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 […]
Year 10 DofE hike
Last weekend, our Year 10 Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) students successfully completed their second training day hike, covering an impressive 12km route around Steyning and Cissbury. Preparation began on the INSET day, when students returned to school in the afternoon to carefully check their equipment, including their cookers, which they later used to prepare a […]
Year 11 GCSE mock results assembly
Our Year 11 students received their GCSE mock examination results last week during a special assembly — a moment to reflect, refocus, and rise to the final steps in their Durrington journey. At Durrington, getting better never stops. Through focused revision, dedicated use of SAM Learning, and extra sessions before and after school, our students […]
Battle of the Bands Heat 2
Heat 2 of Battle of the Bands took place on Thursday 15th January and delivered an exciting evening of live music, as three talented bands took to the stage to compete for a coveted place in the Final this April. With a last-minute withdrawal from one band, only a single automatic spot in the Final […]
Durrington Newsletter 16 January 2026
DHS Careers Day Volunteer Appeal
Do you enjoy your job, career or sector? Would you be able to come into school for a day and talk about your job or industry sector with our students? We are seeking volunteers from our parent, carer and local business community to join us on Y10 Careers Day which takes place on Friday 6th February. A […]