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

Keeping Track of Cross Country at the End of Lent 2026

By Eleanor Lewis • March 27, 2026
After half term, 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 9th and Tom Copley, George Yiasimi and Edward Lott completed the dominating team performance all in the top 14. Next, on Saturday 7 March we saw the final race in the East Anglian League against runners from Gresham’s, Ipswich and RHS. The team travelled to RHS and the conditions were reasonably dry and still on a flat, fast course. Our only competing Junior, Jonas Tam, improved upon last week’s third place to come 2nd this week, while in the Intermediate Boys, Kit Rudling came 4th. In the Senior Boys we had excellent strength in depth, as we have had all season, with eight runners competing. First to finish was Ethan Buskell who came 2nd overall. Jeremy Lo came through the field strongly to take 5th place, capping off another consistent season. Leon Liu, Kort Tsui and Leo Pitt were next over the line, followed shortly by Tom Copley, Edward Lott and George Yiasimi. The Senior Boys, having showed such consistent quality and excellent camaraderie throughout the season, deservedly took home the East Anglian League Team Trophy.  Finally, 5 of our athletes represented the school at the English Schools National Finals in Liverpool — a fantastic experience with some excellent performances across the board. Well done to everyone who has represented the Cross Country team this season.

Hockey Highlights in the Lead Up to Easter

By Eleanor Lewis • March 27, 2026
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Sevens Successes before the Easter Break

By Eleanor Lewis • March 27, 2026
U18s This half term saw the U18s compete in both the Norfolk County Cup and the Rosslyn Park 7s. Following a valuable learning experience in the County Cup, the squad travelled to Rosslyn Park on 22nd March to compete in the Vase Competition the following day. The boys delivered their strongest performances of the term, securing impressive victories over Monkton Combe and Newcastle-Under-Lyme School. A narrow defeat to Dartford Grammar School, however, meant they were just short of qualifying for Day 2. Standout performances came from Casper Foden, Tom Ratledge, and Alex Sisson. U15s The U15s took part in the Northampton Saints 7s, hosted at Cambridge Rugby Club. They produced an excellent set of performances in the group stages, recording notable wins against Oundle School and Bedford Modern School. These results saw them progress to the Cup semi-finals, where they were narrowly defeated by a strong Samuel Whitbread Academy side. Overall, the team finished among the top performers in a highly competitive field featuring leading schools from across the Midlands and London. Standout performances were delivered by Ben Lowe and Toby Young. U14s This term has seen significant development from the U14s, who have worked consistently hard to improve both individually and as a team. Rosslyn Park provided a particularly positive experience, with clear progress evident throughout the squad. Sam Trickey and Biden Barton were standout performers. U13s and U12s Both the U13s and U12s competed in the Norfolk County Cups, hosted at Redmayne, and performed exceptionally well. Impressively, both teams went undefeated in their respective competitions. A special mention goes to Ben Guo, who played across both age groups, stepping up to represent the U13s and delivering standout performances against older opposition.
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