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City of Norwich School

City of Norwich School
Established 1910
Type Academy
Headteacher Mr Jim Nixon
Chair of Governors Mr Paul Fisher
Location Eaton Road
Norwich
Norfolk
NR4 6PP
England
Coordinates: 52°36′47″N 1°16′34″E / 52.613°N 1.276°E / 52.613; 1.276
Local authority Norfolk
DfE number 926/4065
DfE URN 141269 Tables
Ofsted Reports Pre-academy reports
Students 1,720 pupils
Gender Mixed
Ages 11–18
Houses Kelling, Blakeney, Holkham, Thornham, Winterton
Website www.cns-school.org

The City of Norwich School, more commonly known as CNS, is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status in Norwich, England.

In 1910, the Education Committee decided to merge the King Edward VI Middle School in Norwich with the Municipal and Presbyterian Schools for boys to create the new City of Norwich School, a boys' grammar school, which was to be built at Eaton.

It had around 950 boys in 1960, and around 850 in 1969 when administered by the Norwich Education Committee.

It became a comprehensive in 1970 at which point its name changed to Eaton (City of Norwich) School and co-educational in 1971. Three female sixth-formers were admitted in 1972 (Hazel, Marian and Mary.) The school was refurbished in 2007. The Arc is a new building, as is the Skinner Centre.

Previously a community school administered by Norfolk County Council, City of Norwich School converted to academy status on 1 September 2014 and is now sponsored by Ormiston Academies Trust. However the school continues to coordinate with Norfolk County Council for admissions.

It has over 1,500 pupils and currently employs over 190 staff. As well as being a secondary comprehensive school the school also has a sixth form, in partnership with the smaller Hethersett High School, with 791 pupils.

It is situated just west of the A146 ring road (former A47), with the A11 to the north and the A140 to the south. Eaton Golf Club is next door to the south-west.

There are five houses within the school which are named after famous beaches in Norfolk. These houses are Blakeney whose colour is Blue, Holkam whose colour is Purple, Kelling whose colour is Green, Thornham whose colour is Yellow and Winterton whose colour is Red.


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