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Royal Alexandra and Albert School

Other schools Ages 7-18 984 pupils Reigate
Ofsted: Good
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Royal Alexandra and Albert School is a voluntary aided school in Reigate for pupils aged 7 to 18. It has 984 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Royal Alexandra and Albert School is Good, from an inspection in April 2024. In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 54.5, and 58% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE. In 2025, 46% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: April 2024. GCSE results: 2026. A-level results: 2025. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Other schools / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 7-18
Religion Unknown
Address Gatton Park
Reigate
Surrey
RH2 0TD
Phone 01737649000
Reference Number 125279

General Makeup

Number of pupils 984
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.68%
Girls: 51.32%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 11.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 5.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 20.1
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 23.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
3 11 15 26
4 16 14 30
5 24 24 48
6 30 30 60
7 59 69 128
8 52 73 125
9 65 78 143
10 69 73 142
11 83 69 152
12 36 41 77
13 34 19 53

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 45.6%
African 9.9%
Unclassified 8.6%
Asian, Other 8.4%
White, Other 8.1%
Mixed, Other 3.7%
White & Asian 3%
White & Black (African) 2.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.8%
Caribbean 1.7%
Chinese 1.5%
Indian 1.3%
Pakistani 1%
Irish 0.3%

Royal Alexandra and Albert School has made commendable progress since its previous inspection, now achieving a 'Good' overall grade. The school cultivates a positive environment where pupils feel safe, supported, and confident in articulating their thoughts. The curriculum is well-structured, catering to various learning needs, including those of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Furthermore, the wide array of extracurricular activities significantly contributes to students' personal development, which has been rated as outstanding. Despite the overall positive findings, the school is still working on ensuring consistency in staff training related to supporting SEND students and implementing behavior policies effectively across all teaching staff.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Report Date 12 Mar 2024
Date Report
12 Mar 2024 School inspection:
16 Nov 2021 School inspection:
21 Apr 2016 Short inspection
19 Sep 2012 Full inspection:
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
04 Jun 2008 Full inspection:
12 Oct 2006 Curriculum and development visit
15 Nov 2004 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils benefit from positive relationships with staff.
  • The curriculum is robust and well-developed across subjects.
  • Pupils engage enthusiastically in a wide variety of extracurricular activities.
  • Strong support systems are in place for pastoral care.
  • Personal development programs are well-planned and enhance student character.

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistency in staff knowledge regarding meeting additional needs of pupils with SEND.
  • Variability in the application of the renewed behavior policy among staff.

Ofsted Parent View

The latest published parent view scores are from 2021. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know Total Responses
1. My child is happy at this school. 60 6 1 0 0 67
2. My child feels safe at this school. 61 6 0 0 0 67
3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. 53 13 0 1 0 67
4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. 52 7 2 3 2 1
5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. 36 27 2 2 0 67
6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly. 24 25 17 0 1 0
7. My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.
8. The school has high expectations for my child. 42 19 1 1 4 67
9. My child does well at this school. 55 12 0 0 0 67
10. The school lets me know how my child is doing. 47 18 2 0 0 67
11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. 55 11 1 0 0 67
12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. 47 19 1 0 0 67
13. The school supports my child’s wider personal development. 48 16 2 0 1 67
14. I would recommend this school to another parent. 65 2

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
54.5

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 57.6%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 74.8%

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 31.19
Average Points (best 3) 31.36

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C B C+
Average Grade (best 3) C B C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 8.2%

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 46%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 104
Maths 104

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.3
Writing 0.3
Maths -1.1

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Year 7 admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 89 10
Third Preference 69 1
From another Local Authority 69 11

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Royal Alexandra and Albert School had 1,008 pupils for 1,237 places. 229 places (18.5%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Merstham Primary” planning area

Surrey counted 137 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 132 in 2029–30, down 4%.

Year 7 intake in the “Reigate, Redhill and Horley” planning area

Surrey counted 1,382 Year 7 pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 1,387 in 2031–32, down 0%.

201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 7187187187181,2291,2291,2291,2291,2291,2291,1611,1741,1871,2371,237
Pupils 7868719309769799941,0121,0071,0061,0681,1291,1231,0851,0641,008
Unfilled 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%20.3%19.1%17.7%18.1%18.1%13.1%2.8%4.3%8.6%14.0%18.5%

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Royal Alexandra and Albert School attended 93.2% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 20.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 3.6%4.0%4.1%4.2%4.7%4.6%4.4%7.7%6.1%6.1%5.3%
Unauthorised absence 0.3%0.9%0.5%0.8%1.0%1.9%0.6%1.5%1.7%1.4%1.4%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.8%0.4%0.6%2.4%2.2%1.8%1.7%1.8%1.7%2.0%

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.6% of pupils at Royal Alexandra and Albert School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 4 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 7.34.72.84.24.83.45.96.36.83.92.02.74.96.210.54.5
Permanent exclusions 0010000010001204

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Royal Alexandra and Albert School had 14.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 11.78.78.59.19.09.510.410.511.211.711.410.710.410.510.610.9
Teachers who left state teaching 5.4%8.1%13.7%19.7%22.8%21.2%13.0%20.4%15.8%8.1%20.7%12.1%18.0%21.3%14.8%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 53.8%61.4%62.0%55.3%60.2%59.1%57.6%68.8%56.3%–57.3%62.8%72.0%70.0%65.4%–
Sick days per teacher 2.52.43.43.74.73.94.74.74.9–6.23.63.86.75.4–

