ROYAL ALEXANDRA & ALBERT – UK Boarding Schools Guide

ROYAL ALEXANDRA & ALBERT SCHOOL

Nisi Dominus Frustra

Unless the Lord keep the City the Watchman waketh in vain

Situated in 260 acres of beautiful parkland in Reigate, Surrey, the Royal Alexandra and Albert School is a state boarding school for boys and girls age 7-18. There is a strong boarding ethos, with around 450 of the School’s 1,090 students being full boarders.

The School’s extensive grounds house fantastic sporting facilities, including five rugby pitches, flood-lit all-weather sports pitches, a fitness centre, indoor swimming pool, and Equestrian Centre. These facilities not only promote physical well-being but support students to explore a wide range of activities and pursue diverse experiences, enabling them to broaden their horizons and enrich their overall learning journey.

The Co-Curricular Programme is extensive and offers students over 100 activities every term to discover and experience new challenges, hobbies and passions.

In the Sixth Form, there is an emphasis on developing leadership skills. All students undertake, alongside their A Levels, the Extended Project Qualification, which further nurtures their critical thinking, research, and project management abilities.

At the core of the School’s community is an understanding of student needs and a commitment to education – in the truest sense of the word. That is, the development of academic achievement, strong values, character, resilience and independence.

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Music

The Royal Alexandra and Albert School is the first state school in England to become an All-Steinway School. This demonstrates the School’s commitment to excellence and providing quality music opportunities and provision for students.

Co-Curricular Programme

The co-curricular programme forms part of students’ everyday learning and development. There are over 100 activities and clubs on offer, with great variety for students to choose from. From academic enrichment societies and the creative arts to outdoor pursuits and volunteering opportunities – there is something for every child!

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Equestrian Centre

here is an onsite Equestrian Centre, offering a wide range of equestrian education opportunities, including riding lessons, Pony Club tests, BHS exams and CLTH PDQ qualifications, hacks, local and regional events, demonstrations, camps and exam preparation.

Gatton Park

The Royal Alexandra and Albert School is situated in Gatton Park. In the 18th century, the estate’s then owner commissioned renowned landscape artist, Capability Brown, to redesign and transform Gatton Park’s landscape, and much of Brown’s work can still be seen today. The estate has a long history of aristocratic owners, dating back to the 11th century, when it was owned by William the Conqueror’s half brother. The estate became home to the Royal Alexandra and Albert School in 1949.

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QUEENSWOOD SCHOOL

In Hortis Reginae

In the Gardens of the Queen

Radley College is one of the only four remaining full boarding school for boys aged between 13 and 18. Founded nearly 175 years ago the School is proud of its tradition and yet is celebrated for its innovation and dynamism. The school is renowned for added value, outstanding pastoral care and strong community – every boy is known as an individual and the daily evening Chapel and House Cocoa sessions promote the sense of family that is so special to Radley. It is an environment where boys thrive academically and make the most of an enormous range of opportunities on offer – be those our fabulous art and DT rooms or the impressive array of societies and speakers.

Radley is set in a beautiful 800 acre estate of rural countryside and is just three miles away from Oxford and all that is on offer there. Our 735 boys enjoy outstanding facilities and recent developments have included a new boarding house – L Social, a new science centre, 3 astros, a strength and conditioning centre and an indoor rowing tank. We are a school for the all-rounder, we promote academic excellence and intellectual sharpness whilst producing young men who are decent, kind and caring, ready to engage with others and aware of the responsibility they have to the world they live in.