Durham School is an English independent boarding school for pupils aged between 3 to 18 years. Founded by the Bishop of Durham, Thomas Langley in 1414 as the Durham Grammar School, 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.