Durrington High School
Academy in West Sussex, England
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::summary Academy in West Sussex, England ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Durrington High School |
| image | Durringtonhigh.png |
| coordinates | |
| established | 1973 |
| type | Academy |
| head_label | Headteacher |
| head | Shaun Allison and Chris Woodcock |
| chair_label | Chair of Governors |
| chair | Dawn Kearney |
| address | The Boulevard |
| city | Worthing |
| county | West Sussex |
| country | England |
| postcode | BN13 1JX |
| ofsted | yes |
| urn | 140713 |
| enrolment | 1607 |
| gender | Mixed |
| lower_age | 11 |
| upper_age | 16 |
| houses | Malala (Yellow), Turing (Red), Attenborough (White), Seacole (Green), Angelou (Purple), Pele (Blue), Year 7 (Pink) |
| website | |
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Durrington High School is a coeducational secondary school located in Worthing, West Sussex. The school operated as a high school between 1973 and 2015 as part of Worthing's three-tier provision. From September 2015 the school became a standard secondary for 11 – 16-year-olds. The school converted to academy status on 1 April 2014.
History
This senior school is the product of a merger in 1973 of two neighbouring schools, with their playing fields divided by a single white line: Worthing County Secondary School for Girls (Rodmell Road site) and Worthing Technical High School (Boulevard site).
The County Secondary School for Girls moved to the new brick-built Rodmell Road building in 1953 from the Sussex Road school with Miss Lilian Belchamber continuing as the head mistress until the creation of Durrington High School in 1973.
The Technical High moved to the Boulevard location in 1955 from Union Place Worthing and was renamed Worthing Technical High School (strictly speaking, it was renamed 'The Technical High School, Worthing' as it was a West Sussex institution rather than a Worthing one, and had a catchment area covering the whole of the West Sussex coastal area).
The school building has been rebuilt and extended considerably with the Technical High building demolished during the mid-1990s and sections of the Rodmell Road building still standing and extended.
In 2015, education provision in Worthing was reorganised into the standard two-tier provision, with Durrington increasing its roll by extending to take pupils in Year 7 who had previously attended the local middle schools.
Campus
The school shares a campus with Oak Grove College Special School. The building is purpose-built, offering facilities for all subjects, including science labs, technology suites and a music department. There is also a large field in which cricket pitches and goal posts are set up, and a MUGA (Multi Use Games Arena) for 6 a-side leagues etc. In addition a large Astro turf was built in 2015 the size of a full hockey pitch with 2 hockey goals and 4 goal posts that are rented out. In these constructions a new pavilion was built with a small canteen for year 7 and 8 pupils and 2 new changing rooms.
Houses
All pupils and staff are assigned to one of seven houses, named after modern saints: Acutis, Bakhita, Bernadette, John Paul II, Francis, Romero and Teresa.
Notable former pupils
- Harrison Reed (footballer) - professional football player currently playing for Fulham
References
References
- (16 March 2007). "Durrington High School – Inspection Report". [[Ofsted]].
- "Astro hire".
- (February 2024). ["DHS pavilion"](https://www.the-seaman-partnership.co.uk/portfolio/durrington-high-school-sports-pavillion/}}{{Dead link).
- "Durrington High School {{!}} Houses".
- Sale, Jonathan. (18 September 2008). "Passed/Failed: An education in the life of Jon Sevink of the Levellers". The Independent.
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