Durham School
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| Motto |
Floreat Dunelmia (May Durham Flourish) |
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| Established | 1414 |
| Type | Independent day and boarding school |
| Religion | Anglican |
| Head Master | K McLaughlin |
| Chairman | Alasdair MacConachie |
| Founder | Thomas Langley |
| Location |
Quarryheads Lane Durham County Durham DH1 4SZ England Coordinates: 54°46′18″N 1°34′59″W / 54.771576°N 1.583024°W |
| DfE number | 840/6000 |
| DfE URN | 114331 Tables |
| Students | 642 (476 senior school, 166 Bow, Durham School) (September 2009) |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 3–18 |
| Houses | 5 |
| Colours | green and silver |
| Former pupils | Old Dunelmians (ODs) |
| Website | www |
| Established | 1885 |
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| Type | Independent school, Preparatory School |
| Religion | Anglican |
| Head Master | R.N. Baird |
| Location |
South Road Durham  County Durham DH1 3LS England 
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| Students | 166 (September 2009) |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 3–11 |
| Website | www |
Durham School is an English independent boarding school for pupils aged between 3 and 18 years. Founded by the Bishop of Durham, Thomas Langley, in 1414, it received royal foundation by King Henry VIII in 1541 following the Dissolution of the Monasteries during the Protestant Reformation. It is the city's oldest institution of learning.
The School is located in Durham, North East England and was an all-boys institution until becoming fully coeducational in 1985. A member of The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, it enrolls 650 day and boarding students. Its preparatory institution, known as Bow, Durham School, enrolls a further 160 pupils. Durham and Bow's former pupils include politicians, clergy and British aristocracy. Former students are known as Old Dunelmians. The school celebrated its 600th Anniversary in 2014.
The history of Durham School can be divided into three sections. Firstly there is the time from its founding by Langley in 1414, then in 1541 Henry VIII refounded it, and finally in 1844 the school moved from its site on Palace Green to its current location across the river Wear. The school is often referred to in histories and the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography as "Durham Grammar School". It should not be confused with the Chorister School, Durham.
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