Dovers Green School
About Dovers Green School
Dovers Green School is a state primary in Surrey, catering for children aged 4 to 7 in the borough of Reigate and Banstead. It sits within a competitive local landscape where the top-performing primary schools in the local authority include South Farnham School, The Raleigh School and Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School. Dovers Green itself holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, a step down from the Outstanding grade it achieved in its previous inspection back in 2009. However, the school still earned Outstanding marks in two key areas: early years provision and behaviour and attitudes. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary school is Reigate Parish Church Primary School, just 1. 8 kilometres away. With 237 pupils on roll against a capacity of 288, the school is not at full capacity, yet it was oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, receiving 179 applications for 65 places — a ratio of 2. 75 applicants per place. Only 39 of those applications were first-preference offers, suggesting strong local demand.
Key Details
The full report on this school
The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
10 Oct 2023Source: Ofsted, 20 Nov 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
SEN UnitSource: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:55 – 15:15
Breakfast club
07:45-08:45
After-school care
15:15-18:00
Source: dovers-green.surrey.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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