Seagrim House

Welcome to Seagrim House!

"Seagrim is the newest House and is named after the Seagrim brothers; Derek who was posthumously awarded the Victory Cross for his actions fighting on the Mareth Line in Tunisia, and Hugh who was posthumously awarded the George Cross for his actions behind enemy lines in Burma. Their exceptional courage underpins our ethos in the House, and we base our values around showing the Seagrim Spirit and doing our best in all the activities, showing leadership and compassion on the way. We have an outstanding group of tutors who are there to support you day-to-day in school and are the first point of contact for pupils and parents if there is a question that needs answering or a problem that you need help with. My role is to support the tutors, pupils and parents with this. I meet regularly with pupils and tutors and try to get into tutor groups at least once a week to say hello. For me the highlight of teaching at Norwich School is getting to know pupils and parents in Seagrim and seeing pupils flourish as they progress through the school."







"Hi, my name is Izzy and I am House Captain of Seagrim House. I join Norwich School in Lower 4 and have been a Sports Scholar all the way through that time. I am studying 3D Design, Business and Fine Art. I plan on going to university to study architecture whilst training towards the 2028 Olympics for Heptathlon! I am also a member of the Netball 1st team squad.
I have been a part of the Young chambers group at school where I have designed and printed hoodies for the Senior School Musical cast for the last two years."

House History

Our newest house, formed in September 2009, the name comes from not one, but two distinguished Old Norvicensians: Derek and Hugh Seagrim, brothers who attended the school during the 1920s and subsequently joined the army. In 1943, Derek Seagrim placed himself at the very front of his men, personally assaulting two machine gun posts in North Africa. His courage was such that one of his captains recalled Seagrim “just strolling around as if he was on the parade square”. He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. Hugh Seagrim was a delightfully eccentric man, most at home with the hill people of Burma - the Karen. He was awarded the George Cross in recognition of his selfless bravery by surrendering himself to Japanese forces in March 1944 to prevent further bloodshed.


The qualities of these two brothers are attributes members of Seagrim House might strive to emulate: courage, forbearance, selflessness, determination, consideration, compassion and patience. By promoting such values and looking to the example of these two incredible men, Seagrim House aims to nurture confident and caring pupils who live life to the full. 

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.
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