Durham School Admissions

Although admission into the Senior School is possible at any stage between Years 7 and 12, the majority of our pupils join us at the start of Year 7, Year 9 or Year 12.

Those wishing to join in Year 7 sit our 11+ Entrance Examination and those wishing to join in Year 9 our own 13+ Entrance Examination. Pupils wishing to join our Sixth Form can enter for a Burkitt Scholarship; otherwise admission is based on a satisfactory performance in GCSE examinations.

Entrance and Scholarship Examinations are held at the School in late January or early February. Pupils who join us in the middle of the school year or who miss the formal Entrance Examinations will normally be required to sit some form of Entrance Tests commensurate with their age.

All admissions to the School are subject to a satisfactory reference being received from the candidate’s current school.

You will find in this section of the website details of our generous academic and non-academic awards and how to apply for them, details of financial support available and how to apply for it, further details of our Entrance and Scholarship examinations, the timetable for our forthcoming Entrance Examinations, our fee structure and our new pupil induction procedure.

If you would like to register your child for admisiion to Durham School, there is a downloadable Registration Form at the bottom of this page. Parents of all registered pupils are kept fully up-to-date with all events and developments at the School. Registration is also a pre-requisite for application to sit our Entrance or Scholarship examinations. Please send your completed Registration Form to Mrs Diane Woodlands (Admissions Secretary), Durham School, Quarryheads Lane, Durham DH1 4SZ together with a non-refundable deposit of £50. 

If you would like any further information relating to admissions into the Senior School (including sample Entrance and Scholarship Examination papers), please contact Mrs Woodlands on 0044 (0)191 386 4783 Ext 268 .

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"An excellent atmosphere between pupils and staff with a really good House system, great teaching and a fantastic pastoral side. I thoroughly enjoyed attending Durham School and am very sad to leave."
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