Durrington Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–7 · Worthing, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From West Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Durrington Infant School is a primary school in Worthing, West Sussex for ages 3–7 (community school). West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Durrington Infant School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, with 44 first-choice applications for 44 offers.
- The latest Ofsted inspection (24 February 2026) gave no single grade; the previous graded outcome was Requires improvement (20 June 2023).
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 12.9% of pupils, against a middle figure of 27.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Sussex.
- There are 23.8 pupils per teacher, compared with a middle figure of 21.8 across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Sussex.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Salvington Road, Worthing, BN13 2JD
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 217 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 February 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend this inclusive and friendly school.”
- “From Nursery to Year 2, they arrive happily each morning and are greeted warmly by staff.”
- “Positive routines help pupils feel safe, settled and ready to learn.”
To improve
- “However, some key skills, such as spelling and sentence construction, are not yet fully secure.”
- “This affects the quality of some pupils’ writing, particularly for disadvantaged pupils.”
- “Leaders are taking appropriate action to improve writing and strengthen accuracy and fluency in reading, but this work is still at an early stage.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 44 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 44 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Sussex.
- Durrington Junior School 0.1 mi Good
- Thomas A Becket Infant School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Thomas A Becket Junior School 0.8 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- Hawthorns Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Vale School, Worthing 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Orchards Junior School 1.0 mi School remains Good
- The Laurels Primary School, Worthing 1.0 mi Good Last distance published