Schools in Norwich

Founded around Norwich Cathedral in 1096 under Bishop Herbert de Losinga, Norwich grew along the River Wensum to become, by the close of the medieval period, the most populous and prosperous English town after London. The city remains Norfolk's county town.

Around 144,000 people live within the local authority boundary today, and the wider school catchment stretches across a broad arc of the county: Holt, a Georgian market town some twenty miles to the north, is among the most sought-after postcodes for primary catchments in Norfolk, while Alpington and the southern villages draw families targeting smaller state schools on the rural fringe. Sprowston and the wards of Norwich City Centre extend the competitive belt for secondary places through the city's inner residential ring. Norwich Station serves London Liverpool Street via Greater Anglia, and cross-county services reach Cambridge, Peterborough, and the Norfolk Broads.