Durrington Newsletter 4 July 2025

Durrington High Summer Concert

On Thursday the 3rd of July, Durrington’s own performing arts centre was shook to the rafters by the music of over 70 performers ranging from different soloists, duets, bands and the KS3 Drama Club. The 2025 end of term extravaganza aimed to provide a platform for the wonderful talent that we have in Performing Arts. […]

Durrington High School Summer Ball 2025

Our fabulous year 11s celebrated the end of their Durrington journey in style at the Summer Ball 2025 held in the Grand Hall at Avisford Park Hotel. Over 300 students and staff attended this special event on a glorious sunny evening, with friends and family invited along to watch them arrive in a variety of […]

Durrington High School Art Show 2025

Our annual art show took place on Tuesday 24th June, and alongside family and friends we celebrated the outstanding work of our exceptionally talented year 11 GCSE students. Work on display included incredible textiles, graphics, photography, and a wide range of traditional and contemporary art work, all of which impressed our guests who were delighted […]

Year 11 leavers celebration

Durrington High School were proud to celebrate  year 11’s  journey through high school as they came together for a special leaver’s morning and final assembly. Their form tutors each gave heart-warming speeches of the fond memories that have been made, each wishing the students the very best for their next steps in their further education and  […]

Getting Durrington Reading

As we come to the end of another  successful year at Durrington High School, we’d like to share some exciting plans for developing reading across the school in 2025–2026. From September, we will launch a new strategy entitled Getting Durrington Reading, which brings together students, teachers, and parents to help every child enjoy more quality […]

Careers Week 2025 – Inspiring Futures at Durrington

From 9th to 12th June, Durrington High School celebrated Careers Week – a packed programme designed to open students’ eyes to the many exciting paths available beyond school. Each morning kicked off with a student briefing from Mr Henry, introducing the day’s visitors and sparking discussion on thought-provoking topics like working abroad and how careers […]

LRA working in partnership with West Sussex Libraries

Our Learning Resource Area has over 15,000 books in a range of genres for all our age groups, as well as reference books, study guides, magazines and newspapers. It is a large, peaceful and relaxing educational and social area which opens at 8am each morning for students to visit prior to period 1. Students can […]

Year 11 librarians

Last week we said a sad farewell to our year 11 librarians who have been fantastic in helping out in so many ways during their time at Durrington High. Mrs Dacosta, LRA Manager, organised a farewell gathering with the LRA student team, and the year 11s were rewarded with thank you gifts, and then had […]