Reigate School
Pendleton Road, Reigate, RH2 7NT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREENSAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Alexander
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Reigate
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,250
- Pupils on roll
- 1,252
- URN
- 145217
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01737243166
About this school
Reigate School is a secondary academy in Reigate. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,252 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Reigate 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 248 | 247 | 254 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.0 | 52.9 | 52.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.27 +0.09 to +0.45 | +0.38 +0.20 to +0.56 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% | 60.7% | 61% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 76.1% | 76.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 81% | 80.2% | 78.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
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 Reigate 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 | 50 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 52.9 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52.4 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,255 |
| 2023/24 | 1,257 |
| 2024/25 | 1,261 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Reigate School compares
Reigate School ranked 27th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 82% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52.4 | 7.7% | 20.5% | 1,252 | — |
| Carrington School | 45 | 7.9% | 28.2% | 1,012 | 1.9 miles |
| St Bede's School | 57.9 | 5.3% | 6.9% | 1,918 | 1.9 miles |
| Merstham Park School | 45 | 8.1% | 27.8% | 711 | 3.2 miles |
| Oakwood School | 43 | 9.2% | 17.3% | 1,610 | 3.9 miles |
| The Ashcombe School | 57.1 | 7.3% | 11.2% | 1,533 | 6.0 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)
- 20.46%
- English as an additional language
- 5.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.7%
- Persistent absence
- 17.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Carrington School1.9 miles
Secondary · Redhill
-
St Bede's School1.9 miles
Secondary · Redhill
-
Merstham Park School3.2 miles
Secondary · Redhill
-
Oakwood School3.9 miles
Secondary · Horley
-
The Ashcombe School6.0 miles
Secondary · Dorking
Other 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
- 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 Reigate School teach?
- Reigate School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Reigate.
- Who is the headteacher of Reigate School?
- The headteacher of Reigate School is Mr Matthew Alexander, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Reigate School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Reigate 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 Reigate School?
- Reigate School has 1,252 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Reigate School full?
- Reigate School has capacity for 1,250 pupils and 1,252 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Reigate School a faith school?
- No. Reigate School has no designated religious character.
- Is Reigate School a selective school?
- No. Reigate School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Reigate School part of an academy trust?
- Reigate 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.
- How have Reigate School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50 in 2022/23 and 52.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Reigate School compare with other schools in Surrey?
- Reigate School ranked 27th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 82% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Reigate School's absence rate?
- Reigate School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Reigate School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Reigate 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 10 July 2026.