Overall Oxbridge
#805
7 ranked schools · +109 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
80
Offers
16
Offer rate20.0%
-2.4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Founded in 995 when Anglo-Saxon monks chose a meander of the River Wear as a safe home for the relics of St Cuthbert, Durham grew into the county town of County Durham and one of England's most celebrated medieval cities. Durham Cathedral and Durham Castle, together a UNESCO World Heritage Site, rise above the river gorge at the centre, with hilly streets descending to the water on three sides. Around 50,000 people live across the built-up area today.
Quarryheads and North End are among the city's most school-competitive neighbourhoods, drawing families seeking places at the area's well-regarded state schools, while Framwellgate Moor extends the residential belt to the north. Crossgate Moor and Gilesgate add further family-friendly pockets to the south and east. Durham station sits on the East Coast Main Line, with services reaching Newcastle in around fifteen minutes.
Area Performance
Across 61 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.40/10, -0.02 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
Distribution across all Durham schools
Durham vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Durham schools
top 47% of 14,978
top 47% of 14,978
top 48% of 3,862
top 48% of 3,862
top 39% of 2,555
top 39% of 2,555
Overall Oxbridge
7 ranked schools · +109 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
80
Offers
16
Oxford
4 ranked schools · -19 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
41
Offers
3
Cambridge
7 ranked schools · -81 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
39
Offers
13
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