Pimlico

Founded in 1985 to accommodate the first girls to be admitted to Durham School, Pimlico House is now home to more than seventy girls, day and boarding, from Years 7 to 13. Pimlico is conveniently situated a few moments’ walk from the main school campus and enjoys unique and breathtaking views of Durham Cathedral and the city’s riverbanks. With its cosy Common Room and homely study-bedrooms, Pimlico House provides a safe and supportive environment in which its forty full, weekly and occasional boarders study, relax and socialise happily alongside its thirty-eight day girls.

There is a resident Housemistress who is in overall charge of the House, a Junior Housemistress who is responsible for the pastoral care of girls in Years 7 and 8, and a resident Matron who looks after the domestic side of the House and is a key member of the pastoral care team.

Dr JM Burns, BA (Dunelm), PhD

Housemistress

Born in Northern Ireland, Dr Burns was a pupil at the Methodist College, Belfast.Having taken her first degree in French and Spanish at Durham University, she taught for 3 years at the university's School for Modern Languages and Cultures and completed her doctorate in 2006. Dr Burns took up her post as French and Spanish teacher at Durham School in September 2005 and was appointed as Junior Housemistress of Pimlico House in September 2007 and Housemistress in September 2008.

Mrs J Haley

Resident Matron

Miss Kl Lowery, BSc (Salford), Pgce Chemistry

Junior Housemistress

Miss Lowery was born in Seaham. She went to Salford University and studied Chemistry/ Biochemistry and went on to Nottingham University to complete her PGCE. Most of her teaching has been done in the Manchester area, where her roles included Head of Chemistry and Head of Year. She joined Durham School in 2010 and was appointed Junior Housemistress of Pimlico in September 2010. Miss Lowery is a keen cake decorator and runs her own business outside school.