Durham Mathematics School
Pre-opening — confirmed to proceed after a DfE review, but the school's own site lists only a provisional 2028 opening.
This school is not yet open. Paused with the rest of the U-Maths pipeline during a DfE review of 44 unopened free-school projects (October 2024 – December 2025); confirmed to proceed in the review's outcome, one of only 16 of the 44 projects spared. The school's own site currently lists a provisional opening of 2028 — not a confirmed date, and Wikipedia records the pause being lifted "without new target opening dates." No site has been secured and no planning application has been found; the current correspondence address is c/o Durham Sixth Form Centre. Details on this page are provisional and may change — always confirm directly with the school or network before making any plans around it.
Durham Mathematics School is a pre-opening member of the U-Maths network, planned as a partnership between Durham University and Durham Sixth Form Centre. It was one of 44 unopened free-school projects caught up in a Department for Education review that paused progress from October 2024 to December 2025, and was among the 16 confirmed to continue when that review concluded. No permanent site has been secured and the school's own website currently shows only a provisional 2028 opening — treat everything on this page as subject to change and check the official channels below before making any plans around it.
Key facts
- Status
- Pre-opening — provisional 2028
- Location
- Durham (site not yet confirmed)
- Region
- North East
- Age range
- 16–19 (planned)
- University sponsor
- Durham University
- Co-sponsor / partner
- Durham Sixth Form Centre
- Opened
- Not yet open
- Website
- durham-mathematics-school.org.uk
Admissions
Full admissions page for Durham Maths School →
Subjects
Required: Mathematics, Further Mathematics
Plus optional Physics and/or Computer Science, with the option of an additional A-level via Durham Sixth Form Centre.
Boarding & travel
- Boarding
- Unclear
- Boarding detail
- Concept designs for a purpose-built building reportedly include boarding facilities, but this has not moved beyond the concept stage. Verify with 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. Partly verified
Results
No A-level results yet.
Destinations
Not yet published.
Ofsted
Compare Durham Maths School
Sources
- 1.Durham Mathematics School — official site — https://durham-mathematics-school.org.uk/
- 2.Network overview, incl. provisional opening years — https://durham-mathematics-school.org.uk/maths-schools/
- 3.Schools Week — DfE free-school project review outcome, Dec 2025 — https://schoolsweek.co.uk/nightmare-before-christmas-46-free-school-projects-scrapped-and-58-special-schools-in-limbo/
- 4.Tes — site search delays, July 2024 — https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/secondary/maths-schools-miss-launch-target-amid-site-struggle