Reigate Grammar School
Reigate Grammar School
Org 1: HMC
Reigate Road, Reigate, Surrey RH2 0QS
Telephone: 01737 222231
Open events: Please refer to our website: www.reigategrammar.org
Age Range: Senior to 18
Day or Boarding: Day, Day Only
Gender: Co-ed
Exams offered: A Level, Extended Project Qualification (EPQ), BTEC, GCSE, IGCSE
Scholarships Tick: Academic, Art, Bursary, Dance, Drama, Music, Sport
Scholarships Other Types: Chess
Bursaries and discounts: New entrant bursary, Existing pupil bursary/hardship award, Sibling discount
Reigate Grammar School (RGS) is a co-educational day school for pupils aged 11 to 18. The Sunday Times Independent School of the Year for 2025, and Education Today Independent School of the Year for 2024, it is a multi-award winning school proud of its track record in being recognised by many national awarding bodies in recent years including Wellbeing and Pastoral Care (TES); Community Outreach (ISP); UK Social Mobility Awards (SOMO); Learning Support (Muddy Stilettos), Community Engagement and Outreach (Education Today); Highly Commended Sixth Form (Muddy Stilettos); and a Leading Parent Partnership certification for engagement with parents.
RGS is regularly listed in the Times league tables as amongst the highest attaining schools in the country. In 2024, 97% of A Level grades were A*–B and 90% of GCSE grades were 7–9. 95% of students received university offers from Oxford, Cambridge, Russell Group, medical schools and prestigious universities in America or Europe.
The school is situated in the historic market town of Reigate, just outside the M25, yet with easy transport links into London, Surrey and Sussex. There is also a popular coach service spanning a 20-mile radius across 12 routes, including late buses, enabling even more students to benefit from the school’s strong tradition of excellence in a wide variety of extracurricular activities, including an enviable reputation in sport, music, drama and art. Large numbers of pupils participate in the Combined Cadet Force and in The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. The school raises a significant amount of money each year for local and national charities and students give thousands of hours to volunteering locally.
Admissions. Pupils are normally admitted to the School at 11+, 13+ or 16+, although vacancies occasionally occur at other ages.
Fees per term (from January 2025). Years 7–8: £8,910; Years 9–13: £9,150. Sibling discounts are available. Fees include VAT.
Scholarships and bursaries. The school offers a wide range of scholarships, fee assistance and bursaries.
Junior School. Reigate St Mary’s Preparatory and Choir School, Micklefield School and Chinthurst School, Tadworth (see entries in IAPS section) are the junior schools of Reigate Grammar School.
Charitable status. Reigate Grammar School is a Registered Charity, number 1081898. Its aim is to provide high quality education for boys and girls.
Governors & Staff:
Governing Body:
Chair: Mr M Elsey
Mr D Anderson
Dr S Banerjee
Mr M Benton
Mr B Day
Mr C Dixon
Mrs M Edmunds
Mr L Herbert
Mrs M Hulme
Mrs L Page
Mrs M Shipley
Mrs R Sturt
Mr N Weber
Mr E Wheeler
Headmaster: Mr S Fenton, OBE, BA, MA, MEd Oxon
Deputy Head: Mrs M-A Collins, BEng Bristol
Deputy Head: Miss S Arthur, BA Durham
Deputy Head: Dr B Stones, BSc, PhD Edinburgh
Assistant Head: Mrs C Hosegood, BSc Durham
Assistant Head: Mrs C Lawson, BA Liverpool
Assistant Head: Miss M Pope, MA, MSci, MA Cantab, Sussex
Assistant Head: Miss L Robertson, BA East Anglia, MA Lancaster
Director of Studies: Mr R Flook, BSc Cardiff
Director of Sixth Form: Mrs E Taylor, BA Nottingham, MA UCL
Head of Upper Sixth Form: Mrs M Mitchell, BEd Exeter
Head of Lower Sixth Form: Mr R Verdon, BA Nottingham, MBA Macquarie
Head of Learning Support: Mrs K Bardell-Roberts, BSC St Mary’s, MA Kingston
Head of Upper School: Mr M Hetherington, BA Nottingham
Head of Fifth Form: Mrs C Cline, BSc St Mary's
Head of Fourth Form: Ms E Stephens, BA Aberystwyth
Head of Third Form: Miss S Carraro, BA Ca Foscari
Head of Lower School: Ms C Case, BA Canterbury
Head of Second Form: Miss H Rose, BSc Chester
Head of First Form: Mr S Rivers, BA Birmingham
Chaplain: Rev P Jackson, BA Cheltenham, BA Bristol
Bursar & Clerk to the Governors: Mrs H Briggs, FCA Durham
Director of RGS Foundation: Mr J Hylton
Teaching Staff:
A list of teaching staff is available on the website.
Headmaster’s Secretary: Mrs H Willard