Town Close School

The heart of the School is two large town houses, one early Georgian and the other mid-Victorian.

Purpose-built classrooms have been added in recent years along with an indoor heated swimming pool and a state of the art sports hall, attracting national attention.

[citation needed] In more recent times they have bought an Astro-turf pitch with the Hewett School.

[4] The school has attained notable sporting success, with one pupil becoming the under-12 girls’ national javelin champion in July 2011, and 2 other pupils being placed in the National Prep Schools Athletics Championships, held at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham.

Norwich City Football Club played at this Newmarket Road site from 1902 to 1908, with a record attendance of 10,366 against Sheffield Wednesday in a second round FA Cup match in 1908.