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Royal Alexandra and Albert School[1]

Secondary · All-through · ages 7–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 54 54.5 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C C 2024/25[3]
KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 46% 46% 2024/25[4]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
54.5 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
57.6% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
17.2% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.61 2023/24[5]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[6]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[6]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 53.2[7] 54.2%[7]
2023/24 55[5] 59.4%[5] +0.61[5]
2022/23 51.7[8] 53%[8] +0.06[8]
2021/22 52.3[9] 54%[9] +0.17[9]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
8.2% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 C+[11] 9.8%[11]
2022/23 C[12] 6.2%[12]
2021/22 C+[13] 8.2%[13]
2018/19 C[14] 6.5%[14]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
46% 2024/25[4]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
0% 2024/25[4]
Reading, average scaled score
104 2024/25[4]
Maths, average scaled score
104 2024/25[4]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[15]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[15]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[15]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 19%[16] 0%[16] 107[16] 104[16]
2022/23 67%[17] 5%[17] 104[17] 103[17]
2018/19 65%[18] 7%[18] 104[18] 104[18]
2017/18 58%[19] 4%[19] 104[19] 105[19]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
94% 2022/23[20]
School sixth form
44% 2022/23[20]
Sixth-form college
31% 2022/23[20]
Further education college
14% 2022/23[20]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[20]
Employment
1% 2022/23[20]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 95%[21] 39%[21] 27%[21] 21%[21] 1%[21] 2%[21]
2020/21 95%[22] 56%[22] 20%[22] 11%[22] 3%[22] 1%[22]
2019/20 89%[23] 45%[23] 26%[23] 16%[23] 1%[23] 1%[23]
2018/19 92%[24] 52%[24] 26%[24] 13%[24] 1%[24] 1%[24]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
72% 2022/23[25]
UK higher education
56% 2022/23[25]
Education
59% 2022/23[25]
Apprenticeship
5% 2022/23[25]
Employment
8% 2022/23[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 82%[26] 65%[26] 67%[26] 0%[26] 15%[26]
2020/21 70%[27] 50%[27] 51%[27] 2%[27] 17%[27]
2019/20 78%[28] 67%[28] 71%[28] 0%[28] 8%[28]
2018/19 80%[29] 63%[29] 68%[29] 3%[29] 8%[29]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
77% 2021/22[30]
Top third of most selective universities
11% 2021/22[30]
Russell Group universities
24% 2019/20[31]
Oxford or Cambridge
0% 2019/20[31]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 80%[32] 30%[32]
2019/20 79%[31] 24%[31] 24%[31] 0%[31]
2018/19 79%[33] 18%[33] 16%[33] 2%[33]
2017/18 79%[34] 17%[34] 23%[34] 0%[34]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
12 Mar 2024[35]
Type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1[35]
Report published
29 Apr 2024[35]
Personal development
Outstanding[35]
Quality of education
Good[35]
Overall effectiveness
Good[35]
Behaviour and attitudes
Good[35]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[35]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Good[35]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good[35]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
16 Nov 2021[36] S5 Inspection[36] Requires improvement[36]
Date not published[37] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[37] No overall grade[37]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
4.5 Entry Sept 2026[38]
Applications (any preference)
357 Entry Sept 2026[38]
First preferences
104 Entry Sept 2026[38]
Places offered
79 Entry Sept 2026[38]
First preferences per place
1.3 Entry Sept 2026[38]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 275[38] 70[38] 77[38] 3.6[38] 0.9[38]
Entry Sept 2024 313[38] 90[38] 71[38] 4.4[38] 1.3[38]
Entry Sept 2023 388[38] 111[38] 73[38] 5.3[38] 1.5[38]
Entry Sept 2022 449[38] 110[38] 72[38] 6.2[38] 1.5[38]

Character & practicalities

Type
Voluntary aided school[1]
Ages
7–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
Boarding school[1]
Capacity
1200[1]
Local authority
Surrey[1]
Website
http://www.raa-school.co.uk/[1]
District
Reigate and Banstead[39]
Postcode
RH2 0TD[1]
URN
125279[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1002 2024/25[40]
English as an additional language
6.5% 2024/25[40]
SEN support
9.7% 2024/25[40]
EHC plan
3.2% 2024/25[40]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
12% 2024/25[40]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
54.2%[41]
Mixed
11%[41]
Asian
12.3%[41]
Black
13.1%[41]
Any other ethnic group
0.8%[41]
Unclassified
8.6%[41]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

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