Nuls
Nuls
Senior School Senior School

NULS Senior School leads the County offering an unmatched education

Newcastle under Lyme School has been ranked as a Times Top 50 School. We offer an education rated as ‘Double Excellent’ by ISI and that places us amongst the top Co-educational Independent Day Schools in the West Midlands. Our excellence in teaching, pastoral care and our outstanding facilities make us the first choice for parents across the area.

 

Michael Getty

Michael Getty

Headmaster

Every parent wants the best for their children and we aim to be the best School for all of our pupils so that parents can feel confident they have made the right choice. That will mean something different for each child, be they academic, sporty or creative; if they are a dentist, a debater, a dancer or a drill sergeant in the making, we can offer them an education that fits. We believe the right education makes for happy, productive young people.

Our Senior school leads in our county and is one of the very best in the country. That success doesn’t come easily and we expect our pupils to work hard, seizing opportunities and meeting life’s challenges, just as they will do in the world beyond the classroom. And we’re working hard too. We have a vision for the future.

By 2025 we want our school to be reaching ever higher results and with even better academic and co-curricular facilities. Our most recent inspection showed us that we’re excellent which gives us an amazing platform to build on for 2025.

I hope you are as encouraged by the words of the ISI inspectors as we were. When they visited us, they found an Excellent school for pupils’ Academic and Personal Development. There is no higher rating. We hope that you will come and see us too and find the School that’s the best for your child.

Co-Curricular

Co-Curricular

A Newcastle-under-Lyme School pupil’s day is a busy and productive one. Nowhere is this more true than in the rich co-curricular life of the school.

Our pupils benefit from a wide range of opportunities to develop them as young outward facing people, who are responsible and possess the skills necessary to be successful in our modern world. We aim to deliver a leading co-curricular provision in Sport, Music and the Performing and Creative Arts many of these experiences our pupils have outside the classroom complement the ones they have as part of our rich curriculum.

From their first day, pupils are introduced to a programme of Clubs, Drama, House Activities, Music and a wide ranging Sports programme run by our dedicated teaching staff throughout the school week and beyond. In Year 9, pupils have the opportunity to join our Combined Cadet Force (CCF) and in Year 10 they can embark on the first stage of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme with the Bronze Award.

Our staff devote thousands of hours each year, within and beyond the school week, to activities that will enhance the life skills of our pupils to guide them in becoming good all rounders. Subject teachers strive for continued learning beyond the academic timetable by organising a multitude of overseas trips, activity day visits, subject challenges and enrichment clubs throughout the year. We focus on the development of the whole pupil as we believe a well rounded education equips pupils with the tools they will need for life beyond NULS.

A core value of the school is the altruistic spirit which was apparent at its very birth in 1602. This spirit lives on in the charity and the wider sense of giving that our school and students support each year. Events run throughout the school year to raise funds for local organisations to continue their extremely valuable work.

Examination Results

Examination Results

Pastoral Care

Pastoral Care

Academic

Our inspirational teaching, superb educational facilities, and purposeful learning encourage real academic achievement for pupils at our School. The rich and challenging curriculum extends throughout the School and ensures a fun but focused education.

In years 7 to 9 we offer a broad and dynamic curriculum which gives pupils tremendous variety and the opportunity to discover new subjects in dedicated specialist settings, building on their work at Primary School and setting them up for success at GCSE and A Level.

At GCSE level, pupils take 9 subjects including a core of Maths, English and Science. Pupils then choose from a broad range of Languages, Humanities and Creative subjects allowing them to shape their learning experiences and prepare themselves for A Level study.

Academic

About Super-Curricular

About Super-Curricular

Support for Learning

We recognise that children have different needs at different times and our teachers collaborate to address these needs and provide for them.

Support for Learning

Open Days

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    Inspection Highlight

    Inspection Highlight

    Senior News

    20th Nov

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    Shakespeare at NULS | Upper School Pupils triumph in Twelfth Night

    14th Nov

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    Aspiring medics attend NULS Pre-Med Conference 2023

    10th Oct

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    Open Morning 2023

    20th Sept

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    Dance at NULS

    24th Aug

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    Wonderful Achievements – GCSE Results 2023

    15th Jul

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    Castilian and West End Performer returns to NULS

    10th July

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    A Summer of New Developments

    6th Jul

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    Speech Day 2023

    2nd Jul

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    Student-led production of The Wolves of Willoughby Chase delights audiences

    13th Feb

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    Pupils delight in stunning Les Misérables: School Edition

    8th Jan

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    NULS Tops Tables in The Sunday Times Parent Power Schools Guide

    12th Dec

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    Carols by Candlelight 2022

    12th Dec

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    Loughborough Lightning Netball Success

    17th Nov

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    Upper School Performers shine in ‘Blue Stockings’

    25th Aug

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    NULS students excel with outstanding GCSE results!

    8th Oct

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    Senior School Open Morning

    30th June

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    Young NULS Actors delight in Alice in Wonderland

    17th June

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    Sports Day 2022

    3rd July

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    Jack Dulson Cricket Festival 2022

    6th May

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    *Fully booked* Register now for our Year 5 Discovery Day

    23rd May

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    Budding NULS actor secures place with The National Youth Theatre

    3rd May

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    NULS Hockey players named Tier 3 National Champions!

    12th Apr

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    Dazzling night of drama at Into the Woods

    28th Mar

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    NULS Boys enjoy Fantastic Hockey Tour in Bath

    25th Mar

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    Success in the UK Linguistics Olympiad

    5th Feb

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    Creative learning in language

    12th Feb

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    U15 Rugby National Cup Performance

    24th Aug

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    Stunning 2021 GCSE Results Day

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