Norwich, Durham, Salisbury Girls: Wells, Westminster, Worcester, Winchester (with Wakefield and Washington added later) When mixed Houses were introduced in the early 1970s, the cathedral House names were scrapped and the Houses adopted the names of the Halls themselves. Lincoln and Peel Halls were converted to Sixth Form boarding houses in 1978, Peel Hall being further converted into a boarding house for Year Sevens in 1995. The house system was as follows: Year Seven: Peel Years Eight to Eleven: Fry, Cavell, Kett or New Years Twelve to Thirteen: Lincoln As of the 2010–2011 academic year, Peel started to retain some year 7 students in order to become a 'main school house'. Under the new system, the houses appear so: Years Seven to Eleven: Cavell, Kett, Fry, New or Peel Years Twelve to Thirteen: Lincoln Boarding school Ofsted inspected the residential accommodation in 2019 and confirmed it remains 'outstanding'. Archaeology In January 1958, a hoard of 881 Anglo Saxon (Edward the Elder) coins were found at the school when a drain was being dug. Notable Old Wymondhamians Stephen Byers, Labour MP for North Tyneside from 1992 until 2010, former Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, and Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions in the Cabinet Colin Self, artist (1952–1959) Trudy Stevenson, Zimbabwe Ambassador to Senegal (1955–1962) Peter Rogers CBE, Chief Executive since 2003 of Babcock International Group plc (1959–1966) Patsy Calton Lib Dem for MP for Cheadle from 2001 to 2005 (1960–1967) Mark Brayne, BBC foreign correspondent and psychotherapist Nicholas Crane, explorer and writer (1965–1972) Norman Lamb, Liberal Democrat MP from 2001 for North Norfolk, Minister of State for Care and Support (1969–76) Justin Edrich, cricketer (1972–1977) Mike Gascoyne, Technical Director of Lotus F1 Racing (1974–1981) Mark Strong, actor in Our Friends in the North, and narrator of Who Do You Think You Are (1975-1982) Adam Rayner, actor in Mistresses (1998) Will Evans, rugby union player for Harlequin F.C. (2019–present) George Worth, rugby union player for Leicester Tigers (2016–present) Wymondham Grammar School Sir Frederick William Wilson, Liberal MP from 1895 to 1906 for Mid Norfolk (1855–62) References External links Official site Academies in Norfolk Boarding schools in Norfolk Educational institutions established in 1951 South Norfolk Defunct grammar schools in England 1951 establishments in England Secondary schools in Norfolk Wymondham, Norfolk State funded boarding schools in England