Reigate Grammar School
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HMC Independent Day School for boys & girls.
Reigate, Surrey, UK
Joined April 2011
We are thrilled to announce that Reigate Grammar School has been named School of the Year 2025 by The Sunday Times, securing two awards:.đč Independent Secondary School of the Year 2025.đč School of the Year, South East 2025
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We are delighted to announce that @ReigateGrammar has been announced as School of the Year in the prestigious @SchoolsTatler Awards 2020.
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One of the names on this list looks familiar . Congratulations to @rgsheadmaster, Shaun Fenton OBE.
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We are proud to congratulate Old Reigatian, Sir Keir Starmer, on becoming the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Sir Keir's dedication and achievements are an inspiration to our community. We wish him every success in his new role.
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We remainâas alwaysâstrictly apolitical, but it would be churlish not to congratulate Old Reigatian @Keir_Starmer on his election as leader of @UKLabour.
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Thank you to the @RGSDesignTech staff in school again today, âŠmaking hundreds of visors for local NHS staff.
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We're still working hard to support key workers and the NHS. So far we've sent more than 350 pairs of safety glasses, goggles & face shields, 4000 pairs of nitrile and latex gloves, 230 protective masks and 100 polythene aprons to @SASHNHS/@SABPNHS and @1stchatter.
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"Go well, but return often. You will always be a Reigatian. You leave with our best wishes. Go as Pilgrims; you will be missed and loved. Go and make the world a better place.".
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Congratulations to all of our students on their outstanding results. We set a new record, with 30% of grades being A* and more than 90% of grades were A*-B. Our students achieved a 100% pass rate for the 19th consecutive year!
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@ReigateRabbit They did not. Pupils already at the school when we became independent in 1976 were grandfathered in. Sir Keir did not pay fees to attend RGS.
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We are VERY excited to be the only school in the country nominated for FOUR Tes Independent School Awards. #tesISawards
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2019 is a record-breaking year for us. The Class of 2019 is leaving RGS to go on to the best-ever set of UK and international university destinations, with over 95% of students receiving Russell Group, Oxbridge or Medical School offers.
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Welcome back, Reigatians! We are so happy to see you all!
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Very excited just to be nominated, let alone a finalist, for the School of the Year at the @UKSMAwards #SOMOs19 taking place this evening. đ€
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The @TatlerMagazine Schools Guide is one of the most prestigious and we are pleased that RGS has been listed in the guide and named as the top school in the country. The review is in this monthâs magazine.
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Thank you also to Mr Stannard who has registered our minibuses for use by the local authority response team and @LoveworksOrg; and to Mr Alvarez, Mr Ward & Mr Oates in @RGSDesignTech, who are working on using our laser cutter and materials to produce new face shields.
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It is seriously windy out there. We're giving the First Form weights to put in their pockets, so they don't blow away.
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A huge thank you to all the staff, both teachers and support staff, who came into work today to help us open the school for the children of key workers and to begin the process of remote teaching.
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RGS was named as School of the Year in the "School Oscars" for 2020-21, and in a year of record results nationally, Reigatians were not left behind. RGS has been the highest attaining co-ed day school in Surrey for five years and this year saw continued record-breaking successes.
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Another fantastic year for our #ALevel students! 93% of grades A* to B, the fourth year in a row we've achieved over 90% A* to B.
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Amazing work from the First Form, creating pictures with their exercise last week. The winner was Abigail's shark, closely followed by Will's dinosaur and Tommy's hen.
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The cast of @RGSDrama's Les Misérables are back (!) with 'One More Day (Quarantine Edition)'.
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We couldn't have got to where we are now, fully open for every year group on March 8th, without the help of our incredible volunteers. We are unspeakably grateful to them.
And that's a wrap! đ Well done everyone who volunteered, worked, helped out, you were brilliant!! đ Thank you so much! â€ïž @ReigateGrammar
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A* and A*/A grades are up again this year, even compared with last year's record-breaking set of results. The average grade profile of an RGS student is AAA.
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Spoiler: He is.
