Entry Requirements

Admissions to Durham school are considered at any stage of a child's education from nursery through to sixth form.

Year 7 entry

Children joining the senior school at Year 7 will sit our 11+ entrance examinations in English, mathematics, verbal and non-verbal reasoning.

Year 9 entry

Children joining in Year 9 sit our entrance examinations in English and mathematics.

Sixth Form

Pupils wishing to join in Year 12 must satisfy our minimum entrance criteria of 5 GCSE's at grade B [or equivalent] and English language and mathematics at grade C.

Pupils who join us in other years or part way through the year will normally be required to sit an entrance test appropriate to their age. All admissions are subject to a satisfactory reference being received from the candidate's current school.

For further details please contact our Admissions Officer 
Tel: 0191 386 4783 or by email: admissions@durhamschool.co.uk