Durrington Infant School
Salvington Road, Worthing, BN13 2JD
217 pupils · 90% of 240 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Free school meals
- 12.9%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| 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 |
Inspected 24 February 2026, published 4 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 44 | 44 | 107 | 44 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 54 | 50 | 131 | 54 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 59 | 54 | 140 | 58 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 73 | 67 | 169 | 73 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 91 | 78 | 213 | 91 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 87 | 84 | 212 | 87 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 90 | 82 | 189 | 89 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 62 | 54 | 166 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Durrington Junior School 0.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Thomas A Becket Infant School 1.1 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing 1.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Thomas A Becket Junior School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Hawthorns Primary School 1.4 km · Requires improvement (2021) · previous system
- Vale School, Worthing 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.