Departments

Norwich School Learning Journey

At the heart of the broad education provided by Norwich School are learning and scholarship. Click on the tiles to find out more about our different departments.

Art and Design

for ages 4-11

Button

Latest Departmental News

Excellent Performance in the Physics Olympiad

By Eleanor Lewis • February 17, 2025

U6 Physics pupils recently participated in the British Physics Olympiad hosted by the University of Oxford. The challenge involved answering a series of highly demanding abstract physics problems from beyond the scope of the A Level curriculum. Over 3700 pupils from 550 schools took part, and we are pleased to announce that our pupils achieved the following outstanding results: Joschka Molenaar - Gold Oliver Howard - Silver Daniel Neville - Bronze Ezra Collis - Bronze Beatrice Adamson - Bronze Matthew Coelho Bartram - Bronze Antoine Leggett - Bronze

Med Soc and Gartley Soc Event

By Eleanor Lewis • February 13, 2025

On Thursday 13 February, Mr Tom Spink, Chair of the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), came in to give a talk to Upper 5 and Sixth Form pupils about the NNUH, the challenges it faces, and his role as Chair. He spoke about his own career path, starting as an engineer, then moving to work in Aviva before the NNUH, giving us an insight into the many careers available which can lead to a leadership role. He explained to us the various current aims of the NNUH, such as digitalisation, reducing their waiting hours in A&E, and the reduction in weeks for the waiting list for planned surgeries. He also spoke of ongoing projects, such as expanding the Norwich Research Park, and the possibility of a dental school being added to the UEA in the future. He inspired many pupils who are already looking into careers for medicine, finance and business, who were impressed by the management of such a large budget, and of such a large workforce. - Sruthi Santhosh L6 (Med Soc leader)

The Cambridge Chemistry Race

By Eleanor Lewis • February 1, 2025

On Saturday 1 February, Lower 6 Chemists ventured to Cambridge for the Cambridge Chemistry Race at the Yusef Hamied Department of Chemistry in Cambridge. Well done to Matthew Coelho-Bartram, Ana Paduraru, Charlie Hutchinson, Tom Irvine and Adit Raje, who represented Norwich School. Faced with a gruelling two-hour competition, they worked their way through progressively more difficult and obscure questions on a wide range of topics, from the energy released by detonating different types of explosives, to the organic structures of luciferins (compounds enabling bioluminescence). At the end of the race, the 'Norwich Nucleophiles' scored a very respectable 67 points in total. Well done to all those who took part and many thanks to Dr Boutemy who together with Mrs Pywell accompanied the trip.

Rocket Engineer, Rachel Wright (ON) Encourages Pupils to Find their Passion and Pursue it

By Eleanor Lewis • January 22, 2025

We were delighte d to welcome Rachel Wright (ON) back to Norwich School on Wednesday 22 January to deliver a Business Breakfast about her fascinating study and career pathways since leaving in 2019. It's not often we can say pupils had the chance to speak to a rocket scientist, and they grasped the opportunity with terrific enthusiasm! Pupils from Lower 4 to Upper 6 signed up to hear Rachel discuss her time at Lancaster University studying Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology, followed by an MSc at Cranfield University. Unexpected changes of direction and keeping an open mind ensured that Rachel excelled in her studies, developing the skills, resilience and confidence which led to her current job as a Fluid Systems Engineer at Orbex. Rachel explained her role, answered questions and challenged pupils to find their passion and pursue it. We can't always know what the career outcome will be, but we can know whether we're enjoying the journey. A truly inspiring presentation which gave everyone a lot to think about: the range of jobs within a rapidly developing space industry was awe-inspiring. Rachel generously spent the rest of the day at school, speaking with Sixth Form pupils about their higher education plans, working with younger pupils in their Physics lessons and enjoying being back in her old educational stomping ground! Thank you so much to Rachel for coming in! You can find Rachel's presentation here!