Notre Dame High School, Norwich
Academy converter secondary school in Norwich (Norfolk).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
About Us on behalf of our school community, I would like to offer you a personal Welcome to Notre Dame High School, Norwich. I hope you enjoy exploring it and gain a clearer view about what makes Notre Dame such a great school. We are a high-achieving school with a very special, warm and welcoming ethos, which is recognised by all who visit.
Founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1864, the values and traditions which they established still influence our culture and development to this day. We are delighted to be active members of the St. John the Baptist Multi-Academy Trust because we recognise that we grow in strength through partnership.
This belief was reflected in our successful applications to be both a Teaching School and a Research School.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Band
- Choir
- Drama
- Textiles
- Retrieval Practice
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Teaching School HubRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 137913
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Constituency
- Norwich South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (12 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James McGarry | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| James McGarry | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Gabby Thorpe | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Caroline Tungate | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ruth Collard | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Billy Bird | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Divya Nelson | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Matthew Evans | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Stephen Bishop | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Valerie Pomeroy | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Christopher Cubitt | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Thomas Pinnington | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 |
| Mr Manoj Thankappan Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Brian Richards Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record