Schools in Dorking

About schools in Dorking

Dorking lists 17 schools, most of them primary schools. Its two secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. One school here provides for children with additional needs.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

63%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 5 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

48.9

average Attainment 8 score, across the 3 schools with published results

Nursery schools1

• Dorking Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 5

Primary schools10

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Newdigate CofE Endowed Aided Infant School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 7

• Powell Corderoy Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Scott-Broadwood CofE Infant School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 7

• St John's Church of England Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  33%

  expected standard
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

• St Martin's CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• St Michael's CofE Aided Infant School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 7 · Due to close

• St Paul's CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

• Surrey Hills All Saints Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• The Weald CofE Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 7 to 11

  54%

  expected standard

Secondary schools2

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• The Ashcombe School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  57.1

  Attainment 8
• The Priory Church of England School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  40.1

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision1

• Unified Academy

  Academy special sponsor led · Ages 9 to 16 · Boys

Independent schools3

• Hurtwood House School

  Other independent school · Ages 15 to 19

• RGS Surrey Hills

  Other independent school · Ages 11 to 18

• St Teresa's School

  Other independent school · Ages 4 to 18 · Girls

Common questions about schools in Dorking

How many schools does Dorking have?

OfferDay lists 17 schools in Dorking, including ten primary schools and three independent schools.

Who inspects schools in Dorking?

Every school in Dorking is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Dorking ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Dorking where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.