Norwich School

Norwich School
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	About 140 full-time
Students	About 1,000
Ages	7 to 18
Houses	Brooke, Coke, Nelson, Parker, Repton, School, Seagrim, Valpy
School colours	Royal Red and Royal Blue
Former pupils	Old Norvicensians
Affiliations	Church of England
Website	norwich-school.org.uk
52°37′54″N 1°17′57″E / 52.6318°N 1.2993°E / 52.6318; 1.2993

Norwich School (before called King Edward VI’s Grammar School) is a co-ed (girls and boys) private school in Norwich, England. It is one of the oldest schools in the world, going back to at least 1096. Norwich School has one of the best academic records in East Anglia.^[2] The Daily Telegraph ranked the school's A-Level results as 74th in 2006, 55th in 2007 and 80th in 2008 amongst independent schools in the UK. In each case, the rank was the highest in Norfolk and Suffolk.

The school used to be for boys only. It began admitting girls below the Sixth Form in September 2008. All year groups had girls in them by September 2010.^[3]

Norwich School is an Anglican school. It has a long relationship with Norwich Cathedral, which it uses for morning assemblies and some annual events. Many famous people were taught at Norwich School, like Horatio Nelson, who has a house named after him.

There are eight houses: Brooke, Coke, Seagrim, Nelson, Parker, Repton, School and Valpy.

References

1. Jo Swinnerton (2005), The History of Britain Companion, London, United Kingdom: Robson, ISBN 1861059140, 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