Notre Dame High School, Norwich
How would you rate Notre Dame High School, Norwich?
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Based on 10 reviews and 90 answers
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- Outdoor environment3.2
- Activities3.0
- Indoor environment2.6
- Education2.4
- Food2.4
- Staff2.2
- Communication2.1
- Safety1.9
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- Former Student1.05 July 2026
Worst school ever!
This school is the worst place to send your child if you have any respect for them! I was belittled for half of my last year whilst they searched my bags and told me I was guilty by association, they also found nothing everytime they searched me and still did instead of anyone else due to there good reputation with teachers I was also sent home and my parents where told I was on drugs they gathered this information by asking untrustworthy sources, this is the worst school possible in Norwich! I...
- Student2.030 April 2026
good for grades, bad at anything else.
Alright education wise, but staff prioritises education and uniform over students mental health and students suffering from learning disabilities. I found that the staff, commonly in the leadership team, often don't respect the students even though they claim to be there to support us. I have a personal experience with a teacher telling me I shouldn't have a short skirt with male staff around. My head of year heard this and didn't care. I didn't think much at the time but now that I look back on...
- Student1.015 December 2024
i hate it here
my freind got bitten by a rat
- Student2.013 March 2024
Awful pastoral team
The pastoral team at this school offer no support and care more about grades than their students mental health.
- Student2.019 August 2022
teachers
So far I've enjoyed my time at ndhs. the general school attitude seems very happy and friendly at the surface. when you actually attend the school however, some things are alarming. there are many faults to this school but the worst part I've found is teachers and attitude towards students. the teachers are lazy and cruel and I've heard and experienced many inappropriate comments being made towards topics and students, especially female. I've started to notice this more and more as I grow which...
- Student3.018 August 2022
teachers
my experience has always been ok but there is a lot of things to do with my teachers that have bothered me. some are lazy some make sexual comments towards women in some subjects that many don't agree with but still occur etc I've been feeling frustrated more and more as I mature as I notice no action is taken towards the teachers even with student help
- Former Student1.05 July 2021
0/10 wouldn’t try again
Very bad. Wouldn’t do again. I had no support✌?. We hate that??
- Former Student3.024 January 2021
Good for grades, nothing else
Don't get me wrong, they get good grades if you do what they say, but absolutely no mental health support at all. If you have 3 things wrong with your uniform for a whole TERM you get an after school detection. Found my mental health absolutely crashing the last 2 years and no one cared even though they were aware.
- Other1.024 September 2020
Bing bong
I went ther and head teacher banned everything
- Former Student2.013 September 2020
Improvement to be made
Notre dame fully prepared me for further education if not over prepared me due to their high standards of work ethic. Their study tools are all very up to date and resourceful and the school itself is a safe and relatively bully free environment in comparison to other schools in the area. However, the pastoral team are expected to handle attendance, uniform standards and all behavior concerns meaning that often these are all put before the well being of the students. I believe that this team could be a solid and vital tool for children struggling with family issues, mental illness and all the struggles that teenage students go through if only it weren’t for children being lectured about their attendance or uniform in the midst of emotional distress. After the MAP counseling service left the school, students struggling were expected to go to the pastoral team for any emotional issues but found it was a space in which support was conditional according to your appearance (things as little as socks with trademarks, eyeliner, trousers legs that didn’t cover ankles, rolled blazer sleeves). Notre dame needs a safe space in which the high standards which the school set aren’t enforced so unconditionally, whether this be introducing new staff that only specialize in wellbeing or reconsidering the responsibilities and priorities of the pastoral team. Either way change needs to be made in the way children are emotionally supported.