Am I more excited than the students? The RGS Ice Rink is installed and ready to use. I canât wait . it was the night before the ice rink . âŠ@ReigateGrammarâ©
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The end of an era!.
After 46 fantastic years, I finally walk away from the front entrance for the last time to start a new adventure in Cirencester with Lu. thanks RGS; itâs been a blast!!
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Today RGS pupils are celebrating some exceptional A Level and BTEC resultsâthe best in the school's history, with 75% of grades at A* or A, and 95% at A* to B. Their remarkable feat underscores the dedication of both pupils and teachers.
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The review a testament to the hard work, dedication & talent of our staff & students and to the support of our parents. It says RGS is a "caring and inclusive school ⊠producing down-to-earth yet high-achieving all-rounders" and that RGS has a sense of "community at its heart".
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We are delighted to be named as one of the top three co-educational independent day schools in the country, and top in the south-East in the Sunday Times annual Parent Power supplement.
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Really fantastic to have (ÂŒ of) the Fourth and Lower VI Forms back in school today. Don't think we've seen so many smiling facesâboth teachers and pupilsâfirst thing on a Monday morning before!.
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We are delighted to announce that RGS is a finalist for prestigious 'School of the Year' award in the National TES Awards. #tesISAwards
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This has always been there, you've just never noticed it before.
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Candice joined RGS in the Sixth Form two years ago. Her teachers helped Candice secure an incredible three A* grades and one A grade at A Level in French, Maths, Further Maths and Physics. Candice is off to @imperialcollege to study Materials Science and Engineering.
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We are very excited to be Surrey's highest-ranking co-ed secondary school, according to @thesundaytimes's Parent Power analysis:.
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Should be a quiet day for us on social media today, not much going on . *checks news*.
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The Headmaster and Mrs Arthur collecting the #tesISawards Award for Wellbeing Initiative of the Year from @rachelparris and @_NatashaDevon.
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Following record-breaking outcomes last year, RGS students have achieved the best exam results in the school's history, with a similarly record year for university acceptances.
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It's not how we'd normally do it, but it was very exciting to be able to welcome our new First Form pupils to RGS today.
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If you've been wondering about the "void" in Reigate High Street.
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Don't wish to blow our own trumpet, but đș.
We are delighted to announce that @ReigateGrammar has been announced as School of the Year in the prestigious @SchoolsTatler Awards 2020.
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(And we agree with his old Headmaster, Howard Ballance, that he was "a very promising boy".)
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We are very pleased to announce that RGS has been shortlisted in three categories at the TES Independent School Awards. The winners will be announced at a virtual ceremony on 30th April.
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In short, the kids are brilliant and we are well chuffed.
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After last week's record-breaking A Level results, another crop of exceptional grades has arrived, this time from our GCSE pupils.
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Congratulations to Upper VI student Amelia, who has secured a hard-fought place on the Actor Musicianship course at the prestigious @RoseBruford College of Theatre and Performance.
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Perhaps one of our keenest-felt absences this year will be our Carols by Candelight concert at St Mary's Church. We are therefore very excited that @rgs_music will be premiering a video version on YouTube tomorrow at 1900.
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Delighted to be a finalist for Senior School of the Year at the #tesISAwards, and really looking forward to the ceremony tonight.
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A record number of RGS students will start at Oxford and Cambridge this year, and with 37 A* and 7 A grades between them will go on to study a huge range of subjects including Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Natural Sciences, PPE and more.
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Huge congratulations to Third Former Connie who has secured a place to study GCSE contemporary dance at the prestigious @RADheadquarters in Battersea. Well done, Connie!
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Our flawless BTEC results, with 100% of students receiving Starred Distinction, demonstrate the diversity of our new curriculum, and our Extended Project results are the best ever for RGS.
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Just a fabulous atmosphere at the @RGS_Music Hartsfest yesterday. So wonderful to have students performing music together for an audience again. Thank you to everyone who took part and made it possible.
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It has been quite a year for GCSE students all over the country, including those at RGS. After a week of great uncertainty, leaving these students wondering what their futures may look like, grades have finally been awarded, with our students recording record results.
