Royal Alexandra and Albert School, Reigate

From the headteacher's welcome: "The best way to find out about our school is to visit. I am delighted to welcome you to the Royal Alexandra and Albert School. We are an inclusive and ambitious school where every colleague cares deeply about our students."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include drama, choir and Duke of Edinburgh.

Coming up: an open day on Friday 6 November 2026, an open day on Friday 20 November 2026, an open day on Friday 19 February 2027 and an open day on Friday 5 March 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Royal Alexandra and Albert School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 54.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.8 in Surrey and 47 across England.

58% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 54% in Surrey and 47% in England.

That is up from 53.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.61: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 42.2, against 56.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Business Studies and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 104 families put Royal Alexandra and Albert School as their first choice and 357 named it as one of their preferences, for 79 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 38 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Royal Alexandra and Albert School are St Bede's School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 59.5); Merstham Park School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.4); Carrington School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.8); and Reigate School (2.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.3).

Royal Alexandra and Albert School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Of the 155 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 19% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 94 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 81% went on to university or other higher education and 6% into work. 13% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

10.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (46%), Black (13%) and Mixed (11%).

In 2026, 82 pupils (8.3%) received SEN support and 24 (2.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Merstham Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Royal Alexandra and Albert School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 50 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Surrey (76).

In 2024/25, Royal Alexandra and Albert School issued 45 suspensions, 4.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Royal Alexandra and Albert School are Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery (0.7 miles), Merstham Primary School (0.9 miles), St Matthew's CofE Primary School (1.2 miles) and Wray Common Primary School (1.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.