INSET Days – January 2022

Dear Parents / Carers, INSET days January 2022 I write to remind parents/carers that Thursday 27th and Friday 28th January are Inset days and the school will be closed for students in years 7 – 10 both days. Please read on if you have a child in year 11: Year 11 students however will be […]
Year 11 Parents Evening – Tuesday 25th January

Dear Parents and Carers Year 11 Parents / Carers Consultation Evening – Tuesday 25th January 2022 I am writing to remind you that the appointments for our Year 11 Parents/Carers Consultation Evening will open from 9am tomorrow, on Saturday 8th December. As you will be aware the evening will be held virtually using the School […]
End of Term Newsletter

Dear Parents/Carers As we come to the end of 2021 and the Autumn term I wanted to say a huge thank you for all of your support, not only this term but throughout the year. We really are a strong team at Durrington and with your support, the dedication, passion and expertise of our staff […]
Year 11 Mock Support Resources

Dear Parents and Carers, Firstly I would like to take the opportunity to say what a wonderful start year 11 have made to their final GCSE year. As we are approaching the lead up to year 11 mock exams starting in December, I would like to share with you our master class schedule officially starting […]
Year 11 Parent / Carer Mock Exam Support Evening – Wednesday 3 November

Dear Parent / Carer Year 11 Parent / Carer Mock Exam Support Evening – Wednesday 3 November A key element of preparing our year 11 students for their GCSE examinations in the summer, is the mock examinations which they will sit during the period Monday 29 November – Wednesday 15 December 2021. As well as […]
Durrington High Hosts Successful Careers Evening for Year 11 Students

After an enforced break last year due to COVID restrictions, we were delighted to be able to host our annual Careers Evening for year 11 students and their parents /carers again this year. The evening took place on Monday 27th September and provided an informative and inspiring evening for our students as they begin to […]
Year 11 Mock Results

Dear Parent/Carer I am delighted to inform you that your child will receive their Mock examination results this coming Wednesday 20 January. The sequence of events showing how this will happen is outlined in the table below. As we could not have the assembly as planned, myself and Mr Woodcock have recorded a message we […]
Update on remote teaching, January 2021

Dear parent/carer, Firstly, I would like to thank you for your support so far with remote learning. I completely understand that this is a really challenging time for us all, so everything that you have been doing to support and encourage your child during remote teaching has been greatly appreciated by our staff. A very […]
Year 11 Letter

Dear Parent/Carer Last week there was a lot to take in. It was hard for us all to hear that Year 11 would not be returning this week and that GCSE exams in their usual format would not be happening in the Summer. Your ongoing support is invaluable and we are so proud of our […]
Year 11 Parents/Carers 8 January 2021

Dear parent / carer and Y11 students, We hope that you had a restful break, albeit a different one to usual and that you and your family are well. We fully appreciate the impact of this new extended lockdown on you, our students and family and will continue to do all that we can to […]