Photo of our Rainbow Nursery and surrounding buildings

Fees 2009 - 2010

Registration Fee (non returnable)

£50

Tuition Fees

Senior House

Years 7 - Upper Sixth (11 - 18 years) - £3100 per term

Junior House

Juniors (Years 3 – 6) - £2315 per term

Infants (Reception - Year 2) - £2095 per term

Nursery - £1955 per term
(Part-time places payable pro-rata)

Durham High School has access to Nursery Funding from Durham LEA. This means that parents of eligible children wanting to access their free entitlement of up to 15 hours per week can do so without paying any fee, however preference will be given to parents who request a full time place.


  • Fees include all text books and stationery but do not include lunches or Public Examination fees.
  • All girls below Sixth Form are expected to have school lunches (£156 per term).
  • Optional Extras:

- Music Lessons (age 7 years upwards)

- Speech and Drama (age 9 years upwards)

  • A deposit of £100 is charged on acceptance of a place; this is set against the final term's fee.