Newcastle School for Boys, or NSB, is an independent school for boys aged 3–18 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. NSB was formed in 2005 with the merger of Ascham House School and Newlands Preparatory School. With approximately 400 students and 75 staff, NSBis located on three sites in the Gosforth area of the city. The Junior School is located in two buildings on West Avenue, and caters for boys in Nursery and Years 1 to 6. The Senior School is on The Grove and Moor Road. Students transfer to the Senior School when they enter Year 7. The main building of the Senior school is housed in the large, Victorian-era former home of John Henry Reah,. In 2007, Chris Hutchinson was appointed Headmaster of NSB. In 2008, a major new extension to the senior school site opened. The Sixth Form accepted its first students in September 2009 and a further extension to the Senior School site was built to accommodate these students. In April 2012 David Tickner was appointed as Headmaster. In 2017, the school acquired additional premises opposite the Senior School to house a purpose-designed Sixth Form Centre.
Admissions
Whilst the School will accept admissions into all year groups and in-year admissions, where places are available, its main entry points into the Junior School are Nursery, Reception and Year 3. For the Senior School, the key entry points are Year 7, Year 9 and Sixth Form.
Scholarships and Bursaries
Newcastle School for Boys may offer its pupils both a scholarship and a bursary scheme. It is possible for a pupil to hold both a scholarship and a bursary, although they are awarded as two separate entities.
School Life
Boys are sorted into one of four houses upon their arrival. They stay in these houses for the remainder of their time at the school, and partake in weekly hymn practice as a house, and inter-house competitions such as rugby, cricket, and choral. Sports played at NSB include rugby, cricket, football and Hockey, with regular fixtures played against other northern schools, such as RGS Newcastle, Dame Allens, Durham, Yarm, and Ampleforth.
