Norwich School (independent school)

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Norwich School
Norwich school crest.jpg
Motto Praemia Virtutis Honores
(Honours are the rewards of virtue)
Established 1096
(Traceable history)[1]
1547
(Refoundation)
Type Independent, co-educational day school
Headmaster SDA Griffiths
Chairman of Governors PJE Smith FIA
Founder Herbert de Losinga,
King Edward VI
Location Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Staff Circa 140 full-time
Students Approximately 1,000
Ages 7–18
Houses Brooke, Coke, Nelson, Parker, Repton, School, Seagrim, Valpy
Colours Royal Red and Royal Blue
Former pupils Old Norvicensians
Affiliations Church of England, Worshipful Company of Dyers and HMC
Website norwich-school.org.uk

Coordinates: 52°37′54″N 1°17′57″E / 52.6318°N 1.2993°E / 52.6318; 1.2993

Norwich School (previously King Edward VI’s Grammar School) is a fee-paying, co-educational independent school located in Norwich, United Kingdom. It is one of the oldest schools in the world, with a traceable history to 1096, and is a member of The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.[1]

Norwich School has one of the best academic records in East Anglia.[2] In 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 The Daily Telegraph ranked its A-Level results as 80th, 71st, 93rd and 78th respectively amongst independent schools in the UK, in each case the highest in Norfolk or Suffolk.

Norwich School has a long association with Norwich Cathedral, which it uses for morning assemblies and various annual events.

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[edit] History

  • 1096 Bishop Herbert de Losinga establishes the Benedictine Priory at Norwich and, shortly afterwards, an Episcopal Grammar School.
  • c.1100 The original Bishop’s Palace is built (now part of a Senior School classroom block).
  • c.1240 Vincent of Scarning appears in a document as Master of the Episcopal School – the first in an unbroken and documented line of headmasters that continues to the present day.
  • c.1285 First record of the Almonry School – a second school within close proximity of the Cathedral.
  • 1316 Chantry Chapel of St John the Evangelist (now the School Chapel) is founded by Bishop John Salmon.
  • 1421 A further Chantry Chapel, probably associated with Agincourt veterans, is founded in the Chapel Crypt by Henry V.
  • c.1516 Amalgamation of the Episcopal School and the Almonry School.
  • 1540 King Henry VIII’s Grammar School is established, on the Cathedral foundation.
  • 1547 The School is refounded as King Edward VI’s Grammar School under the Great Hospital Charter, thus separating it from the Cathedral foundation and placing it under the control of the Mayor and Aldermen of Norwich.
  • 1551 The School moves into its current buildings – School House and the School Chapel (the former College and Chantry of St John the Evangelist, which has been dissolved in 1547).
  • From September 2008, girls were admitted below the Sixth Form for the first time and were in every year group by September 2010.[3]

[edit] Admissions

Pupils enter the Lower School in year 3 though there may be a limited number who start in years 4, 5 or 6. Entry to the Senior School is at year 7 and a small number at year 9. Applicants can enter the school via either the Common Entrance examination or the school entry papers. Approximately 50 pupils enter the school at year 12.

[edit] Scholarships

Scholarships are available, giving a reduction in school fees. The maximum value of a means-tested Scholarship is the entirety of the school's fees. Music scholarships, academic scholarships and other awards are also available.

All choristers are given assistance with school fees from the Norwich Cathedral Choir Endowment Fund.

[edit] Fees

In the forthcoming academic year 2011/2012 Lower School Forms Lower 1, 1, 2 & 3 £11,088 per annum, £3,696 per term Senior School Forms Lower 4 upwards £12,174 per anuum, £4,058 per term

The School also charges fees for lunches and entries for public examinations.

[edit] Curriculum

From 11 – 16

The traditional array of subjects is taught but pupils have a full experience of the creative arts, in particular drama, music and design. They encounter many languages as well as being taught philosophy and skills relating to thinking, relaxation and study. There are practical elements where learning takes place outdoors – to learn, for example, about ecology and food production by experience on school land. Site visits to the North Norfolk coast and other areas of the county are programmed into the year so that different academic subjects such as Art, Biology, Geography and History can combine resources on project work. The aim is to aid learning through varied experiences and stimuli and to excite the pupils about the learning process.

The Sixth Form

Almost all Sixth Form pupils go to university upon leaving Norwich School. There is a long track record of success in large numbers gaining entrance to 'Golden Triangle', Russell Group and the other elite universities. In equipping boys and girls for this next stage of their career, care is taken to ensure that they have impressive academic credentials, the ability to work independently and with enthusiasm, and the capacity to lead full and varied lives. All are encouraged to excel in their A level studies and to be committed to sporting, cultural and co-curricular activity.

[edit] School terms

The school's year is divided into three terms: Michaelmas (early September to mid December), Lent (early January to the Easter holiday) and Trinity (the Easter holiday to early July). In the middle of each term there is a week-long half-term holiday. The academic year thus begins with the Michaelmas term and ends with the Trinity term.

