Durley Brook Road, Durley, Southampton, Hampshire SO32 2AR
10 reasons to choose Durley Church of England Primary School
Main point of differentiation
Durley Church of England Primary School is one of the best state primary schools in Southampton, ranking in the top 10% in the country, with a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is a small school with smaller class sizes than many of its neighbours. (read the area review here)
School fundamentals
Durley Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary controlled faith school. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2019) inspection. It is one of the 20 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Hampshire LEA.
Average class size
Durley Church of England Primary School has five mixed-age classes and an average class size of 27 pupils.
Exam results and leavers' destinations
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Durley Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 24% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 39% of schools. Most pupils transfer to Wyvern College at the end of Year 6.
The Durley Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. Most subjects are taught separately, but some subjects such as geography, history, art and DT are linked through cross-curricular topics. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for music.
Sport at Durley Church of England Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Durley Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 8.00am to 5.30pm.
Find another school near Durley Church of England Primary School
The King’s School, Eastleigh, Primary (2.6 miles); Twyford School (6.2 miles); The Gregg Preparatory School (7.3 miles).
Botley Church of England Primary School (3.1 miles); Harefield Primary School (3.8 miles); Colden Common Primary School (4.9 miles).
The King’s School, Eastleigh (2.6 miles); The Gregg School (4.8 miles).
Wildern School (2.9 miles); Thornden School (6.9 miles); St Anne’s Catholic School (7.3 miles).