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Issue: 2025 09 12
View another issueFrom the Headmistress of Chorister School
Friday, 12 September 2025Thank you to all who joined us for our 'Chorister Together' Parent events on Monday afternoon, which proved a great opportunity to check in after an eventful...
Chorister School Week Ahead
Friday, 12 September 2025The Caffinites
Friday, 12 September 2025This week, the House has been bustling with activity as start-of-term routines and new timetables have smoothly fallen into place. Our new pupils have...
MacLeod House
Friday, 12 September 2025Week two and we are certainly back into the swing of things in MacLeod! The girls have been signing up to clubs this week which take place both during...
From The Cathedral Choristers
Friday, 12 September 2025School and choir are now in full swing, with all our new Probationers now having sung in their first services. It's always nice how the older Choristers...
Lodge House
Friday, 12 September 2025This week has flown by and the girls have continued to show enthusiasm for the start of the year despite the increasingly frequent downpours. It looks...
Poole House
Friday, 12 September 2025The first full week in school and what a wonderful week it has been, and full of success stories. It has been pleasing to see the Year 7 continue their...
From The Archives: Victorian Slang
Friday, 12 September 2025Many old public schools have specialised slang and terminology unique to them; Winchester College, for example, has a complete private language codified...
Bungites
Friday, 12 September 2025Here we are at the end of week 2 and it is fair to say that the boys are already looking a little weary! I have had quite a few "I'm shattered, sir" responses...
Pimlico House
Friday, 12 September 2025In his first address to the school, the new Principal, Dr. Alderson, stated that this would be an excellent year. He was certain of this because, he said,...
Drop off & Collection Notice from Dr Michael Alderson
Friday, 12 September 2025We kindly request that all parents and carers exercise caution and consideration when dropping off and collecting pupils. This includes not parking on...
From the Principal
Friday, 12 September 2025In coming to Durham, it has been for me a return of sorts – to a place I know intimately and to the Foundation I know in parts – and, in...
Y8 Contemporary Studies
Friday, 12 September 2025This week, Y8 Contemporary Studies spent time familiarising themselves with the library, learning research skills to support their academic studies now...
Y13 Annual Visit to University of Cambridge
Friday, 12 September 2025This week, eleven of our prospective Oxbridge applicants attended the University of Cambridge Open Day, staying overnight at Pembroke College to get the...
Bungites
Friday, 5 September 2025Welcome to the first Bungites Friday Flyer of the year!
Before I get going, and for those of you who do not know, the boys in School House are...
Before I get going, and for those of you who do not know, the boys in School House are...
October Holiday Camps Available to Book
Friday, 5 September 2025We had a fantastic seven weeks with the children who joined us for our summer camps and while the summer may be over, we are already planning ahead for...
From The Cathedral Choristers
Friday, 5 September 2025The Choristers returned Monday evening for their first rehearsal of the year. We've welcomed six new Probationers to the Choir who are settling in to choir...
Durham School (Rugby) Football Club 175th Anniversary
Friday, 5 September 2025Parents and families are encouraged to attend the celebrations around the 175th anniversary of the foundation of the Rugby Club on Saturday 18 October...
From the Principal
Friday, 5 September 2025The first day of a new term at the start of the academic year is inevitably a moment of first impressions in which we all, pupils, staff, and headmasters,...
Chorister School Week Ahead
Friday, 5 September 2025From the Headmistress of Chorister School
Friday, 5 September 2025Welcome back to everyone and particularly to all of our new families joining Chorister School. It has been a super week and it has been wonderful to see...
Poole House
Friday, 5 September 2025A huge welcome to everybody, new and old, to the Poole House Community. We are looking forward to another great year with the Poole House boys and the...
From The Archives: Thomas Rudd
Friday, 5 September 2025Earlier this year I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to photograph some of the names carved in the wooden walls of the Durham University's...
Lodge House
Friday, 5 September 2025It has been wonderful welcoming the girls into Lodge this week. The summer holidays seem a distant memory, but the House has been filled with chatter and...
MacLeod House
Friday, 5 September 2025What a busy first week it has been!
It has been lovely to meet all the new girls who have joined MacLeod this week, and to welcome back those...
It has been lovely to meet all the new girls who have joined MacLeod this week, and to welcome back those...