[edit] Houses and pastoral care

The pastoral care of the Senior School is organised by Houses. Pupils are allocated to one of the 8 Houses upon joining the school, and stay with that House as they move up through the year groups. The 8 Houses and their House Masters are: Brooke G.M. Downes (BA); Coke G.A. Hanlon (BSc); Nelson R.H. Bedford-Payne (BA); Parker A.L. Fisher (BA); Repton J.C. Fisher (BSc); School I.M. Grisewood (BA); Valpy D.P. Bateman (BA); Seagrim A.P. Curtis (BA) The House Masters are managed by the Principal Deputy Head, who is accountable to the Head Master for the day-to-day pastoral care and discipline of the school, as well as for much of the rest of the school's non-academic activity. The day-to-day care of the pupils is in the hands of the Tutors. Each year group within a House is run by a Tutor; sixth form groups, which are larger, have two Tutors. The Tutor sees everyone in the Tutor group daily, for registration, and weekly, for a longer tutor period. The Tutor monitors the pupil's academic progress, general welfare, co-curricular involvement, and so on, and is the first point of contact for most matters of concern or enquiry.

[edit] Extracurricular activities

There are a wide range of clubs which reflect the interests of the pupils at the school. Societies include: debating, bridge, history, literary, creative writing, film, classical, planewalkers, christian, engineering, languages and many more. On the music front there are 27 music groups: orchestras, jazz bands, guitar groups, choirs, etc. The school also puts on a number of productions: plays, drama evenings and musicals. The Senior Play is performed in the Maddermarket Theatre while the biennial musical is at the Puppet Theatre. There are also a number of overseas visits, with the Modern Languages Department running exchanges to France, Germany, Spain and Liechtenstein. Cultural, sporting and adventurous trips have also been undertaken to Austria, Canada, Ecuador, Egypt, Greece, Holland, Iceland, India, Israel, Russia, Turkey and the United States. The school also offers the Duke of Edinburgh Award and sixth formers can take part in the Young Enterprise Scheme.

[edit] Sports

The school owns a gymnasium and 2 sports grounds, one at the Lower Close and the other just north of the city. The main sports for boys are rugby, hockey and cricket; for girls, they are hockey, netball and rounders. The school also excels in sailing, tennis, and rowing. Other sports offered include: swimming, netball, cross-country running, fencing, self-defence, shooting and badminton.

[edit] 8th Norwich Sea Scouts

The 8th Norwich Sea Scout Group and the associated Octavi Explorer Scout Unit are sponsored by Norwich School and membership is restricted to members of the School. The Group is one of about a hundred Sea Scout groups recognised by the Royal Navy.

[edit] Lower School

The Lower School is the base for Norwich School pupils between the ages of seven and eleven. There are currently 170 pupils in the Lower School. The vast majority of pupils from the Lower School progress to the Senior School at age eleven and the curriculum is designed to prepare the pupils effectively for the demands of the next stage of their Norwich School education. There are close links between the Lower and Senior Schools. The Master of the Lower School attends meetings of the Norwich School Board of Governors each term and meets regularly with members of the Senior School Management Team. In total, there are 13 full-time and31 part-time members of the teaching staff.

[edit] Governing body

Council of Management

PJE Smith MA FIA (Chairman) *; Professor C Andrew MA University of Cambridge; AR Burdon-Cooper MA LLB Worshipful Company of Dyers; JR Chambers FCA Worshipful Company of Dyers; NJ Fischl MA; Mrs AM Fry MA; EJH Gould MA *; TJ Gould MA (Vice Chairman) *; Mrs AJC Green BSc*; The Reverend Canon JM Haselock BA BPhil MA; CW Hoffman ACIB; JAE Hustler; AD Jeakings FCMA *; RA Leuchars BSc Worshipful Company of Dyers; Mrs E McLoughlin BArch RIBA; PN Mirfield BCL MA BA University of Oxford; Mrs MCG Phillips BA; I Reid BSc MRICS*; Dr N Richardson MA*; The Very Reverend GCM Smith BA Dean and Chapter; DW Talbot ACA; Miss T Yates BA

[edit] Notable people

[edit] Notable alumni

See also: Category:People educated at Norwich School (independent school)

The following is a list of notable alumni - "Old Norvicensians" - of Norwich School.

Military

Captain Horatio Nelson, painted by John Francis Rigaud in 1781.[4]

Politicians

Academics

Writers

George Borrow in an 1851 engraving.

Artists

Religious leaders

Sports

Other

[edit] Notable staff

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Jo Swinnerton (2005), The History of Britain Companion, London, United Kingdom: Robson, ISBN 1861059140, 9781861059147, http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hd0wNKXAupwC&pg=PA106&dq=norwich+school+1096&hl=en&ei=Qg0NTorQBciy8gPu_ei9Dg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=norwich%20school%201096&f=false, retrieved 2 July 2011 
  2. ^ Guardian Unlimited 2006 GCSE and A-level results http://education.guardian.co.uk/secondaries/tables/0,,1985499,00.html
  3. ^ Lord Nelson school to allow girls Press Association article in The Guardian, September 15, 2007 8:38 AM
  4. ^ Sugden 2004, p. 464.
  5. ^ Sir Arthur Michael Samuel

[edit] Bibliography

  1. Guardian Unlimited 2006 GCSE and A-level results http://education.guardian.co.uk/secondaries/tables/0,,1985499,00.html
  2. Daily Telegraph A-level results table http://www.telegraph.co.uk
  3. Rawcliffe, Wilson and Clark, 'Norwich Since 1555', International Publishing Group, 2004, p308. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mIuaaUAM7QcC&pg=RA1-PA307&lpg=RA1-PA307&dq=Edward+VI+Grammar+School+norwich&source=web&ots=W1r1rjpZA8&sig=OGpDjRKLk0za1_4S65Rf-CuNa3g&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result#PRA1-PA308,M1

[edit] External links

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