Dunottar School
High Trees Road, Reigate, RH2 7EL
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Tottman
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Reigate
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 500
- Pupils on roll
- 492
- URN
- 125356
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01737761945
About this school
Dunottar School is an independent school in Reigate. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 492 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Dunottar School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Dunottar School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1944, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 77 | 80 | 79 |
| Attainment 8 score | 53.3 | 52.9 | 51.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
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 Dunottar 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 | 53.3 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 52.9 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 51.6 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 473 |
| 2023/24 | 484 |
| 2024/25 | 493 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 2
- Pupils on SEN support
- 131
Location
Nearby schools
-
Reigate Grammar School0.5 miles
Independent schools · Reigate
-
Brooklands School1.1 miles
Academies · Reigate
-
Micklefield School1.3 miles
Independent schools · Reigate
-
Reigate Valley College1.9 miles
Academies · Reigate
-
Merrywood House Independent Special School2.5 miles
Special schools · Surrey
Other schools in Reigate
- Micklefield School Independent schools
- Reigate Grammar School Independent schools
- 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
- Royal Alexandra and Albert School All-through
- Reigate College 16 plus
- Brooklands School Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Dunottar School teach?
- Dunottar School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is an independent school in Reigate.
- Who is the headteacher of Dunottar School?
- The headteacher of Dunottar School is Mr Mark Tottman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dunottar School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Dunottar School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Dunottar School?
- Dunottar School has 492 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Dunottar School full?
- Dunottar School has capacity for 500 pupils and 492 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Dunottar School a faith school?
- No. Dunottar School has no designated religious character.
- Is Dunottar School a selective school?
- No. Dunottar School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Dunottar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 53.3 in 2022/23 and 51.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Dunottar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dunottar 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 24 July 2026.