Voluntary aided school · Surrey

Royal Alexandra and Albert School

7–18Ages
984Pupils
All-throughPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
125279URN

Gatton Park, Reigate, RH2 0TD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.5per place

1.8 above Surrey median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Surrey

357 applications for 79 places · 4th of 57 in Surrey

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

54.5of 90

Surrey 51.3 England 46.0

24th of 56 in Surrey

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 12 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

4.5applications per place, Year 7

1.8 above Surrey median (2.7) 2.3 above England median (2.2)

357 applications · 79 places offered · 104 named it first

2026 4.5; Surrey median median 2.7
2025 3.6; Surrey median median 2.6
2024 4.4; Surrey median median 2.6
2023 5.3; Surrey median median 2.7
2022 6.2; Surrey median median 2.7
2021 6.7; Surrey median median 2.3
2020 6.1; Surrey median median 2.5
2019 5.1; Surrey median median 2.3
2018 3.8; Surrey median median 2.4
2017 3.3; Surrey median median 2.4
2016 3.7; Surrey median median 2.6
2015 4.0; Surrey median median 2.4
2014 3.9; Surrey median median 2.5

More applications per place than the Surrey median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Surrey median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	79	357	4.5	104	1.32
Sep 2025	77	275	3.6	70	0.91
Sep 2024	71	313	4.4	90	1.27
Sep 2023	73	388	5.3	111	1.52
Sep 2022	72	449	6.2	110	1.53
Sep 2021	68	457	6.7	141	2.07
Sep 2020	74	451	6.1	136	1.84
Sep 2019	89	450	5.1	153	1.72
Sep 2018	96	360	3.8	102	1.06
Sep 2017	90	296	3.3	85	0.94
Sep 2016	83	307	3.7	87	1.05
Sep 2015	81	322	4.0	93	1.15
Sep 2014	71	274	3.9	82	1.15

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

151 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)54.524th of 56 in Surrey

Surrey 51.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths58%23rd of 56 in Surrey

Surrey 54% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths80%

Surrey 73% England 66%

This school
Surrey median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.61

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	151	54.5	58%	80%	–
2024/25	144	53.2	54%	78%	–
2023/24	155	55.0	59%	84%	+0.61
2022/23	146	51.7	53%	78%	+0.06

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Royal Alexandra and Albert SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

4.5applications per place 54.5Attainment 8
St Bede's School
1.2 km · Surrey

Remains Outstanding2023

3.0applications per place 59.5Attainment 8
Merstham Park School
2.2 km · Surrey

2026

3.0applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
Carrington School
2.3 km · Surrey

Good2023

2.6applications per place 44.8Attainment 8
Reigate School
4.3 km · Surrey

Good2023

3.1applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Coulsdon
6.0 km · Croydon

Remains Good2024

3.6applications per place 50.5Attainment 8
The Beacon School
6.7 km · Surrey

2026

1.3applications per place 42.7Attainment 8
de Stafford School
7.1 km · Surrey

Good2024

2.5applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
Woodcote High School
8.0 km · Croydon

Remains Good2024

3.7applications per place 47.9Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: All-through
URN · DfE number: 125279 · 936/4623
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,200 pupils · 984 on roll
Free school meals: 11.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Gatton Park, Reigate, RH2 0TD
Local authority: Surrey · Reigate and Banstead

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources