University of Durham

CollegeMixedHigher education institutionsDurham County Durham

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University of Durham is a higher education institutions in Durham for boys and girls.

Stockton Road, Durham, DH1 3LE0191 334 2000durham.ac.ukProfessor Karen O’Brien vice-chancellor and wardenAll details

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Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to County Durham council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll–

Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m13012 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences

Local crime rate174 per 1,000 people91% higher than the England average

Typical house price£143,000County Durham

Nearest bus stop70 mUniversity - Palatine Centre, 11 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

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School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School	Church of England	260 m	137	Good 2022	82	Compare
Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation	Independent	760 m	661	Not inspected	–	Compare
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School	Church of England	0.7 miles	397	Report card 2026	90	Compare
Durham Sixth Form Centre	Academy 16-19 converter	0.8 miles	1,747	Not inspected	–	Compare
Laurel Avenue Community Primary School	Council	1.0 miles	114	Good 2024	14	Compare
Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery	Council	1.0 miles	277	Good 2024	71	Compare
St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham	Academy	1.2 miles	1,293	No overall grade 2024	92	Compare
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate	Academy	1.2 miles	86	Not inspected	64	Compare

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Contact and details

Address: Stockton Road, Durham, DH1 3LE
Telephone: 0191 334 2000
Website: www.durham.ac.uk
Vice-Chancellor and Warden: Professor Karen O’Brien
Type of school: Higher education institutions (Higher education institutions, universities)
Phase: College
Gender: Mixed
Local authority: County Durham
Ward: Neville's Cross
Constituency: City of Durham
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN: 133812 · UKPRN 10007143

Official record Government performance tables Download this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from

School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
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