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Durlston School[1]

Independent · ages 2–16

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Headline results

No headline results are published for this school in the latest two years.

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
25.2 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
0% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
0% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[3]

IGCSEs don't count towards Attainment 8, so it understates many independent schools.

Ofsted

Inspected by
Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)[4]

ISI inspection

Inspection
September 2024[5]
Framework
Framework from September 2023[5]
Leadership and governance
Standards met[5]
Quality of education
Standards met[5]
Health and wellbeing
Standards met[5]
Social and economic education
Standards met[5]
Safeguarding
Standards met[5]

Leadership and governance

  • ISI recommended: The school should review policies to ensure they match current laws.

Health and wellbeing

  • ISI recommended: The school should improve sex and relationships education for older pupils to better meet their needs.

Social and economic education

  • ISI recommended: The school should improve careers guidance for post-16 choices to help pupils prepare for the next stage of their education.

Previous ISI inspections: 2023, 2021, 2017 (2023 report, 2021 report, 2017 report).

ISI's page for this school

Findings of the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), restated in our own words: not ISI's wording. Read the full report on ISI's website.

Competition to get in

No published data for this school.

Character & practicalities

Fees

Pre-prep, day
£3,025–£4,380 a term 2026/27 · Reception; Years 1 & 2 · VAT not stated[6]
Prep, day
£6,590–£8,160 a term 2026/27 · Year 3; Year 4 · VAT not stated[6]
Senior, day
£8,330 a term 2026/27 · Years 5 - 11 · VAT not stated[6]

As published by the school on its own website for the year shown, quoted from our archived copy. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest fee the school lists for that stage. Check the school's current fees before deciding: extras (lunch, trips, exams) and bursaries are not included. Fees are never used to rank schools.

Type
Other independent school[1]
Ages
2–16[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
456[1]
Local authority
Hampshire[1]
Website
www.durlstonschool.co.uk[1]
Nursery classes
Has Nursery Classes[4]
Special classes
No Special Classes[4]
Section 41 (can be named in an EHC plan)
Not approved[4]
District
New Forest[7]
Postcode
BH25 7AQ[1]
URN
116522[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
254 2024/25[8]
SEN support
31.1% 2024/25[8]
EHC plan
5.9% 2024/25[8]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
0% 2024/25[8]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  4. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments (independent schools' inspectorate and provision). Period 2026-10-17, published 2026-10-17. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Independent Schools Inspectorate: School inspection report, Durlston School, September 2024. Period 2026-10-17. Licence: all-rights-reserved (restated only, D71).
  6. durlstonschool.co.uk: durlstonschool.co.uk — Fees and scholarships. Period 2026-10-17. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (5)
    Reception £4,015 per term Fees for an eligible Reception child receiving EYE would be £3,025 (p. 1)
    Years 1 & 2 £4,380 per term (p. 1)
    Year 3 £6,590 per term (p. 1)
    Year 4 £8,160 per term (p. 1)
    Years 5 - 11 £8,330 per term (p. 1)
  7. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.