Reigate School

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Reigate School was rated Good overall in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, but the detail tells a more nuanced story. Inspectors judged behaviour and attitudes, and personal development, as Outstanding, while quality of education and leadership and management were both rated Good. That’s a shift from the school’s previous inspection in 2012, when it was rated Outstanding across the board. The most telling academic metric is Progress 8, which measures how much pupils improve between the end of primary school and GCSEs compared with pupils nationally. Reigate School’s Progress 8 score is 0.38, which is well above the national average of 0 and significantly higher than the Surrey local authority average of 0.26. The school’s Progress 8 banding is officially classed as ‘Above average’, and it ranks 3rd out of 6 schools in the Reigate and Banstead local area on this measure. In the South East region, it sits in the top quarter of all schools, and nationally it places in the top 22 per cent.

On attainment, pupils achieved an Attainment 8 score of 52.9, meaning the average GCSE grade across eight subjects was around a strong pass. The basics measure — the proportion of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSEs — stands at 60.7 per cent, with a further 76.1 per cent achieving grade 4 or above. The school has a strong focus on the English Baccalaureate: 80.2 per cent of pupils entered the EBacc suite of subjects, and 36.4 per cent achieved a grade 5 or above across all five EBacc pillars. The EBacc average point score is 4.89, which is roughly equivalent to a high grade 4. Breaking down Progress 8 by subject area, maths stands out with a score of 0.57, while English is 0.35 and the EBacc subjects sit at 0.26. The open element — which includes other GCSEs not in the EBacc — is 0.39. These figures suggest consistent, above-average progress across the curriculum, with particular strength in mathematics.

Reigate School is a non-selective, mixed secondary for pupils aged 11 to 16, with no sixth form. It is heavily oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 807 applications for 248 places, an oversubscription ratio of 3.25 to one, and 307 families put it as their first preference. The school has a large roll of 1,261 pupils, slightly above its official capacity of 1,250, and 20.4 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals. Facilities include a swimming pool, theatre, chapel, sports hall, gymnasium, tennis courts, science labs and an ICT suite. The school offers a wide range of sports and clubs, from martial arts and cross country to choir and Young Enterprise. SEND provision is broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language needs, and physical disabilities. This is a school that suits families looking for strong academic progress in a large, well-resourced setting with a clear focus on behaviour and personal development.

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