Senior School News

The endlessly talented author and performer Dave Rudden came to Norwich School today to lead an exciting creative writing workshop for Upper Four pupils. Following an author talk, in which Dave spoke about his own experiences developing as a writer, offered advice, and read from one of the books in his Knights of the Borrowed Dark series, the entire year group became involved in planning a heist - on paper only of course.

Norwich School is pleased to support Safer Internet Day 2020

Norwich School pupil, May Maclennan, put her linguistic skills to the test in the final round of the British Council’s Mandarin Speaking Competition in London on 5 February.

Mock Trial Competitions give budding lawyers a chance to experience life inside a courtroom and provide a unique opportunity for pupils to learn about the criminal justice system straight from professionals. Working on cases specially written by professionals in the legal profession, pupils work together in teams of crown prosecutors, defence barristers or witnesses to gain a unique understanding of the justice system while developing employability skills such as teamwork, public speaking and verbal reasoning.

Academic scholars enjoyed a trip to London to visit the Science Museum.

Many of our current Upper Sixth are celebrating after being offered places at a range of top universities. 

On Wednesday 27^th November U6 Business Enterprise pupils delivered Business Plan presentations at the Enterprise Centre, in collaboration with the Norwich Business School at UEA.

Norwich School has again been placed above all other independent schools in Norfolk and Suffolk in the annual Parent Power Schools Guide, published by The Sunday Times at the weekend. The guide lists the highest-achieving secondary schools in the UK and is particularly respected because it combines performance at both GCSE and A Level. It also compares performance from year to year to give an indication of consistency over time and it incorporates remarks to iron out anomalies from results day.

Six Lower 5 Norwich School pupils attended a science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) event at the University Technical College Norwich on Monday 25th November.

Pupils got the opportunity to design and build an underwater submersible vehicle to survey the ocean floor and assist with the removal of plastic and other damaging pollutants from the marine environment. Pupils got to design a robot, program and optimise it all whilst planning and delivering a marketing pitch. The group then displayed the robot's performance in front of an expert audience and teams from nine other regional schools.

Our pupils successfully completed the project and gave an outstanding presentation and demonstration of their vehicle.

Mr Hall, Head of Physics at Norwich School, said: "Pupil behaviour was impeccable and they were a credit to the school."

Pupils that took part were: Naraen Prabhaker, Edward Pearson, Matthew Hudson, Lauren Carter, Jemima Gotto and Jemima Hill.

On Tuesday 19^th November, pupils from 25 schools across Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire gathered at the fourth Norfolk Mathematics Symposium, which took place at Norwich Open. The event, organised by Norwich School, aimed to bring maths outside the classroom and inspire children.

On 5th November Norwich School presented its first Norfolk Children’s Book Day. Ten Norfolk Schools brought pupils from Years 5 and 6 for a morning of book-related talks and activities.

National Poetry Day (3rd October 2019) was celebrated at Norwich School with a  Poetry Workshop for Lower Five pupils with performance poet Matt Windle, followed by a poetry slam competition, in the Undercroft Library, using the National Poetry Day theme of 'Truth' as a starting point. 

The first-ever Independent Study Platinum Evening took place on Wednesday 25th September in the Blake Studio at Norwich School. 

Last Friday, parents, pupils and staff gathered in Norwich Cathedral for the annual Prizegiving service. It was a chance to reflect on the successes of the last academic year and to congratulate pupils on their achievements in both academic subjects and extra-curricular activities. 

Eighteen Upper Sixth English Literature pupils visited Milton's Cottage in Chalfont St. Giles in Buckinghamshire on Friday 3rd May, with Dr Farr and Mr Murray. This trip has become something of an annual pilgrimage for Norwich School Sixth Form pupils, marking the end of the two-year A-Level course. 

On 30^th April, Norwich School was delighted to host a fascinating lecture, the third in the series of Norfolk Cambridge Society Lectures.

The Norwich School Careers and Networking Event took place during the last week of term at the Open in Norwich. The event is an opportunity for pupils to make lasting connections with professionals across various industries and the local business community. All are welcome, including those interested from schools across Norwich.

Five aspiring Lower Sixth Physicists attended the Cavendish Laboratories, Cambridge, for a High Energy Particle Physics Masterclass on Tuesday 26th March.

Many of our current Upper Sixth are being offered places at a range of top universities. It is exciting to see the different career paths that they have chosen, both in terms of courses and locations around the world, including the USA, Hong Kong and Holland.

The school celebrated the start of Chinese New Year today, with various activities taking place to raise awareness of Chinese culture.  The morning started with a memorable assembly led by pupils Jeffrey Cheung & Aiko Leung. They shared some traditional Chinese stories, before singing a New Year celebration song whilst dragons danced in the Nave of Norwich Cathedral and the school community clapped along. At the end of the assembly some of the pupils handed out fortune cookies.