Durston House welcomes boys from all ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds.   It is a school where every boy’s contribution matters.   We are proud of the school’s diversity.   We feel that we are a community in which mutual respect and understanding, fairness and opportunities for all are promoted within the framework of our Christian foundation.

We seek to provide an education of quality and variety for boys aged 4-13, preparing them well for entry into senior school.   We aim to give each pupil a balanced education, helping him to attain excellence in academic, creative and physical pursuits, while guiding his social, moral and spiritual development.   This is achieved in a disciplined environment within which security and happiness are paramount and with the support of a positive partnership between school and home.

During his twenty-two years as Headmaster of Durston House, my predecessor, Peter Craze, oversaw the significant expansion of the school into what it is today.   In his own words, he was ‘blessed with two thoroughly satisfying decades’ during which he ‘watched Durston go from strength to strength’.   It was his belief that his successor could be ‘assured of a fulfilling professional life working for the further development of Durston’.  

These are early days, but I certainly have no reason to doubt the wisdom of Peter’s words.

Ian Kendrick
Headmaster