- The first member of the Girls’ Day School Trust to open outside London, Norwich High School for Girls turned 150 years old in 2025.
- Its girls aged 3-18 share a 14-acre site with facilities including two libraries, a performing arts studio and outdoor theatre. There is plenty of room for sport, with playing fields, a 25-metre pool and sports hall, rowing gym and eight tennis courts.
- Pupils have a choice of more than 100 clubs and extracurricular activities including debating, robotics and Model United Nations.
- The headmistress Alison Sefton describes how “all our students are nurtured, challenged and empowered. We understand each individual student, what they need to flourish and what we can do to support them, both academically and pastorally.”
- Norwich High School for Girls offers scholarships for entry from year 7 through year 13 in areas such as academic ability, art, drama, music, sports and product design.
- Notable former pupils include the nurse Edith Cavell and the actress Olivia Colman.
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