Nottingham High School

Nottingham High School
South side of the school
Location
Waverley Mount

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NG7 4ED

England
Coordinates52°57′45″N 1°09′33″W / 52.96253°N 1.15912°W / 52.96253; -1.15912
Information
TypePrivate day school
Public school
MottoLatin: Lauda finem
(Praise to the end)
Established1513 (1513)
FoundersDame Agnes Mellers, Sir Thomas Lovell and King Henry VIII
Local authorityNottingham City Council
Department for Education URN122915 Tables
Chairman of GovernorsMr Steve Banks
HeadHeadmaster of the Senior School:
Mr Paul Spedding
Head of the Infant and Junior School:
Angharad Simpson
Staff<130
GenderCo-educational since 2015; previously boys
Age4 to 18
Enrolment1186
HousesSenior:
Cooper's
Maples'
Mellers'
White's
Junior:
Ball's
Hardy's
Tonkin's
Trease's
PublicationFormer Senior School:
Old Nottinghamian
Former 'Junior School':
Young Nottinghamian
Former 'Lovell House':
The Squirrel
AlumniOld Nottinghamians
WebsiteNottingham 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.