook and Leon Lui - L6 pupils

Valpy House Celebrate Shrove Tuesday

By Eleanor Lewis • March 4, 2025
In keeping with Norwich School tradition, Valpy House led the celebrations of Shrove Tuesday by serving pancakes to the school at breaktime. Pupils in the house are encouraged to bring in toppings that they think everyone will enjoy. The traditional lemon & sugar option is still a big seller, while the more adventurous tastes could add bananas, strawberries, cream, marshmallows, and this year's new trend was biscoff spread. We sold almost 150 pancakes this year, with the proceeds raised going to Action Cancer UK. There was also a large bag of leftovers, which were donated to a local foodbank.  Also at lunchtime we held a pancake flipping contest, with the winner flipping their (plastic) pancake 44 times in 30 seconds. Can you beat that?

FONS Provide Fun for Fourth Form and Repton House

By Eleanor Lewis • March 4, 2025
As part of a FONS joint bid, board games have been purchased for the 4th Form and Repton House to encourage team building and friendships! These games are in the 4th Form office for tutees to use and some have been allocated to Repton House tutor groups! We have already seen that playing these games builds skills in teamwork, collaboration, healthy and friendly competition, strategy and problem solving as well as being a useful tool to help pupils communicate. Relationships between peers and tutors have been consolidated through game play as is evident from the photographs taken. During important conversations a game can act to put pupils at ease; to start a conversation; to distract and to comfort. During a busy school week, playing a board game during social times or tutor times can act as a stress reliever allowing pupils to relax and have fun which we believe will improve their overall wellbeing. Finally, we have seen that all pupils in the tutor groups get involved, irrespective of ability, gender or friendship group. We believe we are therefore, promoting inclusivity and engagement and enhancing the overall sense of community. In the future, we plan to add to our store of board games. Andrew Rowlandson runs the Board Games club. At the same time as we applied for the bid, he asked parents for donations, which too bolstered our supply. We would very much like to create a board games library, where pupils can sign games in and out. Many thanks to the FONS for their generous support.
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