Norwich High School for Girls GDST

Description

Norwich High School for Girls is an independent day school for girls aged 3 to 18.

Facilities

  • Performing Arts studios, Lecture Theatres, Sports Halls, Fitness Suites and unique spaces for functions
  • Sports Hall 
  • Short Tennis 
  • Swimming Pool 
  • Outdoor Netball/Tennis Courts 
  • Outdoor Pitch 
  • Jameson Library 
  • We provide minibus routes bringing students from Year 1 upwards to school from across the whole region

Features

Things to note

  • The annual Year 9 bushcraft camping trip to Whitwell Hall helps build girls’ resilience and teamwork skills within their form groups, as well as important life skills. 
  • There are numerous clubs for the Sixth Form to join. Many of Sixth Formers also run their own clubs.
  • The annual Sixth Form Amsterdam cultural trip offers the opportunity to visit a plethora of different arts, science and history museums alongside trips to a large waterpark, a canal cruise and an excursion to visit a traditional dutch village.
  • They use fleet of school minibuses to enable Nursery and Reception to make trips to places like the beach or the zoo as part of their learning. These exciting hands-on experiences allow the girls to contextualise their classroom learning and develop their understanding.
  • They offer Early Years girls the chance to broaden their interests beyond the classroom by running a number of lunchtime and after school clubs. Your daughter will be able to choose from sessions such as sewing club, minibeast madness, yoga, lego club and ballet. From Reception your daughter will be able to take part in Pre-Prep Choir and may choose to join Rainbow and Brownie pack.

Extra Curricular

Please check the school website link for details.

Selection Criteria: Selective

Admission Details

Early Years: Girls may join Nursery from their third birthday. Prior to the offer of a place, your daughter will be invited to an informal play session (lasting about one hour) in the Early Years Hub where they will assess her potential to be happy at Norwich High School for Girls.

Prep School: At 4+, assessment is based on verbal and practical activities undertaken with the Head of the Prep School and at 7+, your daughter will spend a full day attending lessons and doing assessments in English, Mathematics and Reasoning.

Senior School: At 11+, 13+ and 14+, your daughter will sit an entrance assessment in English, Mathematics and Reasoning in the early spring, prior to possible entry. All girls will be interviewed by the Head, who likes to meet each girl in person. A report will also be requested from your daughter’s current school.  

Sixth Form: They admit girls directly to the Sixth Form on the basis of a minimum of six grade 6Bs at GCSE, an interview and a report from their current school.  Applicants are invited for an interview, in the Autumn Term, and an offer of a place is conditional on GCSE exam results. Interviews can be held at other times if necessary. New girls are very welcome to visit Sixth Form, to tour state-of-the-art centre, and speak to key members of staff and students.

Fees

  Per term
Nursery  £3,374  
Reception – Year 6  £4,056  
Year 7 – 11  £5,341  
Year 12 – 13  £5,341  

Scholarships

Scholarships are awarded based on an assessment of pupil merit without reference to family financial circumstances. Scholarships are awarded in recognition of evidenced talent. They exist to recognise distinctive academic ability or special talent in art, performing arts, product design or sport. All scholarships are won in open competition and are awarded solely on merit. 

Summary of awards available:

Entry point     11+ (Y7)    13+ (Y9)   16+ (Y12)
Academic        Yes      Yes – external applicants only       Yes
Sport        Yes                         Yes       Yes
Art (Fine Art & Textiles)         No                         No       Yes
Product Design         No                         No       Yes
Performing Arts (Music & Drama)        Yes                         Yes       Yes

Achievements

Please check the school website link for details.

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