Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation, Quarryheads Lane

In its own words: "The Foundation's values - Moral Integrity | Ambition | Responsibility | Kindness - underpin all that we do. Each value has a clearly articulated group of behaviours that help pupils to understand and demonstrate M A R K."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include netball, rugby, karate, ballet, drama, choir, chess, Lego, STEM and art.

Coming up: an open day on Monday 16 November 2026, an open day on Monday 14 December 2026, an open day on Saturday 6 March 2027 at 9am and an open day on Monday 8 March 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.

Of the 58 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 48% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 26% into work.

In 2026, 141 pupils (21.3%) received SEN support and 13 (2%) had an education, health and care plan.

The nearest railway station is Durham Rail Station, about 860 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Durham School (nw-bound), 30 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 232 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in County Durham (84), as is usual near a town centre.