Friday 18th November 2022 – Non-Uniform day in support of Children in Need 2022

Friday 18th November 2022 – Non-Uniform day in support of Children in Need 2022

Dear Parents / Carers, Friday 18 November 2022 – Non-Uniform day in support of Children in Need 2022 The school will be supporting Children in Need this November by holding a non-uniform day to raise money for such a worthwhile and long-established charity.  There are some excellent resources that explain the aims of the campaign […]

DHS Carol Service at St Andrew’s Church

Dear Parents / Carers, Staff and Governors Carol Service – St. Andrew’s Church, Tarring – Monday 12th December at 18:30 Our annual Carol Service will take place at St. Andrew’s Church, Tarring on Monday 12th December at 18:30. We would like to invite you to join with us in celebrating Christmas, our place in the […]

DHS Fortnightly update – 11th November 2022

What a team! We’ve heard some amazing stories about kindness within our community this week and we wanted to say a huge well done to each and every student who has recently earned a kindness badge. We have also been delighted to see just how many of our brilliant students have achieved KAPP recognition over […]

Fortnightly Update – 21st October 2022

It hardly seems possible that half a term has passed already!  We have been so proud of how hard our students have been working in and out of lessons, since they returned to school in September.  Your support with this, and in particular in ensuring your child has excellent attendance, has been invaluable and we’d […]

Durrington Students Excel

Durrington High School’s students have bucked national trends this summer achieving exceptional results in their GCSE examinations, including the core subjects of English and mathematics. An unprecedented 84% of students passed English and 82% passed mathematics, not only surpassing 2019 results when examinations last took place but also 2020 and 2021 when teacher awarded grades […]

August Letter

Dear Parent / Carer, I do hope that you are having a good summer. This is just a reminder of the start of term arrangements. The first day for the year 7s is September 2nd. Students will need to be in from 10:40am for a formal start at 11.00am. They should come to the front […]

Start of term arrangements

Dear Parent/Carers,Please find below details regarding the start to term. As normal this is staggered by yeargroup. Our new year 7 cohort have slightly different arrangements to all other students (detailed ina separate email and also summarised in a paragraph below). The first day for all students in years 8-11 will be Monday 5th September […]

Extreme Weather Update

During the heat wave we will be following guidance from the DfE and West Sussex and plan to remain open. We are fortunate to have a large and well ventilated building, so all children can be inside during break time and lunch time. If they wish to be outside, there are many shaded areas. Students […]

Hot weather – Message to Parent/Carers

Dear parent/carer, Due to the hot weather forecast this week we are adapting the uniform expectations for students:  Students will have the option to either wear either Their full school PE kit or Normal school uniform with no tie & blazer for the whole of this week. All students will be in PE kit on Friday […]

Year 10 Initial Letter to parents

Friday 8th April 2022 Dear Parents and Carers Year 10 Online Parents / Carers Consultation Evening – Thursday 12th May 2022 We are delighted to inform you that we will be holding our Year 10 Parent/Carer Consultation Evening on Thursday 12th May between 4:30pm and 7:30pm and this will take place virtually using the SchoolCloud […]