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 […]
Durrington Newsletter 6 June 2025
Year 11 timetable arrangements and expectations
Dear Parents, Carers and Year 11, School timetable expectations and arrangements from Wednesday 11th June 2025 onwards Firstly, I would like to say how proud we are of every single year 11 student. They have conducted themselves in such a brilliant way throughout the exams period and are role models to other students in the […]
Computing trip to Legoland
100 Year 8 students went to Legoland yesterday as part of a computing trip. The students all attended a Lego Spike workshop where they built, coded, and debugged their own robots using LEGOLAND’s very own SPIKE™ Prime robotics sets! During the workshop some students managed to make their robots navigate across the LEGOLAND map, turning and […]
The Super-Curriculum @DHS
At Durrington we are proud of all the achievements and successes of students whether this is in performing arts, in sports or their academic endeavours. The Durrington Super-Curriculum programme aims to take our students beyond the boundaries of their normal curriculum, exposing them to knowledge beyond their normal lessons and encouraging them to aspire to […]
Year 7 trip to Hampton Court Palace
The History department took 120 year 7 students to Hampton Court Palace, on two separate trips, where they explored the significance of the Tudor period. The students got to explore the Tudor kitchens and get a glimpse of what life was like at that point in history. They also toured the impressive Great Hall and […]
Computing clubs
The computing department runs a variety of popular clubs throughout the week. Minecraft Minecraft club takes place on a Tuesday, and continues to be the most popular club in year 7. Mrs Carter has kept the students busy all year with various build challenges and in the next few weeks the year 7s will also […]
Computing curriculum spotlight
Year 7 Year 7 are currently working on programming their own 3-D gaming project called Kodu. They have been given a design brief, which they follow in their lessons, and are developing their game with multiple levels and increasing difficulty. “Kodu is really creative. I have made a bridge to connect two islands, and mountains […]