Repton House

Welcome to Repton House!

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"I joined Repton House as a tutor in 2007 and it has been a privilege to have seen so many families move up through the school. Repton prides itself on a strong sense of identity, characterised by compassion, good humour and a healthy spirit of competition. The tutor team are highly motivated and dedicated to the pupils; they work to ensure every pupil enjoys their educational journey. My role is to assist the team in their support of the pupils, helping them flourish in both the curriculum and the co-curriculum. Repton House is named after Humphry Repton, the eighteenth century landscape gardener. Repton understood that gardens take time to thrive and mature. My pastoral team understand this too: pupils require our time and support. In order to flourish, they need to be nurtured. I look forward to helping your child to do just that."

“My name is Isla Valpied, and I am the House Captain of Repton. I joined Norwich School in Lower 4, and I am currently studying Graphic design, Photography, and Art history at A-level. I have enjoyed getting involved in the Senior Musicals Guys and Dolls, Grease and this year Jesus Christ Superstar, as well as Chapel Choir and Dance performances and competitions. I also have enjoyed supporting amnesty international and Able2Be. Alongside this, I hold a Performing Arts scholarship and an Art exhibitioner which creates opportunities for me to further explore my interests. In this next year, I am looking forward to more performance opportunities and to many exciting house competitions we have coming up!”

House History

Repton, conceived in 1984 under the auspices of Martin “French” Harrison, is the second youngest of the school’s Houses. Humphrey Repton attended the school (1672-74) and is best known as a landscape gardener, popularising the natural style. With his Red Books, collections of before and after drawings, he became a very celebrated figure in his lifetime, with his work living on to this day, including the wonderfully sweeping Sheringham Park in Norfolk. He is buried in the churchyard of Aylsham parish church.

Repton endured many challenges before he succeeded as an influential landscaper. Pupils in Repton House are encouraged to face challenges with clear thought and resilience and if needed use the support network around them. As a House, we strive to support each other at all times as well as contributing positively within our community.

House News

Coke House Annual Visit to Holkham Hall

By Eleanor Lewis • April 29, 2025

On our recent Coke house trip to Holkham Hall, we were lucky to have ideal weather to admire the grounds in their full beauty. As soon as we entered the hall on our tour, it was apparent how interconnected the hall was with Coke house as all throughout the hall, there were many paintings of relatives of Sir Edward Coke, whom our house is named after. We were amazed at the sheer volume of artwork in the house from paintings to statues to murals. We learnt about the Palladian architecture style of the whole estate, meaning that there was a considerable importance placed on symmetry; It’s truly amazing to stand in the centre of the house and see through the whole property. One of the activities we did was preventive conservation, helping document emerging damage in the hall so that it can be monitored and prevented from further deterioration. After completing the necessary work, we took to the gardens surrounding the grounds for a well-deserved break – playing croquet and looking around at the various plants and herbs being nurtured by the gardeners working at the hall. Varying croquet skill levels and severe (but friendly) competitiveness meant we finished the day on a high. We left Holkham hall enriched with a deeper understanding of Coke’s history, and a better knowledge of our peers. - Nova Adkins, Zach Bradley, Rose Cook and Leon Lui - L6 pupils

Valpy House Celebrate Shrove Tuesday

By Eleanor Lewis • March 4, 2025

In keeping with Norwich School tradition, Valpy House led the celebrations of Shrove Tuesday by serving pancakes to the school at breaktime. Pupils in the house are encouraged to bring in toppings that they think everyone will enjoy. The traditional lemon & sugar option is still a big seller, while the more adventurous tastes could add bananas, strawberries, cream, marshmallows, and this year's new trend was biscoff spread. We sold almost 150 pancakes this year, with the proceeds raised going to Action Cancer UK. There was also a large bag of leftovers, which were donated to a local foodbank. Also at lunchtime we held a pancake flipping contest, with the winner flipping their (plastic) pancake 44 times in 30 seconds. Can you beat that?

FONS Provide Fun for Fourth Form and Repton House

By Eleanor Lewis • March 4, 2025

As part of a FONS joint bid, board games have been purchased for the 4th Form and Repton House to encourage team building and friendships! These games are in the 4th Form office for tutees to use and some have been allocated to Repton House tutor groups! We have already seen that playing these games builds skills in teamwork, collaboration, healthy and friendly competition, strategy and problem solving as well as being a useful tool to help pupils communicate. Relationships between peers and tutors have been consolidated through game play as is evident from the photographs taken. During important conversations a game can act to put pupils at ease; to start a conversation; to distract and to comfort. During a busy school week, playing a board game during social times or tutor times can act as a stress reliever allowing pupils to relax and have fun which we believe will improve their overall wellbeing. Finally, we have seen that all pupils in the tutor groups get involved, irrespective of ability, gender or friendship group. We believe we are therefore, promoting inclusivity and engagement and enhancing the overall sense of community. In the future, we plan to add to our store of board games. Andrew Rowlandson runs the Board Games club. At the same time as we applied for the bid, he asked parents for donations, which too bolstered our supply. We would very much like to create a board games library, where pupils can sign games in and out. Many thanks to the FONS for their generous support.