Start of school Autumn term 2024
2nd & 3rd September are Inset days Wednesday 4th September phased start day for all students Year group (as of September 2024) Timing of the day New year 7 cohort Arrival by 8.40am. Students will be met at the front of school and guided to meet their new form class/teacher. Finish: students will be dismissed […]
Year 6 transition day Wednesday 5th July
The year 6 transition day will continue as planned on Wednesday 5th July. We look forward to meeting our new cohort who will start with us in September.
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 […]
Durrington Newsletter 20 June 2025
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 […]
Year 10 mock exam period revision timetable
Date P0- 8am P7 – after school Wednesday 18th June English Language Jbr: G39 MLa: G40 ATH: G37 RBe: Cage DST: G38 Computer Science CTA F26 French reading KCO U03 Spanish reading IBA U01 Thursday 19th June English Language Jbr: G39 MLa: G40 ATH: G37 RBe: Cage DST: G38 […]
S’koolFest 2025
On Tuesday 3rd June the best of Sussex schools’ new music gathered to perform at the Pavilion Theatre S’koolFest 2025. The theatre was buzzing with energy as the bands lit up the stage, including our very own talented Durrington musicians. Year 8 students Finn McKeown, Jamie Ward, Sophie Hopkins and Marcus Dixon rocked the stage […]
MFL trip to BFI Southbank Cinema
45 year 8 and 9 students had the opportunity to travel to London to visit the prestigious BFI Southbank Cinema as part of our Modern Foreign Languages enrichment programme. They enjoyed watching a variety of short French films, aimed at boosting their language skills, and took part in interactive activities specifically designed for KS3 MFL […]
