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Reigate Valley College

Pupil referral unit / alternative provision · ages 5-16MixedAcademy alternative provision converter32 pupilsReigateSurrey
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedOutstandingConfirmed by Ofsted, May 2024
Pupils from low-income families66%Far more than most schools
Places40 spare32 pupils, 72 places
Pupils per teacher5.2School workforce census
Pupils on roll32Census January 2026

Reigate Valley College is an academy alternative provision converter in Reigate for boys and girls aged 5 to 16. It has 32 pupils and room for 72. About 66 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2024.

Ironsbottom, Sidlow Bridge, Reigate, RH2 8PP01737 249079rvc.surrey.sch.ukMrs Amy Smith executive headAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 16 May 2024 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Outstanding overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Surrey council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll32Census January 2026
Places7244% full
Pupils from low-income families66%66% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English0%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support72%23 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan28%9 pupils with a plan
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)63%£24,250 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls22 / 10
White British pupils69%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (24), Moderate learning difficulty (5), Specific learning difficulty (2), Other difficulty or disability (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census20262025202420232022
Pupils on roll3231303415
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals66%65%57%65%67%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%3%0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support87%77%94%67%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans13%23%6%33%

What pupils do next

After GCSEs

Where the 6 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training50%and stayed there for at least six months

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers20.0full-time equivalent, 22 people
Pupils per teacher5.2Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers77%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants2.9full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£57,482
Teachers who left in the year5%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher2.62024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£34,375England £7,128. Total £1.7m
Income per pupil£37,208England £7,587. Total £1.8m
Spent on teachers per pupil£23,542England £3,405
Money in reserve8%A healthy amount put by: £149k, £3,112 per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out+£136kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£34,375spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m1312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate77 per 1,000 people15% lower than the England average
Typical house price£480,000Reigate and Banstead
Nearest bus stop220 mReigate Road, 5 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Dovers Green SchoolAcademy0.9 miles203Good 202345Compare
Reigate SchoolAcademy1.3 miles1,252Good 202379Compare
Sandcross Primary SchoolAcademy1.3 miles644Report card 202625Compare
Moon Hall School, ReigateIndependent1.4 miles192Not inspectedCompare
Salfords Primary School and NurseryAcademy1.6 miles381Good 202250Compare
Westvale Park Primary AcademyFree school1.7 miles383Good 202385Compare
Dunottar SchoolIndependent1.9 miles492Not inspectedCompare
St John's Primary SchoolAcademy1.9 miles206Good 202374Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Reigate Valley College a good school?

Reigate Valley College doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in May 2024.

What is Reigate Valley College's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Reigate Valley College outstanding at its last full inspection on 16 May 2024.

How many pupils does Reigate Valley College have?

32 pupils aged 5 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 72 places, so it is 44% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Ironsbottom, Sidlow Bridge, Reigate, RH2 8PP
Telephone
01737 249079
Website
rvc.surrey.sch.uk
Executive Head
Mrs Amy Smith
Type of school
Academy alternative provision converter (Academy alternative provision converter, academies)
Phase
Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 5-16
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
Inclusive Education Trust (4 schools)
Local authority
Surrey
Ward
Horley West & Sidlow
Constituency
Dorking and Horley
Setting
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 September 2021 (academy converter)
URN
148129 · LAESTAB 9361127 · UKPRN 10086745
Formerly
Reigate Valley College

Where these figures come from