Town Close School

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Private school in Norwich, Norfolk, England

Town Close School

Address

Ipswich Road

Norwich, Norfolk

NR2 2LR

England

Coordinates| 52°37′08″N 1°17′01″E﻿ / ﻿52.6188°N 1.2835°E﻿ / 52.6188; 1.2835
Information
Type| Private
Established| 1931
Department for Education URN| 121237 Tables
Headmaster| Nicholas Tiley-Nunn
Gender| Co-educational
Age| 3 to 13
Enrollment| 466
Website| www.townclose.com

Town Close School is an independent preparatory school located in Norwich, England. 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.[1][2] In 2020 the school won the Tes Independent pre-prep of the year.[3] Many pupils go on to attend the Norwich School with some attending Oundle, Stowe, and Greshams.[4]

## Sports

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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.[5]

## Playing field

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The school has a playing field situated further out from the city on the Newmarket Road. 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.[6] Following a dispute over the conditions of renting the Newmarket Road ground, in 1908, the club moved to a new home, in a converted disused chalk pit in Rosary Road which became known as "The Nest".[7]

## Notable former pupils

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See also: Category:People educated at Town Close School

* Richard Alexander \- England hockey international[8]
* Brian Perry \- veterinary surgeon and epidemiologist
* Peter Jarrold
* Robert Stern \- philosopher

## References

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1. ^ Town Close prep school, Norwich by LSI Architects
2. ^ Town Close school's new sports hall complements the existing structure in UK[dead link‍]
3. ^ https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/tes-independent-school-awards-2020-winners-revealed][citation needed]
4. ^ https://www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk/schools/town-close-preparatory-school-norwich][citation needed]
5. ^ "Norwich's Town Close pupils take national athletics honours". Archived from the original on 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
6. ^ "Norwich City grounds - 1. Newmarket Road". Eastern Daily Press. Archived from the original on 5 May 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2007.
7. ^ "Norwich City grounds - 2. The Nest". Eastern Daily Press. Archived from the original on 5 May 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2007.
8. ^ Norwich’s newest hockey facilities are fit for Olympian Richard Alexander

## External links

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* Official website

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