The school was founded in 1884 and has occupied various sites during its history. It now has premises south of the city at Farewell Hall. The school is a member of the Girls' Schools Association.[1]
Durham High School was judged as "Excellent" across all areas by the latest inspection carried out by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) in October 2022. The report highlighted pupils' "excellent" progress and achievement, their "outstanding" attitudes to learning and their "strong moral awareness".[2]
The school is a Church of England foundation, whose current Headmistress is Michelle Hill.
Academic resultsedit
Academic results are higher than average, even for the independent sector. Government performance figures show[when?] 98% of students achieving 5 Grade A* - C grades or better in their General Certificates of Secondary Education.[3]
In 2022, 62.3% of GCSE entries achieved grade 9-7. At A Level 69.4% of the entries achieved A* or A. Pupils invariably obtain a place at the University of their choice, including Oxford and Cambridge, and other Russell Group universities.[citation needed]
Scholarshipsedit
The school offers a number of scholarships and bursaries, including one which offers up to a 100% rebate on the fees for seven years. Scholarships and exhibitions in sport, music, drama and exam entrance awards are frequently awarded.[4]
^"Amy Tinkler got her GCSE results and she is 'over the moon'". Metro. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
^Northern Echo article on Anne Williams September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
Further readingedit
Alison Utley, ed. (2009). 125 Years of Durham High School for Girls: A Birthday Celebration. ISBN978-1-906507-07-7.
External linksedit
Durham High School for Girls website
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durham, high, school, girls, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, art. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Durham High School for Girls news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information May 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Durham High School is a single sex independent day school for girls aged 3 to 18 years old in Durham United Kingdom Durham High SchoolAddressFarewell HallDurham County Durham DH1 3TBEnglandCoordinates54 45 24 N 1 35 14 W 54 7566 N 1 5871 W 54 7566 1 5871InformationTypeIndependent schoolMotto Be Your Best Religious affiliation s Church of EnglandEstablished1884ChairHelen McMillanHead teacherMichelle HillGenderFemaleAge3 to 18HousesBooth Neville Heath TempestColour s Green and GoldHouse ColoursBlue Red Yellow and BlackWebsitehttp www dhsfg org uk Contents 1 History and current status 2 Leadership and staff 3 Academic results 4 Scholarships 5 Notable former pupils 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksHistory and current status editThe school was founded in 1884 and has occupied various sites during its history It now has premises south of the city at Farewell Hall The school is a member of the Girls Schools Association 1 Durham High School was judged as Excellent across all areas by the latest inspection carried out by the Independent Schools Inspectorate ISI in October 2022 The report highlighted pupils excellent progress and achievement their outstanding attitudes to learning and their strong moral awareness 2 Leadership and staff editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed February 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message The school is a Church of England foundation whose current Headmistress is Michelle Hill Academic results editAcademic results are higher than average even for the independent sector Government performance figures show when 98 of students achieving 5 Grade A C grades or better in their General Certificates of Secondary Education 3 In 2022 62 3 of GCSE entries achieved grade 9 7 At A Level 69 4 of the entries achieved A or A Pupils invariably obtain a place at the University of their choice including Oxford and Cambridge and other Russell Group universities citation needed Scholarships editThe school offers a number of scholarships and bursaries including one which offers up to a 100 rebate on the fees for seven years Scholarships and exhibitions in sport music drama and exam entrance awards are frequently awarded 4 Notable former pupils editSee also Category People educated at Durham High School for Girls Amy Tinkler Olympic Bronze Medallist Gymnastics 5 Anne Williams Church Army Captain and member of the General Synod of the Church of England 6 Helen Bond Professor of Christian Origins and Head of the School of Divinity University of Edinburgh Mica McNeill Olympian bobsled Wendy Craig actress Wendy Gibson actress and news presenterReferences edit Girls School Association Durham High School for Girls Independent Schools Inspectorate www isi net Retrieved 16 February 2023 DfES results for Durham High School for Girls Details of Scholarships and Bursaries Amy Tinkler got her GCSE results and she is over the moon Metro 26 August 2016 Retrieved 2 October 2017 Northern Echo article on Anne Williams Archived September 27 2007 at the Wayback MachineFurther reading editAlison Utley ed 2009 125 Years of Durham High School for Girls A Birthday Celebration ISBN 978 1 906507 07 7 External links editDurham High School for Girls website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Durham High School for Girls amp oldid 1196155884, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
