Nottingham High School
| Nottingham High School | |
|---|---|
South side of the school | |
| Location | |
Waverley Mount , , NG7 4ED England | |
| Coordinates | 52°57′45″N 1°09′33″W / 52.96253°N 1.15912°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private day school Public school |
| Motto | Latin: Lauda finem (Praise to the end) |
| Established | 1513 |
| Founders | Dame Agnes Mellers, Sir Thomas Lovell and King Henry VIII |
| Local authority | Nottingham City Council |
| Department for Education URN | 122915 Tables |
| Chairman of Governors | Mr Steve Banks |
| Head | Headmaster of the Senior School: Mr Paul Spedding Head of the Infant and Junior School: Angharad Simpson |
| Staff | <130 |
| Gender | Co-educational since 2015; previously boys |
| Age | 4 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1186 |
| Houses | Senior: Cooper's Maples' Mellers' White's Junior: Ball's Hardy's Tonkin's Trease's |
| Publication | Former Senior School: Old Nottinghamian Former 'Junior School': Young Nottinghamian Former 'Lovell House': The Squirrel |
| Alumni | Old Nottinghamians |
| Website | Nottingham High School |
Nottingham High School is a private, coeducational day school in Nottingham, England, consisting of an infant and junior school (ages 4–11), and senior school (ages 11–18). It was founded in 1513 by Dame Agnes Mellers, as a free grammar school for boys, with a charter signed by Henry VIII. The school is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and has been coeducational since 2015.
There were 1186 students enrolled as at December 2025, of whom 262 were in the sixth form, studying for advanced certificate examinations. The school was inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate in 2019, where it achieved a rating of 'excellent' in all categories.