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2007 Ofsted Report - click to view

School Information

Address:	Durrington High School The Boulevard Worthing West Sussex BN13 1JX
Students on roll:	1409 aged 12 to 16 years
The Working Week:	At present for four days a week, the school day runs from 8.45am to 3.10pm, including, apart from registration, assemblies and tutorial time, five hours of classes. On Friday school finishes at 3.00pm. The dinner break is 1.25pm to 2.05pm Monday to Thursday and 1.15pm to 1.55pm on Friday.

 

Destination of Year 11 Leavers Summer 2005

Destinations	%
Continued Employment	73
Entered Employment without Training	10
Unknown	17
TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS	326

 

Authorised and Unauthorised Absence 2004-2005

The total number of registered students of compulsory school age on roll for at least one session during the reporting Period to May 22.	1425
The percentage of half days (sessions) missed through authorised abscense.	7.6%
The percentage of half days (sessions) missed through unauthorised abscence.	1.3%
Total attendance for the year	91%

 

Admissions 2005

Intake at September 2005

360

 

Durrington High School GCSE and Key Stage 3 Examination Results GCSE Results 2003 – 2007

	Durlington High School				National Results
	2004 %	2005 %	2006 %	2007 %	2004%	2005%	2006%	2007%
5 + A* - C	41	43	52	54	54	56	59	tba
5 + A* - G	88	88	93	91	86	90	88	tba

 

Key Stage 3 results 2004 - 2007

	Durrington High School				National results
	2004	2005	2006	2007	2004	2005	2006	2007**
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Overall level 5+	70	62	74	77	70	73	74	73
Overall level 6+	34	30	34	44	40	42	44	43
English level 5+	75	58	70	78	71	76	73	73
English level 6+	39	18	27	31	34	35	34	32
Maths level 5+	74	69	79	80	73	74	77	75
Maths level 6+	46	47	55	62	52	53	57	56
Science level 5+	60	60	74	73	66	70	72	72
Science level 6+	18	24	20	40	34	37	41	40

 

325 TOTAL STUDENT ENTRY

189 BOYS
136 GIRLS

		Number of Students	%
Achieving 5 A* - C		140	43
Achieving 5 A* -G		285	88
Achieving 5+ A* -C	GIRLS	66	49
Achieving 5+ A* -G	GIRLS	117	86
Achieving 5+ A* -C	BOYS	74	40
Achieving 5+ A* -G	BOYS	168	89

Summary of GCSE departmental results 2005

Subject	Number of Entries	%
		A*-C	A*- C GIRLS	A*- C BOYS	A*- G	A*- G GIRLS	A*- G BOYS
English	313	54	61	48	96	98	94
English Lit	297	54	64	46	95	94	95
Maths	312	34	31	36	96	95	96
Science	301	46	48	44	93	94	93
Art & Design	92	98	98	97	100	100	100
Business Studies	74	51	62	43	100	100	100
Dance	30	47	47	NA	100	100	100
Design & Technology	202	42	64	31	94	99	91
Drama	62	86	90	81	100	100	100
Food Technology	57	65	79	37	100	100	100
French	119	35	56	21	100	100	100
Geography	56	54	65	49	98	100	97
History	104	46	63	38	97	100	96
IT	35	54	100	50	100	100	100
Leisure & Tourism	35	6	10	5	90	90	90
Music	40	55	58	52	90	89	90
PE	71	64	61	65	99	100	98
Relegious Studies	240	30	41	22	92	94	90
Spanish	36	50	41	58	100	100	100
Textiles	18	44	44	NA	100	100	100

On entry, students all take Cognitive Ability Tests (CATs). This information, together with information, together with information on prior attainment and, where appropriate, any Statement of Educational Need or Individual Education Plan, is used to ensure that appropriate provision is made for each child. Our Gifted and Talented Co-ordinator will also identify, at this stage, those students who will benefit from extension work and other enrichment activities. Students work in mixed ability form groups for the majority of their subjects and follow the full range of National Curriculum subjects, expect in rare cases when disapplied because of the terms of a Statement of Educational Need. Setting by ability takes place progressively during Key Stage 3.

Drama is part of the curriculum for all students and everyone participates in a programme of Personal & Social Education, including Citizenship.

Sex education is taught in the contact of stable family relationships in accordance with the governors policy, respecting parents rights to withdraw their children from some aspects of this subject.

All students have timetabled Religious Education and Information and Communications technology lessons and ICT is used widely throughout the school to support and enhance learning. Students are required to undergo training before being allowed to use the internet. Such use is governed by strict policy and is carefully monitored.

During Year9, students will make decisions about what courses they wish to follow at Key Stage 4. To assist them with this they will receive advice from teachers and from our careers department. At the end of the Key Stage, all students take National Curriculum Tests or Tasks. The results of these tests are reported to parents and used to guide individual student provision at Key Stage 4.

We are a Sportsmark school, which indicates that we provide quality sports facilities for all our students. Our sports teams participate successfully in local and wider competitions and individual skills are encouraged too. Students take part in a wide variety of sporting activities and the coaching ability of our PE staff is excellent.

Students may also get involved as performers or as part of the production team in the plays and concerts that take place throughout the year. The school’s drama, Music, Dance and Art departments have always been highly regarded, with just cause, as the quality of performance illustrates. This was recognised by the school being awarded Artsmark Gold in 2004.