Durham High School for Girls

Farewell Hall, South Road, County Durham, DH1 3TB

About this school

Durham High School for Girls is an Other independent school serving not applicable age pupils, located in County Durham. The school has 288 pupils enrolled. The Headmistress is Michelle Hill. The school is administered by County Durham local authority. The school has girls-only admissions and a Anglican religious character. It opened in 1 January 1912.

School details

Headmistress

Michelle Hill

Local authority

County Durham

Gender

Girls

Religious character

Anglican

URN

114330

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at Durham High School for Girls are handled by the school or the local authority (County Durham). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
• Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
• EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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