Durweston CE Primary School

We'd love to see you, tours available for those wanting preschool places too, it's the perfect start if your child is turning 3 this term! Diocese of Salisbury Academy Trust #schoolstarters #DorsetSchools

Year 6 did themselves very proudly today during our Rep speeches. They really impressed staff and children with their well thought out, passionate and confident deliveries. The school then voted, showing great levels of democracy and respect. The way year 6 then celebrated each other and supported each other with the results was amazing to see! We look forward to seeing what Year 6 achieve this year if this is how they manage themselves at this stage!

Loving life on a Monday morning

It has been such a wonderful first day, lots of team building and new challenges to tackle whilst getting to know new faces. Our children and staff have shown Courage, Compassion and Joy throughout the day and we can't wait to see what else we can achieve. A really huge well done to our new preschool and Starfish who joined us today, you've done yourselves very proud, you came in beautifully and managed all the new things so fantastically! Diocese of Salisbury Academy Trust #dorset #firstdayatschool #Durweston

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We really do have a talented bunch of children at Durweston and to see them all perform over the last few days has been a privilege! 'Go for Gold' our 2026 production really didn't disappoint. The singing, the dancing, the costumes and the line delivery all brought it together in incredible fashion! Well done all from Seahorses, Sharks and Porpoises - children and staff, fantastic Diocese of Salisbury Academy Trust #dorsetschools

Today has been quite the day! To be invited to greet the King and Queen on their visit to Blandford today was quite extraordinary. The 3 that were selected did us proud and represented us beautifully! They were able to shake hands and talk with their Royal Hignesses and thanks to 2 parents that gifted beautiful posies of flowers to present. The quote from the queen was 'wow look at these, absolutely stunning' so it made it really special thank you! It was extremely hot but being amongst the Blandford Schools Network was really special! Diocese of Salisbury Academy Trust

Today was a real special day! Our Leavers are enjoyed the leavers breakfast put on by the church coffee shop and it really was spectacular. The tablescape was so special and really made the event memorable and special! Thank you to all involved - how are they really going to be leaving us so soon! Diocese of Salisbury Academy Trust

Today we had such fun in the sun during our morning Sports Day! Things had to look a little different in the sun but the children did amazingly! A huge shout out to Mrs DeSilva who organised this event and all the staff involved for their amazing commitment to making it a wonderful day! Thank you too for the ice lollies PTA they were very much appreciated! Can I also just do a shout out to Grant Smith who has been such a support to our school this year and who goes above and beyond at every opportunity to support in setting up, down and all the bits in between - we really are grateful! Diocese of Salisbury Academy Trust #sportsday #dorsetschools Durweston Pre-School

A snippet from every class today during our Transition Day. The children came in beautifully and are all enjoying having a 'day in the life' of their new classes. Every class has such a calm, wonderful feel and lots of smiling faces which is always the best news to share!

We wanted to share exciting news this morning, we have 4 chicks arrived who look absolutely beautiful and very cute! We will share with the children so they all get a chance to meet them

A little snippet showing some of the amazing photos taken by Alan Wicks! He's really captured the joy that was displayed and the enjoyment that everyone experienced. A huge thank you to the PTA and the incredible volunteers who made this event happen! We will share more of the photos soon Diocese of Salisbury Academy Trust