Durrington Newsletter 29 September 2023

Year 7 parent/carer event Thursday 28th September

Good afternoon all As per the recent newsletter we will be holding our first year 7 parent/carer event of the year on Thursday 28th September. The evening will start at 5pm and last approximately an hour, with refreshments provided.  We aim to go through the following information in the hope that this will support both […]

Year 10 student Callum leads the year 7 assembly on our KAPP values

Hi, my name is Callum and I am in year 10. I’m going to be talking about why you as a year group should get involved with KAPP challenges. To start off with I’m going to share what badges I have achieved. Across the years I have managed to get 3 seahorses which are bronze, […]

Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award

Year 10 Parents Evening – Thursday 21st September 16:30-17:30 in the Pavilion Dear parent/Carer, The Duke of Edinburgh award scheme is a programme of challenging activities that will help develop a young person’s confidence, self-esteem and many other skills and qualities that will benefit them in the future. The award is internationally recognised and is […]

Y11 Post 16 Planning for September 2024 Entry

Dear Parents and Carers As your child begins the last year of their Durrington journey we want to help make the transition to their next destination as smooth as possible. All young people are required to stay in some form of education till the age of eighteen and there are many options available. This letter […]

Consultation evenings

Dear Parent/Carer, As you will be aware, we really value the partnership between home and school here at Durrington.  When we work together, we can ensure that our students get the best possible learning experience and it is why we expect all our parents and carers to attend their child’s consultation evening. To support further, […]

Autumn Term 2023 – start to term arrangements

Details of the start to term arrangements for individual years groups are detailed below. Year group Friday 1st September Monday 4th September Tuesday 5thSeptember Break/Lunch provision(on Tuesday 5th) Wednesday 5th September 7 Inset day for all Induction visit(Yr 7 arrive for 10.50am– dismissal at 1pm) In-school timings(Yr 7arrive for 8.45am –dismissal at 2pm) Break 10.30-11amLunch 12.45-1.25pm(Pavilion only) All […]

Durrington Students Celebrate Success

Durrington High School students have been receiving some exceptional sets of GCSE results this morning as they celebrate the culmination of five years of perseverance and dedication. In a year in which results nationally have dipped significantly from 2022, to bring them back in line with pre-covid figures,  many of this year’s cohort have gone […]

Pride of Durrington 2023

On Thursday 13th July Durrington High School held its second Pride of Durrington awards ceremony which celebrates the achievements of some incredible members of our school community. Headteachers Shaun Allison and Chris Woodock said: “We would like to say a huge well done to each and every nominee and winner. Thank you as well to […]