Durham School
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Durham School is a historic independent boarding and day school in Durham, England, known for educating notable figures such as abolitionist Granville Sharp.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Durham School canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3299566 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Durham School Context triple: [Granville Sharp, educatedAt, Durham School]
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A.
Bedford School
Bedford School is a historic independent boarding and day school for boys in Bedford, England, known for its strong academic tradition and notable alumni.
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B.
Abingdon School
Abingdon School is a historic independent day and boarding school for boys located in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England.
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C.
Westminster School
Westminster School is a historic and prestigious independent school in central London, renowned for educating many prominent British political and cultural figures.
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D.
Gresham's School
Gresham's School is a historic independent boarding school in Holt, Norfolk, England, known for its strong academic tradition and notable alumni.
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E.
Rectory School
Rectory School is a private, coeducational junior boarding and day school serving elementary and middle school students in Pomfret, Connecticut.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Durham School Target entity description: Durham School is a historic independent boarding and day school in Durham, England, known for educating notable figures such as abolitionist Granville Sharp.
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A.
Bedford School
Bedford School is a historic independent boarding and day school for boys in Bedford, England, known for its strong academic tradition and notable alumni.
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B.
Abingdon School
Abingdon School is a historic independent day and boarding school for boys located in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England.
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C.
Westminster School
Westminster School is a historic and prestigious independent school in central London, renowned for educating many prominent British political and cultural figures.
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D.
Gresham's School
Gresham's School is a historic independent boarding school in Holt, Norfolk, England, known for its strong academic tradition and notable alumni.
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E.
Rectory School
Rectory School is a private, coeducational junior boarding and day school serving elementary and middle school students in Pomfret, Connecticut.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abolitionist
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boarding school ⓘ day school ⓘ educational institution ⓘ independent school ⓘ |
| affiliation | Church of England ⓘ |
| category |
Boarding schools in County Durham
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Educational institutions established in the 15th century ⓘ Private schools in County Durham ⓘ Public schools in England ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educated |
C. E. M. Joad
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Granville Sharp ⓘ Nedum Onuoha ⓘ Harold Jeffreys ⓘ
surface form:
Sir Harold Jeffreys
Sir Kingsley Dunham ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Benedictines
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surface form:
Benedictine monks of Durham Cathedral Priory
|
| foundedIn | 1414 ⓘ |
| genderAdmittance | co-educational ⓘ |
| governedBy | board of governors ⓘ |
| hasAlumniOrganization | Old Dunelmians ⓘ |
| hasBoardingStudentsFrom |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
overseas ⓘ |
| hasCampusType | urban ⓘ |
| hasColours |
black
ⓘ
blue ⓘ white ⓘ |
| hasHouses |
boarding houses
ⓘ
day houses ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Floreat Dunelmia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
boarding education
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historic foundation ⓘ independent education ⓘ notable alumni ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Durham
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Durham, England ⓘ England ⓘ North East England ⓘ |
| near |
Durham Cathedral
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River Wear ⓘ |
| notableFor | campaigning against the slave trade ⓘ |
| offersEducationLevel |
primary education
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secondary education ⓘ sixth form ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Anglicanism (broadly)
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surface form:
Anglicanism
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Durham School Description of subject: Durham School is a historic independent boarding and day school in Durham, England, known for educating notable figures such as abolitionist Granville Sharp.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.