Royal Alexandra and Albert School
Gatton Park, Reigate, RH2 0TD
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 7 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Morgan Thomas
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Reigate
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 984
- URN
- 125279
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01737649000
About this school
Royal Alexandra and Albert School is a voluntary aided all-through school in Reigate. It teaches children aged 7 to 18 and has 984 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Royal Alexandra and Albert School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 53 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 19% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 83% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 72% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 75% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 146 | 155 | 144 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.7 | 55.0 | 53.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.06 -0.20 to +0.32 | +0.61 +0.35 to +0.87 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 53% | 59.4% | 54.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% | 83.9% | 77.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 47% | 49% | 50% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Royal Alexandra and Albert School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 19% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51.7 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 53.2 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,097 |
| 2023/24 | 1,055 |
| 2024/25 | 1,002 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Royal Alexandra and Albert School compares
Royal Alexandra and Albert School ranked 23rd of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 84% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53.2 | 6.8% | 12% | 984 | — |
| The Gatwick School | 39.7 | 9.2% | 20.5% | 861 | 8.5 miles |
| Cobham Free School | 53.1 | 7% | 15.4% | 983 | 11.1 miles |
| East Surrey College | — | — | — | — | 0.7 miles |
| Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery | — | 5% | 9.2% | 445 | 0.7 miles |
| St Bede's School | 57.9 | 5.3% | 6.9% | 1,918 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.03%
- English as an additional language
- 6.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.77%
- Persistent absence
- 20.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Gatwick School8.5 miles
All-through · Crawley
-
Cobham Free School11.1 miles
All-through · Cobham
-
East Surrey College0.7 miles
16 plus · Redhill
-
Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Merstham
-
St Bede's School0.8 miles
Secondary · Redhill
Other schools in Reigate
Royal Alexandra and Albert School ranks 5th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Reigate.
- Dovers Green School Primary
- Holmesdale Community Infant School Primary
- Reigate Parish Church Primary School Primary
- Reigate Priory Community Junior School Primary
- Sandcross Primary School Primary
- Wray Common Primary School Primary
- Reigate School Secondary
- Reigate College 16 plus
- Brooklands School Academies
- Moon Hall School, Reigate Special schools
- Reigate Valley College Academies
- Dunottar School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Royal Alexandra and Albert School teach?
- Royal Alexandra and Albert School teaches children aged 7 to 18. It is an all-through school in Reigate.
- Who is the headteacher of Royal Alexandra and Albert School?
- The headteacher of Royal Alexandra and Albert School is Mr Morgan Thomas, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Royal Alexandra and Albert School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Royal Alexandra and Albert School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Royal Alexandra and Albert School?
- Royal Alexandra and Albert School has 984 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 18.
- Is Royal Alexandra and Albert School full?
- Royal Alexandra and Albert School has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 984 on roll (82%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Royal Alexandra and Albert School a faith school?
- No. Royal Alexandra and Albert School has no designated religious character.
- Is Royal Alexandra and Albert School a selective school?
- No. Royal Alexandra and Albert School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Royal Alexandra and Albert School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Royal Alexandra and Albert School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Royal Alexandra and Albert School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Royal Alexandra and Albert School compare with other schools in Surrey?
- Royal Alexandra and Albert School ranked 23rd of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 84% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Royal Alexandra and Albert School's absence rate?
- Royal Alexandra and Albert School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Royal Alexandra and Albert School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Royal Alexandra and Albert School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.