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 8.3% of pupils at Royal Alexandra and Albert School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Specific learning difficulty 31 8
Social, emotional and mental health 18 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 9 4
Speech, language and communication needs 8 4
Moderate learning difficulty 10 1
Hearing impairment 2 4
Other difficulty or disability 2 0
Multi-sensory impairment 1 0
No specialist assessment of need 1 0

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Royal Alexandra and Albert School received £8,183 and spent £8,511 for each of its 984 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £0 (-£0 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

20192020202120222023202420252026
Revenue reserve £187,000£238,000£222,000£271,000£270,000£308,000£322,000-£0
per pupil £174£212£198£239£246£291£321-£0
In-year balance -£176,000£51,000-£16,000£49,000-£1,000£39,000£14,000-£322,000
per pupil -£164£46-£14£43-£1£37£14-£327

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery
Battlebridge Lane, Merstham, Surrey, RH1 3LH 		0.75 miles
Merstham Primary School
London Road South, Merstham, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 3AZ 		0.92 miles
St Matthew's CofE Primary School
Linkfield Lane, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1JF 		1.17 miles
Wray Common Primary School
Kendal Close, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 0LR 		1.34 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Linkfield Lane, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1EA 		1.37 miles
Furzefield Primary Academy
Delabole Road, Merstham, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 3PA 		1.5 miles
Brooklands School
27 Wray Park Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 0DF 		1.54 miles
Hatchlands Primary
Hatchlands Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 6AT 		1.61 miles
Holmesdale Community Infant School
Alma Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 0BY 		1.67 miles
Kingswood Primary School
Buckland Road, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, Surrey, KT20 7EA 		1.75 miles
Micklefield School
10 Somers Road, Reigate, RH2 9DU 		1.91 miles
Reigate Parish Church Primary School
Blackborough Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 7DB 		1.96 miles
Earlswood Infant and Nursery School
St John's Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 6DZ 		2.17 miles
St John's Primary School
Pendleton Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 6QG 		2.21 miles
Reigate Priory Community Junior School
Bell Street, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 7RL 		2.26 miles
Earlswood Junior School
Brambletye Park Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 6JX 		2.3 miles
The Hawthorns School
Pendell Court, Redhill, RH1 4QJ 		2.67 miles
St Peter and St Paul Church Primary School
93 Rook Lane, Chaldon, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5BN 		2.7 miles
Nutfield Church CofE Primary School
59 Mid Street, South Nutfield, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 4JJ 		2.83 miles
Dovers Green School
Rushetts Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 7RF 		3.05 miles
Name Distance
East Surrey College
Gatton Point, London Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 2JX 		0.69 miles
St Bede's School
Carlton Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 2LQ 		0.77 miles
Merstham Park School
Taynton Drive, Redhill, RH1 3PU 		1.38 miles
Carrington School
Noke Drive, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 4AD 		1.41 miles
Woodfield School
Sunstone Grove, Merstham, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 3PR 		1.58 miles
Reigate Grammar School
Reigate Road, Reigate, RH2 0QS 		1.9 miles
Reigate College
Castlefield Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 0SD 		1.95 miles
Dunottar School
High Trees Road, Reigate, RH2 7EL 		2.13 miles
Aurora Chaldon School
Chaldon Rise, Rockshaw Road, Merstham, Redhill, RH1 3DB 		2.19 miles
Merrywood House Independent Special School
The Old Pheasantry, Merrywood Grove, Tadworth, Surrey, Surrey, KT20 7HF 		2.22 miles
Reigate School
Pendleton Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 7NT 		2.68 miles
Serenity School
Rowan's Hill, Coulsdon Lane, Chipstead, Surrey, CR5 3QG 		3.07 miles
The Children's Trust School
Tadworth Court, Tadworth, Surrey, KT20 5RU 		3.26 miles
Clifton Hill School
Chaldon Road, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5PN 		3.55 miles
Bramley Hill School
Chequers Lane, Walton on the Hill, Tadworth, Surrey, KT20 7ST 		3.58 miles
Oasis Academy Coulsdon
Homefield Road, Old Coulsdon, Croydon, Surrey, CR5 1ES 		3.72 miles
Caterham School
Harestone Valley Road, Caterham, CR3 6YA 		3.83 miles
Papillon House
Pebble Close, Tadworth, Surrey, KT20 7PA 		3.92 miles
The Beacon School
Picquets Way, Banstead, Surrey, SM7 1AG 		4.15 miles
Moon Hall School, Reigate
Flanchford Road, Leigh, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 8RE 		4.28 miles

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What is Royal Alexandra and Albert School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Royal Alexandra and Albert School is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was Royal Alexandra and Albert School last inspected by Ofsted?

Royal Alexandra and Albert School was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Royal Alexandra and Albert School have?

Royal Alexandra and Albert School has 984 pupils on roll.

What age range does Royal Alexandra and Albert School cover?

Royal Alexandra and Albert School for pupils aged 7 to 18.

What are Royal Alexandra and Albert School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 54.5, and 58% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

What are Royal Alexandra and Albert School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 46% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Royal Alexandra and Albert School?

Royal Alexandra and Albert School is at Gatton Park, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 0TD.

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