News & Events

This week we have been celebrating the arts in School as part of the Festival of School and College Arts.  This culminated in Pre-School and Pre-Prep joining together to sing…

This week Year 2 have been presenters!  Over this half term the children have planned and edited Power Point presentations based on topics they feel they are experts in.  Topics…

This week Pre-School enjoyed the sunshine and had fun in their tunnels. The children used their imaginations and described mining for gold through the tunnels.  Reception have been creating and…

This week Pre-School have been learning about castles, thinking especially about the castle in Durham. The children looked at the painting ‘Castle and Sun’ by Paul Klee and his use…

Year 2 have been making predictions and carrying out a comparative investigation in Science to explore what conditions plants need to grow.  They have also been making use of the…

In 2001, the 1stxv got to the National Daily Mail Cup Final at Twickenham, over 550 schools entered the competition. It was Durham School’s first time in the final having…

Today, Durham School is celebrating the gifts of ODs, Parents and other Friends of the School in our first ever Giving Day.  Lasting from 10am, Wednesday 28th April to 10pm,…

Ewan has signed a new contract for the Newcastle Falcons Senior Academy – one step away from their first team. Ewan said: Signing a senior academy contract has been a…

The youngest woman to row 3,000 miles solo across the Atlantic challenged herself to fence 21 matches in one day, going head-to-head with the future stars of pentathlon.  After becoming…

Year 13 pupil Ross Mushens has been accepted onto the Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) flying start programme at Newcastle University beginning in September. The accountancy degree is a collaboration with…