Wellbeing - GROWTH
Friday, 5 September 2025We are excited to share with you a key approach to student pastoral development this academic year. As part of our commitment to supporting the wellbeing...
Pimlico House
Friday, 5 September 2025Welcome and welcome back to all Pimlico girls! It has been a real pleasure to meet our new starters and their parents this week and, of course, to catch...
The Caffinites
Friday, 5 September 2025The summer flew by in the blink of an eye and we are thrust back into the excitement of a new school year. In the Caffinites, there are new pupils, new...
New Partnerships for Sport Camps
Friday, 4 July 2025We are pleased to announce that we have partnered with both the Foundation of Light (the charity behind Sunderland AFC) and the Newcastle Rugby Foundation...
Pimlico House
Friday, 4 July 2025As you can see from the pictures, girls' ideas for charity raising yesterday morning yielded a lot of laughter which was followed by helpful community...
From the Headmistress of Chorister School
Friday, 4 July 2025The end of another academic year – it is quite astonishing that we are at this point!
All of the children have been involved in a wide...
All of the children have been involved in a wide...
MacLeod House
Friday, 4 July 2025On Thursday the girls were put into mixed year group teams for a treasure hunt challenge around Durham. It is safe to say the girls (and tutors) got into...
Travel Partnership - Italy Uncovered
Friday, 4 July 2025Thinking about getting a slice of La Dolce Vita with a holiday to Italy?
Our travel partners at Not Just Travel, have a blog out right now to...
Our travel partners at Not Just Travel, have a blog out right now to...
From The Cathedral Choristers
Friday, 4 July 2025As the school term comes to an end, there is so much I could say about the achievements of the Choristers this year. If I tried to list everything I'd...
Poole House
Friday, 4 July 2025What a week. It has been brilliant to see the boys throwing themselves into the many activities that have been organised, and hearing about all the fantastic...
Lodge House
Friday, 4 July 2025Wow! I can't quite believe that we have reached the end of our first year as a House. It has been exciting, terrifying, amazing, exhausting, but most of...
From The Archives: Move Over the Water
Friday, 4 July 2025While Durham School has persisted in some form or another since 1414, it has only been on its current site from 1844. It moved here from its place on the...
Bungites
Friday, 4 July 2025What a brilliant week it has been in school with the boys enjoying all sorts of activities Monday to Wednesday, charity work yesterday, House Cricket and...
From the Principal
Friday, 4 July 2025This incredibly busy term ends today with Sports Day on Top Ground. The fierce competition between houses concludes today with this whole school event...
The Caffinites
Thursday, 3 July 2025As another school year ends, it is a time for reflection on the exciting events and activities that have marked this term. Throughout the year, we have...
From The Archives: Monthly Round Up
Monday, 30 June 2025June has been a busy month in the archives. We said farewell to Bow on the 22nd June, closing the book on 140 years of history in a bittersweet ceremony....
From the Archives: Brian Horrocks
Sunday, 29 June 2025From the Archives (Brian Horrocks)
The 'Farewell to Bow' event is scheduled for later this month, where we will be bidding a fond- if bittersweet-...
The 'Farewell to Bow' event is scheduled for later this month, where we will be bidding a fond- if bittersweet-...
Poole House
Friday, 27 June 2025I have no idea how we are already at the end of the teaching year. This year seems to have gone by in a flash with so many incredible moments to look back...
The Caffinites
Friday, 27 June 2025This week, the school was buzzing with excitement as the much-anticipated production of Shrek took to the stage. The show was a tremendous success, full...
From The Archives: Bow Time Capsule
Friday, 27 June 2025The 'Farewell to Bow' event last Sunday was well-attended, with Old Bowites coming to take in the school for the last time before the current cohort is...
Lodge House
Friday, 27 June 2025After a few quiet weeks, we have been a "hive" of activity this week! The main event was the junior school production of Shrek. Almost all of our Year...
Pimlico House
Friday, 27 June 2025I was delighted to see so many euphoric faces from younger year groups earlier this week as they went to and came out of the theatre, even if Thursday...
From the Headmistress of Chorister School
Friday, 27 June 2025Thank you to everyone who attended our Farewell to Bow event on Sunday; it was a nostalgic event filled with stories and memories from former and present...