Senior School News

Joanna Asher (Bassoon) and Adam Chillingworth (Organ) performed at the developmental arts enrichment programme Making Musicians concert in the South Transept of Norwich Cathedral on Thursday 16th May. 

U6 pupils had a great day of celebrations on Wednesday 15th May, their final day before study leave.

Dr Suzie Imber, Associate Professor of Space Physics and Pro-Vice Chancellor (Students) at the University of Leicester, gave 6 talks to more than 500 school pupils, teachers and members of the public whilst she was visiting Norfolk last week.

In April 2019 Norwich School pupils, Harry Peachment and James Hill, were awarded the Queen's Scout Award. Harry and James joined cubs together, aged 7, over 11 years ago. The boys set out at the end of their Middle 5 year to try and complete all of the top awards in scouting. They completed this mammoth task by achieving the most prestigious award in scouting, the Queen Scout Award, the highest youth award achievable in the scouting movement in the Commonwealth. It is the ultimate goal of a progressive award scheme and is achieved by completing a rigorous set of activities of which the Gold Duke of Edinburgh award is one. 

On Saturday the 12 May, Norwich School J14 girls and J14, 15 and 16 boys competed at Bedford Regatta. With the race programmes spanning 11 hours, the crews raced throughout the day. There was some tremendous racing from across the squads, with many pupils racing multiple times throughout the day, some as much as 7.  The day was also the first experience of side by side racing for our keen J14 boys and girls. 

On Sunday 12th May, 28 skiers from both the Lower and Senior schools took part in the Eastern Region Ski Association School Championships, held in Ipswich. This was one of the biggest entries the school has put in, with 8 teams across 12 year groups representing Norwich School.

A Sports Day hosted by Norwich School for Norfolk secondary schools saw 500 pupils attend a day of competition at UEA. 

Five pupils from Norwich School who took part in an outreach creative writing project were invited to read their work at a regional Dying Matters conference.

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. 

At the Norfolk and Suffolk Young Enterprise finals on Wednesday 1^st May, Norwich School were well represented. Congratulations must go to team Iscenic who took the judges’ Special Award and now go through to the Regional Finals later this year. Congratulations also to Norwich School team Lux, who won the judges’ Environmental Awareness Award.

Over Easter, the Norwich School Boat Club travelled to Brive, France to take part in their annual training camp. With Nationals just around the corner, it was the perfect opportunity for all crews to gain vital time on still water and to develop as a squad. Pupil, Kit Whitaker (M5R) reports on the trip. 

Norwich School 1st XI boys hockey team competed in the Notts Sport Boys Schools Championships Finals at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre on the 2nd and 3rd of May. This was the first time the school had reached the last four schools nationally in its history.

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

Letters of support and friendship, written by Lower 4 Seagrim, were delivered to representatives of the housing charity, Help 4 Forgotten Allies in Myanmar during the holidays.

Norwich School pupil, Perry Cooke, is currently in his first year of National Hot Rod racing. He is the youngest driver in this formula, competing against much older men, with lots of experience. 

Norwich School sailing team is attempting to set a new record for 'the number of inland miles sailed in 12 hours in a Norfolk punt'. The record attempt is a fundraiser which the team hope will raise £2,000 to help contribute towards their participation at the RS Feva World Championships being held in Italy, July 2019. 

Last week, 21 pupils from Norwich School's Creative Writing group Writers' Bloc and the music department had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit Coldplay's studio and HQ in London.  

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.

Nelson and Valpy Houses are this year's Cup Run winners. 

Our Boys' rugby teams have had some great experiences at the Rosslyn Park National 7s this week.