Dovers Green School
Rushetts Road, Reigate, RH2 7RF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREENSAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Nicki Starling
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Reigate
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 288
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- URN
- 145205
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01737245515
About this school
Dovers Green School is a primary academy in Reigate. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 203 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Dovers Green 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Dovers Green 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 272 |
| 2023/24 | 257 |
| 2024/25 | 237 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dovers Green School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.9% | 13.1% | 203 | — |
| Sandcross Primary School | 60% | 5.1% | 19.2% | 644 | 0.8 miles |
| St John's Primary School | 64% | 3.4% | 8.8% | 206 | 1.0 miles |
| Reigate Parish Church Primary School | 69% | 3.8% | 3.1% | 403 | 1.1 miles |
| Reigate Priory Community Junior School | 71% | 4.1% | 6.5% | 494 | 1.2 miles |
| Hatchlands Primary | 69% | 5.9% | 22.1% | 334 | 1.4 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)
- 13.08%
- English as an additional language
- 9.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.86%
- Persistent absence
- 11.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sandcross Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Reigate
-
St John's Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Redhill
-
Reigate Parish Church Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Reigate
-
Reigate Priory Community Junior School1.2 miles
Primary · Reigate
-
Hatchlands Primary1.4 miles
Primary · Redhill
Other schools in Reigate
- 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
- Moon Hall School, Reigate Special schools
- Reigate Valley College Academies
- Dunottar School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Dovers Green School teach?
- Dovers Green School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Reigate.
- Who is the headteacher of Dovers Green School?
- The headteacher of Dovers Green School is Ms Nicki Starling, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dovers Green School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dovers Green 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 Dovers Green School?
- Dovers Green School has 203 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Dovers Green School full?
- Dovers Green School has capacity for 288 pupils and 203 on roll (70%), 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 Dovers Green School a faith school?
- No. Dovers Green School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dovers Green School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Dovers Green School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Dovers Green School part of an academy trust?
- Dovers Green School is part of GREENSAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Dovers Green School have?
- The schools register lists Dovers Green School's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Dovers Green School's absence rate?
- Dovers Green School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Dovers Green School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Dovers Green School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.