Spring mock examinations for year 11

Spring mock examinations for year 11

Dear Parent / Carer, Spring mock examinations for year 11 Our year 11 students have been exemplary in their attitude and commitment during the mock exam period and have been a credit to themselves and the school.  An important part of GCSE examinations is the regular experience of sitting papers in exam conditions. One of […]

DHS Fortnightly update – 13th January 2023

Happy New Year!  We hope you all had a lovely break over the festive period.  A huge thank you for your kind donations to our Christmas Hampers and stockings appeal this  year.  This really made a huge difference to our community and perfectly epitomises The Durrington Way. We have some exciting news.  Towards the end […]

Year 11 parent/carer evening 2nd February 4.30-7.30pm

Dear Parent/Carer Year 11 parent/carer evening 2nd February 4.30-7.30pm As you have already been made aware in a previous letter, all parents’/ carers’ evenings will go back to being face-face. We feel that there is so much more nuance in a face-to-face conversation and less room for misunderstanding, than in a quick web chat.  The […]

End of term arrangements – Friday 16th December

Dear Parents/Carers, Just a reminder that the last day of term is Friday 16th December 2022. Students will be dismissed from school at 12:25pm. Students entitled to a Free School Meal should use the canteen at morning break. The new term begins on Tuesday 3rd January 2023. Kind regards Durrington High School

Dear Parents/carers,

Firstly thank you for your continues patience and support as we manage this changing situation.  We have reviewed the current levels of staffing absence and need to put in place now for further adaptations to timetables over the coming days.  Our plan as of this afternoon is as follows: Tuesday 13th:    Year 10: to remain […]

Urgent update: Monday 12th December

Apologies for the very short notice however we have significant staff illness/absence today. Even with cover staff we are unable to cover a reasonable number of scheduled lessons and hence we are needing to move year 9 and 10 to remote learning today. This means that year 9 and 10 students should not attend school today […]

DHS Fortnightly update – 9th December 2022

As we head into the last week of term, we would like to thank you for all your support this term.  All of our students have worked incredibly hard this term and should enjoy a well deserved break.  This is especially true of our Y11 students who have been so well focused on their mock […]

DHS Fortnightly update – 25th November 2022

We can’t believe next week we will be in December with all the excitement that it brings as part of the build up to Christmas.  As normal there’s been a huge amount going on across the school and it’s been fabulous to see so many students engaging with the opportunities staff have organised for them.  […]

Family support over the Christmas period

WSCC winter holiday activities and food for children #HAF2022 Children and young people aged 4 to 16 who are eligible for Benefits-related Free School Meals can take part in free clubs this winter holiday and enjoy a free nutritious meal as part of the scheme. Visit the WSCC website, on the link below, and enter […]