Durrington High School is a secondary school located in Worthing. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 01/07/2010. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: The Boulevard, Worthing, BN13 1JX
Website: https://www.durringtonhighschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01903244957
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: West Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Sue Marooney
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 140713

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 01/07/2010

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1650
Number of Pupils: 1619
Number of Boys: 856
Number of Girls: 763

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.22 Confidence interval 0.08 to 0.36
Of the 324 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 319 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:45%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:49%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:50.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.54
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing
Derwent Drive , Goring-by-Sea BN12 6LA
2out of 4 510 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Durrington Junior School
Salvington Road , BN13 2JD
3out of 4 837 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Thomas A Becket Infant School
Pelham Road , BN13 1JB
3out of 4 885 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Durrington Infant School
Salvington Road , BN13 2JD
3out of 4 919 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Orchards Junior School
Nelson Road , BN12 6EN
3out of 4 996 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Durrington High School
The Boulevard , BN13 1JX
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Worthing High School
South Farm Road , BN14 7AR
3out of 4 2,057 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Oscar Romero Catholic School
Goring Street , Goring-By-Sea BN12 5AF
3out of 4 2,498 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Bohunt School Worthing
65a Broadwater Road , BN14 8AH
3out of 4 2,541 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Andrew's CofE High School
Sackville Road , BN14 8BG
2out of 4 3,107 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Greater Brighton Metropolitan College
Littlehampton Road , BN12 6NU
- not rated 2,013 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oak Grove College
The Boulevard , BN13 1JX
3out of 4 222 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Palatine Primary School
Palatine Road , BN12 6JP
3out of 4 624 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Lancing College Preparatory School at Worthing
Broadwater Road , BN14 8HU
- not rated 2,561 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady of Sion School
Gratwicke Road , Worthing BN11 4BL
- not rated 2,884 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Reflections Small School
Tudor Court , 52 Richmond Road BN11 1PS
- not rated 2,924 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.