Durrington Infant School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · West Sussex
Salvington Road, Worthing, BN13 2JD
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 20/06/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
95.0%
13.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
217
Capacity used
Over capacity109%
200 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
50 of 50 families who put it first got an offer
54
Places offered
131
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 50 | 50 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 48 | 4 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 33 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 131 | 54 | 41% |
1st preference success by year
West Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Zoe Wilby
- Address
- Salvington Road, Worthing, BN13 2JD
- Phone
- 01903260138
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Salvington · Worthing West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 125862
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 13% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
217 pupils · 200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
24 February 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Expected standard Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 23
20 June 2023
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Requires improvement - 21
24 November 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 168 pupils
Attendance
95.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
13.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through West Sussex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.