Netball is the main sport for girls in the Lent term, with some additional training opportunities within the Michaelmas term. Netball is accessible to all year groups; it is compulsory for girls in the Lent Term for Year 7 and 8, and thereafter it is offered as an option for pupils of all abilities from Year 9 upwards. Our Netball facilities include our onsite indoor sports hall and an outdoor training astro. These are complimented by routine access to the facilities at the award-winning UEA Sportspark for training and competitive fixtures. We are proud to have a wealth of experience within our team of coaches which is led by our Head of Netball, Gemma Ashton, whose current roles include Norfolk Netball County Player Development Lead, as well as coaching roles within the London Mavericks performance pathway. 


In 2024-25 we played in an impressive total of nearly 300 fixtures, with over 30 schools on the fixtures list; locally including Norwich High School for Girls, Gresham's, Town Close and Langley Prep; regionally and nationally including St Albans High School for Girls, Stamford, Oakham School, Berkhamsted School and Bedford Modern. The breadth in our fixture card ensures appropriate challenge for all levels of netballer. As well as weekend fixtures, we take part the Independent Schools National Netball Cup, School Sports Magazine Cup and Sisters N Sport Cup. We are extremely proud to be one of very few schools who regularly qualify in all age groups for the East Regional Round of the England Netball National Schools competition, and have reached the finals on three occasions in the U19 category, twice finishing within the top ten U19 teams in the country. In the 2024-25 season our U14, U16 and U19 teams all qualified as County Champions. 


Our pupils are regularly selected within the Norfolk Netball Player Development Programme at U11, U13 and U15, as well as many of our pupils represented within the London Mavericks pathway.


Netball at Norwich School is for everyone and our aspiration is to foster a life long love of the game, but at the least, to provide a positive and inspiring experience for all of our pupils. Alongside this important participation strand, we have worked had to gain a well-respected reputation for being highly competitive and performance minded, and this is reflected in our serious approach to this side of our programme. 


Sports News

A Drizzly Afternoon in Ipswich for the Cross Country Team

By Eleanor Lewis • February 28, 2026
The Cross-Country team enjoyed a drizzly afternoon of racing in Ipswich on Saturday 28 February. The course was extremely muddy making for challenging, slippery conditions. But the Junior Boys managed to stay upright and perform well with Jonas Tam finishing 3rd, Jonty Croskell in 4th and Oscar Parker-Wright in 11th. All season the Senior Girls have dominated the front end of the field and again we had 3 of the top six finishers. On this occasion, it was Amelie Ivie who timed her finish best to take 3rd place ahead of Bea Green in 4th and Olivia Allen in 6th. The team was completed by Simran Chawla coming in 12th. With 8 Senior Boys running, the team prize seems sewn up this year and we had 3 of the top 5 finishers. Over the 7.6km route, Ethan Buskell was fastest on the day, coming 2nd, just ahead of Arthur Dannatt in 3rd and Leon Liu 5th. Leo Pitt was 8th, Jeremy Lo 9 th and Tom Copley, George Yiasimi and Edward Lott completed the dominating team performance all in the top 14. The final race in the series is next Saturday at RHS. Congratulations to all involved!

Keeping Track of Cross Country at the Start of Lent 2026

By Eleanor Lewis • February 13, 2026
Despite the frost and the wet weather, there has been an incredibly successful start to Cross Country in 2026.  The Norfolk County Cross Country Championships were held at Earlham Park, Sunday 4 January. The event includes races for different age groups, with U11s running 2.1km, U13 running 3.1km, U15 running 4.5km and U17s running 6km. This event was a great opportunity for athletes of all ages to compete and showcase their skills in cross country running. All pupils did exceptionally well all whilst braving the frosty weather! The following pupils took part; U11 Girls - Agatha, U3 - 1st place U11 Boys - Seb, U3 - 2nd place U13 Girls - Emi Muntingh, U4 - 1st place and now invited to take part in the London Mini Marathon in April! U15 Girls - Ruby Ivie, M5 - 6th place U17 Girls - Beatrice Green, L6 - 6th place U17 Girls - Olivia Allen, L6 - 9th place On Tuesday 20 January, ten of our runners took part in the Norfolk Schools’ Cross Country Championships at Wymondham College against the strongest runners in the county who had all qualified to compete. The course consisted of flat and fast laps around the playing fields and through the woods with plenty of mud making for challenging conditions. The target for each runner was to finish in the top 12 to qualify to represent Norfolk and six of our athletes achieved this. In the Minor Boys race, Joshua Bevan finished in 17th place, while in the Junior Girls Nona Griffiths came 24th. Our solo Intermediate Boy, Noah Buchan, was up against some very strong competition and did well to finish in the middle of the field in 45th position. Our best placed finisher on the day was Emi Muntingh who came 4th in her Junior Girls race. Ruby Ivie also qualified for a county vest by coming 5th in the Inter Girls. In the Senior Girls race we had 4 athletes all vying for a top 12 place. The girls paced it perfectly and all qualified, with Minnie Andrews coming 6th, Bea Green 8th, Izzy Last 10th and Olivia Allen 12th.

Sevens Successes at the Start of Lent 2026

By Eleanor Lewis • February 13, 2026
This half term saw the 1st VII Sevens squad compete in two competitive 7s festivals, gaining valuable experience against strong opposition. On 3 February, the 1sts took part in the Saints 7s Festival at Oundle School. After winning their group with convincing performances against Ousedale School and Wollaston School, the team progressed to the Cup qualifier, where they faced a very strong Rugby School side and suffered a narrow defeat. The final game of the day was a Plate quarter-final against Finborough School. Despite leading for much of the match and playing some excellent 7s rugby, Finborough scored on the final play to win 26–22. William Hawkins was named Player of the Festival for his performances throughout the day. The 1sts then competed in the New Hall 7s Festival on 8th February, which proved to be a more challenging day. Drawn in a strong group alongside Campion School, Finborough School, King’s Ely, and RHS, the team secured one victory against RHS. This result progressed them to the 5th-place play-off, where they were narrowly defeated by Victory College. While results were tough, the day provided important learning opportunities for future competitions. Levite Oyelakin was awarded Player of the Festival.  The U15s took part in the U15 County Cup 7s, hosted by Norwich School at Redmayne. Norwich topped their group following strong performances against Hethersett Academy, Diss High School, and Acle Academy. In the semi-final, the team delivered an outstanding 22–0 win against Gresham’s School. The final saw Norwich face Wymondham College in what proved to be their toughest test of the tournament. Norwich emerged victorious with a 17–7 win, conceding their only try of the competition. This was an exceptional team performance, with Ben Lowe being named Player of the Tournament.
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