Organisation and administration Norwich School (independent school)

augustus jessopp, head master (1859–1879) , chairman of governors (1900–1903)

the school divided lower school, preparatory feeder school has around 170 pupils ages 7 11, , senior school has around 850 pupils aged 12 18. many other independent schools school has own distinctive names year groups called forms . school s academic year divided 3 terms: michaelmas term, september mid-december; lent term, january mid-march; , trinity term, mid-april july. in middle of each term there week-long half-term holiday. pupils receive week of holiday in 3 major holidays between terms, compared state schools of england. school registered charity. school s charitable work includes financial , practical support of diskit monastery , gtc monastic school in ladakh, india, primary school , health centre in zambia , community centre in boulogne sur mer, argentina.

the headmaster member of headmasters , headmistresses conference , responsible governors whole school 7 18, though based in senior school. housemasters managed principal deputy head, accountable headteacher pastoral care , discipline of school, of rest of school s non-academic activity. governors form board of governors, known council of management, meets each term , headed chairman. past chairmen have included donald dalrymple on, physician , liberal mp bath (1868–73), j. j. colman, head of colman s mustard company , liberal mp norwich (1890–1898), augustus jessopp (1900–1903), james stuart, founder of university extension movement , rector of university of st andrews (1903–1913), e. e. blyth, first lord mayor of norwich (1913–1934), david cranage, dean of norwich (1934–1945), , general manager of norwich union e. f. williamson (1945–1954). current chairman p. j. e. smith. several governor positions appointed organisations closely connected school. dean , chapter of norwich cathedral appoint 1 governor, , worshipful company of dyers appoint three. school s historical connection dyers, 1 of livery companies of city of london, dates 1947 when hh judge norman daynes, old norvicensian, prime warden of company. charitable trust of company continues major benefactor of school through funding of building expansion , bursaries. school member of choir schools association , lower school member of independent association of prep schools.

the school selective; admission based on assessments in english, mathematics , reasoning, academic reference applicant s current school , interview. main entry point enter lower school @ age 7 (year 3), , ages 11 (year 7), 13 (year 9) , 16 enter senior school. there academic, music , other scholarships reduce school fees one-fifth, means-tested bursaries entirety of school fees. in addition, charitable trust of dyers provide bursary cover half school fees of 1 pupil in each academic year. cathedral choristers receive bursaries cover half of school fees through norwich cathedral choir endowment fund. fees 2013/2014 academic year lower school £11,997 per annum (£3,999 per term), , £13,167 per annum (£4,389 per term) senior school. school charges fees lunches , entries public examinations.