74%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
55%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
49.8
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
13%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1277.6
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,606
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 17/03/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.5:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Durrington High School · Secondary · West Sussex
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
74%
+5pp
79%73%66%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 74%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
55%
+8pp
59%53%47%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
Attainment 8
49.8
+2.2
54.150.947.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 49.8
EBacc entry
13%
-4pp
45%29%13%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 13%
EBacc APS
1277.6
+36.1
1469.51330.41191.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1277.6
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,606
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
24%
Contact
Address
The Boulevard, Worthing, BN13 1JX
Local authority
West Sussex
Telephone
Email
—
History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 74% | 55% | 49.8 | Not applicable | 13% | 1277.6 | 19% | 1,606 |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 46% | 47.6 | +0.29 | 18% | 1241.5 | 22% | 1,607 |
| 2022/23 | 66% | 49% | 47.7 | +0.15 | 14% | 1191.3 | 20% | 1,599 |
| 2021/22 | 79% | 59% | 54.1 | +0.41 | 16% | 1400.8 | 22% | 1,602 |
| 2018/19 | 70% | 49% | 50.6 | +0.22 | 45% | 1469.5 | 50% | 1,634 |
| 2017/18 | 70% | 47% | 48.8 | +0.01 | 43% | 1492.7 | 52% | 1,659 |
| 2016/17 | 70% | 53% | 49.2 | -0.05 | 24% | — | 34% | 1,692 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,606 | 16.5 | 20% | 8% | 20% | 9% | 24% |
| 2023/24 | 1,607 | 17.9 | 18% | 7% | 19% | 8% | 22% |
| 2022/23 | 1,599 | 18.4 | 17% | 6% | 19% | 8% | 22% |
| 2021/22 | 1,602 | 16.6 | 15% | 6% | 19% | 8% | 20% |
| 2020/21 | 1,619 | 17.7 | 16% | 5% | 21% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,634 | 17.2 | 17% | 5% | 20% | 5% | 11% |
| 2017/18 | 1,659 | 17.5 | 17% | 5% | 20% | 5% | 10% |
| 2016/17 | 1,692 | 17.5 | 18% | 5% | 20% | 5% | 10% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.