Comparison

Durham Maths School vs. Leeds Maths School

Yorkshire vs. North East — a plausible choice for students in between. Full detail, sourcing and caveats are on each school's own page — this table is a starting point for comparison, not a replacement for reading both.

	Durham Maths School	Leeds Maths School
Status	Pre-opening — provisional 2028	Open
Location	Durham (site not yet confirmed)	Leeds city centre
Sponsor	Durham University	University of Leeds
Opened	Not yet open	2023
Age range	16–19 (planned)	16–19
Capacity	—	240
Current roll	—	208 students (July 2026); third annual intake of 110 started September 2025
Boarding	Concept designs for a purpose-built building reportedly include boarding facilities, but this has not moved beyond the concept stage.	No boarding — day school.
Catchment	Described as planning to serve Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham, Cumbria and North Yorkshire — not yet open, and no site has been confirmed.	No catchment area — the school's own position is "if you can get to us, you can apply to us," open to Leeds and the wider Yorkshire region.
GCSE requirements	—	Grade 7+ in Maths; grade 7/7 in Combined Science, or grade 7+ in the specific Physics/Chemistry needed for your chosen A-levels; grade 4+ in English Language; six GCSEs overall at grade 5+.
Admissions deadline	—	For September 2027 entry: applications open Monday 12 October 2026 and close Sunday 20 December 2026; admissions assessment days 6, 9 or 10 February 2027.
Latest results	—	2025: 59% A*-A
Ofsted	—	Not yet fully inspected — a monitoring visit rated "significant progress" on all three assessed themes

Durham Mathematics School

Pre-opening — confirmed to proceed after a DfE review, but the school's own site lists only a provisional 2028 opening.

Leeds Mathematics School

First-ever results (Aug 2025) made it Yorkshire's top-performing state school in The Times' table.