Reigate Priory Community Junior School

About Reigate Priory Community Junior School

Reigate Priory Community Junior School sits within Surrey local authority, a county with 33 outstanding primary schools out of 298 total. In the Reigate and Banstead district it ranks 13th out of 21 primaries, placing it in the top half locally. The school's closest outstanding neighbour is Reigate Parish Church Primary School, just one kilometre away, while the top-performing peers in Surrey include South Farnham School, The Raleigh School and Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School. With 505 pupils on a capacity of 600, it is a large junior school for ages 7 to 11, and is non-denominational. The headteacher is Oliver Moses, who leads a school where 6.5 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, a figure well below the national average.

In its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024, the school received Outstanding across every category: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. This continues a strong track record, as the previous inspection in 2012 also rated overall effectiveness as Outstanding. At Key Stage 2, 66 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, exactly matching the Surrey local authority average of 66 per cent. However, the school excels at the higher standard, with 15 per cent achieving this across all three subjects. Reading scores are particularly strong, with an average scaled score of 109 and 50 per cent of pupils reaching the higher standard. In maths, the average score was 106, with 33 per cent hitting the higher threshold. Writing at the higher standard was achieved by 17 per cent of pupils.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including an ICT suite, library, art studios, playing fields and a chapel. Sports provision covers athletics, cricket, dance, football and swimming, while clubs extend to film, drama, eco, coding and gardening. SEND support is well-developed, with provisions for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, hearing impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. The school is not oversubscribed in terms of capacity, with 505 pupils against a 600-place capacity, suggesting some availability for families moving into the area. Reigate Priory suits families who want a large, well-established junior school with strong academic outcomes, particularly in reading, and a proven track record of outstanding behaviour and personal development.

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