Norwich High School for Girls
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Norwich High School for Girls is an independent
fee-charging school with selective entry in Norwich
, Norfolk
, England
. It was founded in 1875 and is now one of the twenty-nine schools of the Girls' Day School Trust
. The school has one of the best academic records in Norfolk. It consists of four sections-the Polliwiggle Nursery (Polliwiggle is the Norfolk dialect
word for tadpole
), Stafford House (the primary section of the school), Eaton Grove (the lower years of the secondary section) and the Sixth Form
. A single-sex school, it educates girls from three to eighteen.
The current Head Teacher is Mr Jason Morrow. The school hymm is To be a Pilgrim
, while the school's motto
is "Do thy best and rejoice with those who do better".
, which is bottle green with the school's arms embroidered on the breast pocket*.
The Winter uniform is a tartan kilt
, mostly navy blue but with red and green criss-cross lines, plus a navy blue v-necked jumper with two green stripes along the collar, a white shirt and navy tights (or long socks in the Junior School) . In the Fifth Form (two years before Sixth Form) students are allowed to wear a straight skirt of the same fabric as the kilt. Black shoes are worn all year round.
The Summer uniform is a summer dress with a green block pattern of squares and circles, worn with short navy socks*. Fifth Formers may wear their winter skirt and a short-sleeved white blouse. In the Sixth Form
, girls may wear their own clothes, so long as they are smart and not casual.
Stafford House
Junior Department
Eaton Grove
(The Lower School)
The Upper School
Independent school
An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...
fee-charging school with selective entry in Norwich
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
, Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was founded in 1875 and is now one of the twenty-nine schools of the Girls' Day School Trust
Girls' Day School Trust
The Girls' Day School Trust is a group of 26 independent schools - 24 schools and two Academies - in England and Wales, catering for pupils aged 3 to 18. It is the largest group of independent schools in the UK, and educates 20,000 girls each year...
. The school has one of the best academic records in Norfolk. It consists of four sections-the Polliwiggle Nursery (Polliwiggle is the Norfolk dialect
Norfolk dialect
The Norfolk dialect, also known as Broad Norfolk, is a dialect that was once, and to a great extent, still is spoken by those living in the county of Norfolk in England...
word for tadpole
Tadpole
A tadpole or polliwog is the wholly aquatic larval stage in the life cycle of an amphibian, particularly that of a frog or toad.- Appellation :...
), Stafford House (the primary section of the school), Eaton Grove (the lower years of the secondary section) and the Sixth Form
Sixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
. A single-sex school, it educates girls from three to eighteen.
The current Head Teacher is Mr Jason Morrow. The school hymm is To be a Pilgrim
To be a Pilgrim
"To be a Pilgrim" "To be a Pilgrim" "To be a Pilgrim" (also commonly known as "He who would Valiant be" is the only hymn John Bunyan is credited with writing but is indelibly associated with him. It first appeared in Part 2 of Pilgrim's Progress, written in 1684 while he was serving a twelve-year...
, while the school's motto
Motto
A motto is a phrase meant to formally summarize the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. A motto may be in any language, but Latin is the most used. The local language is usual in the mottoes of governments...
is "Do thy best and rejoice with those who do better".
Uniform
The uniform changes with the seasons, apart from the school blazerBlazer
A blazer is a type of jacket. The term blazer occasionally is synonymous with boating jacket and sports jacket, two different garments. A blazer resembles a suit coat cut more casually — sometimes with flap-less patch pockets and metal buttons. A blazer's cloth is usually durable , because it is an...
, which is bottle green with the school's arms embroidered on the breast pocket*.
The Winter uniform is a tartan kilt
Kilt
The kilt is a knee-length garment with pleats at the rear, originating in the traditional dress of men and boys in the Scottish Highlands of the 16th century. Since the 19th century it has become associated with the wider culture of Scotland in general, or with Celtic heritage even more broadly...
, mostly navy blue but with red and green criss-cross lines, plus a navy blue v-necked jumper with two green stripes along the collar, a white shirt and navy tights (or long socks in the Junior School) . In the Fifth Form (two years before Sixth Form) students are allowed to wear a straight skirt of the same fabric as the kilt. Black shoes are worn all year round.
The Summer uniform is a summer dress with a green block pattern of squares and circles, worn with short navy socks*. Fifth Formers may wear their winter skirt and a short-sleeved white blouse. In the Sixth Form
Sixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
, girls may wear their own clothes, so long as they are smart and not casual.
- Though the summer uniform is going to changed to a navy blue straight skirt with a white blouuse and navy blazer that will replace the bottle green one.
Year Naming
As many other independent schools, Norwich High School does not use the 'Year 1, Year 2...' method of naming forms within the school. This is as follows:Stafford House
- Polliwiggle Nursery (ages 3 and 4)
- Infant Department
- Reception (ages 4 and 5)
- Kindergarten (ages 5 and 6)
- Lower I (ages 6 and 7)
Junior Department
- Upper I (ages 7 to 8)
- Lower II(ages 8 to 9)
- Upper II(ages 9 to 10)
- Lower III(ages 10 to 11)
Eaton Grove
(The Lower School)
- Upper III(ages 11 to 12)
- Lower IV(ages 12 to 13)
- Upper IV(ages 13 to 14)
The Upper School
- Lower V (ages 14 to 15)
- Upper V (ages 15 to 16)
- Lower VI - Sixth FormSixth formIn the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
(ages 16 to 17) - Upper VI - Sixth Form (ages 17 to 18)
Facilities
The school's wide range of facilities include playing fields, tennis courts, a 25m indoor heated swimming pool, a gym, a sports hall, a state-of-the-art performing arts studio and a variety of learning tools including Language Labs, a well-stocked library, five computing suites and several Science LaboratoriesScholarships
Academic scholarships and means-tested bursaries are offered upon entry to Upper III and Lower VI. The scholarships offered in Upper III are music scholarships based on the performance of the candidate in an audition and academic scholarships on their performance in the transfer or entrance to the senior school examination, whereas the scholarships offered in Lower VI are based on the performance in an optional examination based on English, Mathematics, Science and a foreign language of the candidate's choice from French, German or Spanish.Notable former pupils
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- martyr and nurse - Olivia Coleman (born 1974) - actress
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Headteachers
- Miss Ada Benson (1875)
- Miss Wills (from 1875)
- Miss A. M. Tapson (early 1880s)
- Miss Lizzie Gadesden (1884 to 1907, previously head of Newton Abbot High School, died 1918)
- Miss Gertrude Mary Wise JPJustice of the PeaceA justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
(1907 to 1928, previously head of Shrewsbury High SchoolShrewsbury High SchoolShrewsbury High School is a school for girls in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Founded in 1885, Shrewsbury High is one of the smaller schools in the Girls' Day School Trust, having roughly 750 pupils aged 3 to 18....
, died January 1935) - Miss Elsie Pringle Jameson (1928 to 1946, born 1880, died 1958)
- Miss Prunella Riviere Bodington (1946 to 1953, later head of South Hampstead High SchoolSouth Hampstead High SchoolSouth Hampstead High School is an all-girls independent day school situated in Hampstead, north-west London. The school was founded and is still supported by The Girls' Day School Trust . The school operates over two sites, the Senior school and Junior school which are run as a single unit with...
, born 1907, died 1984) - Miss Dorothy Bartholomew (to December 1976, died September 2011)
- Miss Rhoda H. M. Standeven (January 1976 to September 1985)
- Mrs Valerie Bidwell (from September 1985 to July 2010)
- Mr Jason Morrow (First Male Headteacher; September 2010 to present)