Year 10 Careers Day – Stepping into the future
Our recent Year 10 Careers Day was a highlight of the term and a fantastic example of students rising to the occasion. Across the day, students took part in a carousel of carefully designed activities focused on employability, future pathways, and confidence building. These included mock interviews with visiting professionals, interactive discussions about different jobs […]
Stepping into the world of work
Over the past few weeks, the majority of our Year 10 students have taken part in Work Experience. This programme is about far more than a week away from lessons. It is about preparation, confidence, independence, and reflection. The preparation and the build-up Before placements began, students were busy doing something genuinely grown up. They […]
Year 11 half term newsletter February 2026
UKMT Maths Challenge
On 28th January, sixty of our year 10 students (and four year 11s) sat the UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge. The challenge is a 60-minute, 25-question multiple-choice challenge designed to encourage mathematical reasoning, precision of thought, and fluency. The problems on the Intermediate Maths Challenge provide challenges for more experienced students, promoting careful thinking and problem-solving. The following […]
Dance Live 2026
We are so proud of the whole team from this year’s Dance Live. Our theme was Ink, Wind and Fire; From windswept moors and the fire of imagination, we follow the Brontë sisters as they write under oppression, grief, and fierce hope. Their early worlds of Gondal and Angria ignite into Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, […]
West Sussex Mind Kilo Sale
Dear Parents and Carers, I am delighted to share with you an exciting whole-school charity initiative that our students are leading this term in support of the local mental health charity West Sussex Mind. As part of our commitment to community engagement and student leadership, Durrington High School will be taking part in a Kilo […]
Durrington Newsletter 30 January 2026
Science Live 2026
Forty-eight Year 10 students travelled to Brighton Dome to take part in this year’s Science Live event. This inspiring experience gave students the opportunity to see and hear from five of Britain’s leading scientists, including Professor Robert Winston, Professor Andrea Sella, Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Professor Gilly Forrester and Dr Anna Ploszajski. Each speaker delivered engaging […]
Dare to Dream
This week we held the final celebration event for our Year 10 Dare to Dream programme. Students travelled to Sussex Yacht Club for a morning of reflection, activity and celebration, revisiting key themes such as self belief, employability, stepping outside comfort zones, dreaming big and communication. As part of the final task, every student spoke […]
Platinum Academy
We were delighted to welcome back former student Isaac Leigh to talk our Year 11 Platinum Academy this week. Isaac left Durrington in June 2024 with 6 grade 9s and 4 grade 8s in his GCSE subjects. He went on to earn a scholarship at Lancing College and has recently become their Head Boy and […]