Durrington Infant School
Salvington Road, Worthing, BN13 2JD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Zoe Wilby
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Durrington Infant School and Durrington Junior School Federation
- Constituency
- Worthing West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 217
- URN
- 125862
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01903260138
About this school
Durrington Infant School is a community primary school in Worthing. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 217 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Durrington Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Durrington Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 296 |
| 2023/24 | 282 |
| 2024/25 | 252 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Durrington Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5% | 19.6% | 217 | — |
| Durrington Junior School | 70% | 4.9% | 25.2% | 334 | 0.1 miles |
| Thomas A Becket Infant School | — | 4.2% | 11.4% | 473 | 0.7 miles |
| English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing | 47% | 3.9% | 15.6% | 187 | 0.7 miles |
| Thomas A Becket Junior School | 68% | 4.2% | 15.8% | 715 | 0.8 miles |
| Hawthorns Primary School | 67% | 9.2% | 36.1% | 173 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.64%
- English as an additional language
- 8.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.03%
- Persistent absence
- 13.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Durrington Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Worthing
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Thomas A Becket Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Worthing
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English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing0.7 miles
Primary · Worthing
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Thomas A Becket Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Worthing
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Hawthorns Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Worthing
Other schools in Worthing
- Bramber Primary School Primary
- Broadwater CofE Primary School Primary
- Clapham and Patching CofE Primary School Primary
- Downsbrook Primary School Primary
- Durrington Junior School Primary
- Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing Primary
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing Primary
- Ferring C of E Primary School Primary
- Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Hawthorns Primary School Primary
- Heene CofE Primary School Primary
- Homefield Primary School and SSC Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Durrington Infant School teach?
- Durrington Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Worthing.
- Who is the headteacher of Durrington Infant School?
- The headteacher of Durrington Infant School is Mrs Zoe Wilby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Durrington Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Durrington Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Durrington Infant School?
- Durrington Infant School has 217 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Durrington Infant School full?
- Durrington Infant School has capacity for 240 pupils and 217 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Durrington Infant School a faith school?
- No. Durrington Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Durrington Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Durrington Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Is Durrington Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Durrington Infant School is part of the Durrington Infant School and Durrington Junior School Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Durrington Infant School's absence rate?
- Durrington Infant School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Durrington Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Durrington Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.