Senior School News

In anticipation of Norwich School's "Dragon's Den" starting on Thursday 30 November Ms Dean, teacher of Business Enterprise, tells us about the fast-approaching event and her experiences of it.

With the win on home turf last month in the English Championships, the boys team progressed to the British Championships held at Hillend in Edinburgh, a slope that presents a particularly challenging combination of steep gradient, awkward terrain, and sweeping contours.

U6 Pupil, Imie James, and L6 Pupil, Oscar Webster tell us about about the Bingo Night hosted by Able2B on Friday November 24. 

Event organised to raise funds for Blue Bear Freedom, a local charity that is dedicated to helping children around the world affected by human trafficking and slavery.

Upper 6 Pupil, Sophie Hough, tells us about this FemSoc's Reclaim The Night vigil;

On 22^nd November 2023 in the Crypt Gallery at Norwich School, talented ON Kerwin Blackburn hosted a private view of his exhibition entitled ‘Pop! Goes the Easel’. It is great to have him back on site for his second exhibition here.

A full minibus headed to Yorkshire for the British Schools Orienteering Championships, and returned with some medals and a lot of muddy clothes.

The Friends of Norwich School Guys and Dolls Ball was held at the Norfolk Showground on Friday 17 November and certainly brightened up a gloomy winter’s evening.

The 1sts XV faced a mighty challenge against an unbeaten Ipswich team who have recently defeated Sedbergh School who have been a top the national school rugby ranks for a number of years.

On Thursday 16^th November, 12 members of the Chess Club travelled to Woodbridge for the first round of the English Schools Chess Championships.

The Norfolk Reading Project is a local charity dedicated to improving literacy standards in schools across Norfolk. L6 Pupil, Eleanor McGuire shares her experiences so far of volunteering for The Norfolk Reading Project.

We've had a busy week for welcoming Business Breakfast guests to Norwich School.

Norwich School compete in the Third Round of the ISFA Boodles Cup for the first time.

On Monday 13 November Norwich School held mock MMI (multiple mini interviews) for pupils who have applied to university to study medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine.

On the 5th of November, L6 and U6 Art History and Spanish Pupils departed on an educational trip to Barcelona. On the 8th of November they returned with a newfound appreciation for Catalan culture, the magnificence of Gaudi's works and also managed to test out their language skills.

On Wednesday November 8, Green Group held an assembly on their upcoming plans and introduced guest speaker, Raj Singh from Thomas Franks, who spoke about sustainability and particularly concerning food waste.

On Tuesday 7 November 2023, over 250 school children from schools across the region gathered at The Space in Norwich for the Norfolk Maths Symposium. From learning about mathematics contribution to Climate Change research to the hidden mathematics behind juggling, pupils were inspired by the wide-ranging futures that mathematics holds. 

Drama and English teacher Charlotte Wyndham and pupils India Fox and Sophie Millington give their accounts of the incredible half term creatives trip to New York City.

We were delighted to welcome back on site the Norfolk Cambridge Society on 28 September 2023 for their 18th public lecture in their high-profile series. With every seat in the Blake Studio taken, the audience of pupils, staff, ONs, parents and those interested in the future of the media in UK heard a compelling talk from Roger Mosey, Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge. 

Congratulations to Norwich School pupils who took part in the Norfolk County Youth Orchestra’s concert at St Peter Mancroft Church on 26^th October.