With the Upper 6 soon to start their study leave, we are going to announce a final selection of university offers and offers for apprenticeships that they have received.  We wish the Upper 6 pupils all the best as they sit their A level examinations and hope that the 20 pupils still awaiting outcomes of one or more of their applications receive good news on these soon. The school’s Apply Plus Programme is run by Mr Pearce. It supports pupils applying to academic courses that require admissions tests and/or interviews. Pupils with Apply Plus offers not previously announced: Lily Mei ML - Foundation Year in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Cambridge This makes the total number of Norwich School offers from Oxford and Cambridge this cycle 11. Daniel AM – Economics at UCL Thomas H – Computing at Imperial College Anish K– Economics at the University of Warwick Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages: Isabel B – Spanish at the University of St. Andrews Edward Bl – History with a Year Abroad at UCL Joel F (ON) – Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) at LSE (London School of Economics) Hannah H - Culture, Media & Creative Industries at King’s College London Darcy W – International Management (including Year Abroad) at the University of Warwick Sciences: Bea F – Environment and Sustainability at the University of Surrey Cynthia L – Neuroscience at UCL Victor P – Engineering Business Management at the University of Warwick Halvard Y - Data Science at LSE Creatives: Will C – Acting (BA) at East 15 Ernie H– Music Production at Northbrook College Lana K – Music Performance – Drums at the Academy of Contemporary Music Isla V– Contemporary Dance (BA) at Trinity Laban Toby W – Architecture with professional placement at the University of Bath Overseas: Gabriel C – offers from both Hong Kong University (HKU) and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Gilia C and Mari L – offers from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Apprenticeships: Louise H – Accountancy apprenticeship with Berry & Warren (Norwich) George S– Engineering apprenticeship with the National Grid (Eakring, Nottinghamshire)

On 07 May 2026, it was with great pleasure that the school welcomed back on site the illustrious Royal Geographical Society (RGS) for the latest in their series of public lectures on site. A capacity audience in the Blake Studio of pupils, staff, parents, alumni, Fellows of the RGS and those with an interest in the natural world heard from charismatic adventurer and Old Norvicensian Toby Hough. His talk was a real treat, and it was a pleasure welcoming him back to his alma mater. Toby is an accomplished and award-winning wildlife filmmaker. His credits include work seen on Countryfile, The One Show, Springwatch programmes, filming for the RSPB, and numerous BBC wildlife documentaries and travel programmes. His career has included working with TV legends including Ray Mears, Julia Bradbury and Chris Packham, and, although Norfolk based these days, he has travelled extensively thought his long career. Many witty and humorous anecdotes ensued, highlighting a fascinating and unpredictable career, often one of great personal discomfort and sacrifice in pursuit of those thrilling ‘killer images’ we see on wildlife programmes. Toby was generous in explaining the complexities of his craft and backed this up with some appealing slides plus a table of wildlife treasures picked up from his global travels. These included a fossilised megalodon tooth, vulture feathers, a walrus tusk, inter alia. An interesting Q&A followed, including some pertinent questions from our younger audience members, carried on over refreshments afterwards. These RGS talks offer intellectual rigour and great entertainment for both the academic and the lay-person alike and are always well worth attending. The RGS autumn programme is being worked out, and we look forward to hosting them here later this year.

On Saturday 9 May, Norwich School choir members will be performing at St Nicholas Chapel with Music in the Burnhams. This concert is a celebration of Sir Karl Jenkins - one of the most performed choral composers in the world. He has composed music for The King, Bryn Terfel, Dame Evelyn Glennie and London Symphony Orchestra. His Mass 'The Armed Man' has topped Classic FM's Hall of Fame again this year and his albums have sold in the millions. He is signed to Decca Records and in 2024 Decca bestowed upon him the unprecedented distinction of a Lifetime deal, the first time the label has made such a commitment to any artist. He was awarded a Knighthood for services to music in the Queen's birthday honours. The concert will feature lots of his most famous works including the Cantata Memoria which Norwich Lower School Chamber Choir and Norwich School Junior Choir are involved with. We are the only school that have been asked to do this which is a huge honour. Sir Karl Jenkins himself will be in the audience for this very special concert featuring members of the Kings Lynn Festival Chorus and the British Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra. The opportunity to perform his work is a great privilege given his standing within the classical genre and to have him at the concert in person is a huge deal. Click here to book now!