Norwich High School for Girls GDST
95 Newmarket Road, Norwich, NR2 2HU
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headmistress
- Ms Nicola Griffiths
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Norwich South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,003
- Pupils on roll
- 574
- URN
- 121241
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01603453265
About this school
Norwich High School for Girls GDST is a girls' independent school in Norfolk. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 574 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Norwich High School for Girls GDST under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Norwich High School for Girls GDST has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1980, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 54 | 89 | 53 |
| Attainment 8 score | 23.0 | 36.4 | 36.7 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Norwich High School for Girls GDST has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Norfolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 23 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36.4 | 39.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.7 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 561 |
| 2023/24 | 585 |
| 2024/25 | 563 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 3
- Pupils on SEN support
- 79
Location
Nearby schools
-
Town Close Co-Educational Preparatory School0.3 miles
Independent schools · Norwich
-
Harford Manor School, Norwich0.5 miles
Special schools · Norwich
-
The Clare School0.5 miles
Special schools · Norwich
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The Parkside School, Norwich0.7 miles
Special schools · Norwich
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The Wherry School0.8 miles
Free Schools · Norwich
Common questions
- What year groups does Norwich High School for Girls GDST teach?
- Norwich High School for Girls GDST teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is an independent school in Norfolk.
- Who is the headmistress of Norwich High School for Girls GDST?
- The headmistress of Norwich High School for Girls GDST is Ms Nicola Griffiths, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Norwich High School for Girls GDST been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Norwich High School for Girls GDST under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Norwich High School for Girls GDST?
- Norwich High School for Girls GDST has 574 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Norwich High School for Girls GDST full?
- Norwich High School for Girls GDST has capacity for 1,003 pupils and 574 on roll (57%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Norwich High School for Girls GDST a faith school?
- No. Norwich High School for Girls GDST has no designated religious character.
- How have Norwich High School for Girls GDST's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 23 in 2022/23 and 36.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Norwich High School for Girls GDST's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Norwich High School for Girls GDST's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.