NewsNorth East NewsEducationAdministrators confirmed most staff had been made redundant16:36, 06 Jul 2026Administrators have been formally appointed at the Durham high school which was suddenly closed last week leaving 281 pupils high and dry. Philip Watkins and Mark Hodgett of FRP Advisory will run the process to "wind down the school's affairs".‌The pair are now joint administrators of Durham Education Limited, which operates the school. The firm was part of Global Galaxy Education, a Chinese-based business.‌Now, the administrators have released a statement confirming their role. Bosses at GGE announced last Wednesday that the school would close at the end of term, just days later. Staff, pupils and their families have been left uncertain about the future - while figures including Durham