Y11 Post 16 Planning for September 2024 Entry

Y11 Post 16 Planning for September 2024 Entry

Dear Parents and Carers As your child begins the last year of their Durrington journey we want to help make the transition to their next destination as smooth as possible. All young people are required to stay in some form of education till the age of eighteen and there are many options available. This letter […]

Consultation evenings

Dear Parent/Carer, As you will be aware, we really value the partnership between home and school here at Durrington.  When we work together, we can ensure that our students get the best possible learning experience and it is why we expect all our parents and carers to attend their child’s consultation evening. To support further, […]

Autumn Term 2023 – start to term arrangements

Details of the start to term arrangements for individual years groups are detailed below. Year group Friday 1st September Monday 4th September Tuesday 5thSeptember Break/Lunch provision(on Tuesday 5th) Wednesday 5th September 7 Inset day for all Induction visit(Yr 7 arrive for 10.50am– dismissal at 1pm) In-school timings(Yr 7arrive for 8.45am –dismissal at 2pm) Break 10.30-11amLunch 12.45-1.25pm(Pavilion only) All […]

End of and start to term arrangements

Dear Parents/Carers, Just a reminder that the summer term ends this Friday (21st July) with students being dismissed at 12.25pm.   If you haven’t already had a chance to do so, please take a couple of minutes to read our last Newsletter of this year. It is a fabulous celebration of the success of so many […]

Year 7 Consultation evening 22nd June 4.30-7.30pm

Dear Parent/Carer A reminder that the year 7 consultation evening is taking place this Thursday between 4.30-7.30pm. We so far have over 90% of parents/carers attending. The meetings are an invaluable opportunity that are designed to allow you to talk to your child’s subject teachers and discuss their progress. We strongly advice that on the […]

National Diversity Week

Dear parent/carer, Important and exciting news… As you will be aware we remain fully committed to ensuring that each and every member of our community feels part of Team Durrington. We are so proud of the diversity that already exists within our school and equally of the richness this brings to our community.  Diversity is […]

Qualifier Expedition for Duke of Edinburgh

In stark contrast to the when the practice expedition was completed in the wet weather in March, the sun shone for the whole weekend at the end of May when the 4 teams completed their expedition section of their Bronze Award.  Teams started just north of Falmer and hiked up and over the South Downs […]