RGS Surrey Hills
London Road, Mickleham, Dorking, RH5 6EA
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Ms Hayley Robinson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Inter- / non- denominational
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Dorking and Horley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 303
- URN
- 125388
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01372373382
About this school
RGS Surrey Hills is an independent school in Dorking. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 303 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected RGS Surrey Hills under its current framework. 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
RGS Surrey Hills has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in March 1958, 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 | 149 | 144 | 110 |
| Attainment 8 score | 17.2 | 17.0 | 14.4 |
| 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 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
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 RGS Surrey Hills 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 | 17.2 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 17 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 14.4 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 404 |
| 2023/24 | 375 |
| 2024/25 | 350 |
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
- 3
- Pupils on SEN support
- 130
Location
Nearby schools
-
Woodlands School1.8 miles
Academies · Leatherhead
-
St John's School2.0 miles
Independent schools · Leatherhead
-
Little Downsend Leatherhead2.0 miles
Independent schools · Leatherhead
-
Downsend School2.2 miles
Independent schools · Leatherhead
-
Papillon House2.7 miles
Special schools · Tadworth
Other schools in Dorking
- Hurtwood House School Independent schools
- St Teresa's School Independent schools
- Dorking Nursery School Nursery
- Newdigate CofE Endowed Aided Infant School Primary
- Powell Corderoy Primary School Primary
- Scott-Broadwood CofE Infant School Primary
- St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Martin's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Michael's CofE Aided Infant School Primary
- St Paul's CofE Primary School Primary
- Surrey Hills All Saints Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does RGS Surrey Hills teach?
- RGS Surrey Hills teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is an independent school in Dorking.
- Who is the headteacher of RGS Surrey Hills?
- The headteacher of RGS Surrey Hills is Ms Hayley Robinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has RGS Surrey Hills been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected RGS Surrey Hills 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 many pupils are at RGS Surrey Hills?
- RGS Surrey Hills has 303 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is RGS Surrey Hills full?
- RGS Surrey Hills has capacity for 450 pupils and 303 on roll (67%), 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 RGS Surrey Hills a faith school?
- No. RGS Surrey Hills has no designated religious character.
- Is RGS Surrey Hills a selective school?
- No. RGS Surrey Hills is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have RGS Surrey Hills's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 17.2 in 2022/23 and 14.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are RGS Surrey Hills's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, RGS Surrey Hills'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.