City of Norwich School
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| City of Norwich School | |
| Motto | Success for all |
| Type | Community comprehensive school |
| Headteacher | Gordon Boyd[1] |
| Chair of Governors | Lucinda Poliakoff[2] |
| Location | Eaton Road Norfolk NR4 6PP England |
| LEA | Norfolk |
| Ofsted number | 121172 |
| Students | about 2050[1][3] |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11 to 18 |
| Houses | Britten, Colman, Fry and Hodgkin |
| Website | www.cns-school.org |
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The Eaton (City of Norwich) School, more commonly known as CNS, is a secondary comprehensive school situated in Norwich, Norfolk on Eaton Road. It has over 1600 pupils and currently employs over 40 staff.
As well as being a secondary comprehensive school the school also has a sixth form, in partnership with the smaller Hethersett High School, with 450 pupils.[3]
Former pupils include author Peter Trudgill[4] and turkey magnate Bernard Matthews, who was offered a scholarship in the 1950s.[5]
The school was refurbished in 2007. The Arc is a brand new building, as is The Skinner block.
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[edit] Notable alumni
- Bernard Matthews CBE, food executive[5]
- Peter Trudgill, academic and author[4]
- Rebecca Grinter, academic
- Robert Green, footballer
- Stephen Fry, comedian and television presenter
[edit] Charities Week
CNS Charities Week is a week usually in late November or early December where the students and members of staff attempt to raise as much money as possible for a charity of the school's choice. The charity chosen in 2007 was Bryan Gunn's Leukaemia Appeal. 2007 highlights included the charity auction, X Factor and the CNS Talent Show.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Chav of Norwich School Prospectus 2006-2007 (PDF). Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
- ^ Governors. Chav of Norwich School. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
- ^ a b Chav of Norwich School - Sixth Form Prospectus 2007/08 (PDF). Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
- ^ a b Peter Trudgill (1974). Sociolinguistics: An Introduction. Penguin, p. 5. ISBN 0140218025.
- ^ a b Rose Prince. "Bernard Matthews: Life is still bootiful", The Independent, December 31, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
- The School. Chav of Norwich School. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
- Inspection Report - Chav of Norwich School (PDF). Ofsted (December 16, 2004). Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
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