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Thank you for all your incredibly generous donations to @StripeyStork, and thank you to the students that took the time to go to the Stripey Stork warehouse to sort through and inventory everything.
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We are very excited to launch RGS China by breaking ground on our first international school in Nanjing.
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Huge congratulations to our Under 15 Girls Hockey Squad, who have between them run the distance from RGS to Lapland, and in the process raised ÂŁ2665 for @StripeyStork.
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Obviously it's terribly gauche to retweet praise, but just let us have this one, okay?.
@ReigateGrammar @rgsheadmaster @HMC_Org If warmth and hospitality were a measure of a school (& they should be) then @ReigateGrammar would be judged as exceptional. đ.
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We are very pleased to be ranked as the best private coeducational day school in the South-East by The Sunday Times Parent Power league table!.
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Amazing work by @HockeyRGS boys, through to the @SouthHockeyUK semi-finals. Incredible effort from everyone involved.
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A huge thank you to all the RGS staff doing their lateral flow tests this evening. We know it's not pleasant!
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The next RGS Earthshot lecture takes place on Tuesday 18th April from 1845 in the Old Library. We welcome Professor @KlausDodds, Executive Dean of the School of Life Sciences & Environment at @RoyalHolloway, University of London.
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The Headmaster gives his speech at the end of our first uninterrupted Spring Term since 2019.
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We are very excited to have won the #tesISAwards Award for our Wellbeing programme.
It was hard to choose a winner, but this award is going to @ReigateGrammar! Well done to Reigate Grammar School and a huge congratulations to all our nominees once more #tesISAwards.
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It's been a long time since we had this many pupils in one place!
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Another superb set of GCSE results for RGS! The typical pupil got 5A* and 5A, and we had more A* grades than all other grades put together.
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That's the level of service you get from RGS Social Media. I walked all the way from RGS to Island House just to take these.
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That's right, our @HockeyRGS Under 13 Girls are @SurreyHockey champions! They were unbeaten all day and displayed amazing skill, precision & teamwork! Next up, @SouthHockeyUK rounds!
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I've been doing RGS's Social Media for years, and this is easily the worst update I've ever had to make. đ„
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We will be live-streaming the @RGS_CCF as they welcome @WOCarlSteedman, the most senior warrant officer and rating of the Royal Navy, to their sunset ceremony at 1730 tomorrow. To watch the live stream download the RGS app from
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Congratulations to Third Former Henry who has successfully auditioned for the @NYTofGB and will join them for a two-week residential training course this summer!
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To be fair, Mr Ward did have some help! Thank you to all our @RGSDesignTech staff, still hard at work.
Just taken delivery of 100 vital visors made by Jason Ward from Reigate Grammar school adjustable and comfortable! Fantastic generosity @ReigateGrammar @rgsheadmaster @foundationRGS #PPEShortages #PPEforNHS #RGSweCare @jonpleung @pramitpatelgp @AllianceBetter @CrispinBlunt.
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Thank you to all the parents and friends of RGS who have helped us to make contact, and to the @ScienceRGS and @ArtDeptRGS staff who helped to organise and prepare donations, in particular Mrs Clark & Mr Tresize, and Dr Lawson & Dr Gompels.
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Tonight at 1930 as part of @RGSDrama's 'RGS Live' series, we present the (originally sold-out) 'Les Misérables'.
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A little thing like a global pandemic isn't going to prevent us taking a whole-school photograph .
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100% of our students passed all their A Levels, for the 18th year in a row, and most subjects scored 100% A*-B grades!
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Our wonderful Estates team have been busy changing up some of the art around the school over the holidays. Youâll see lots of changes when you come back on Monday thanks to #RGStalent and the @ArtDeptRGS!
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Really wonderful to welcome so many prospective Reigatians to the school today. We hope you all enjoyed yourselves, and we look forward to welcoming you to RGS in September.
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Good luck to our Under 13, Under 15 and Under 19 Girls @HockeyRGS teams as they head to the @GirlsISHC National Finals Day in Nottingham!
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Hey! We know her!.
The next award of the evening is the very special, COMMUNITY CHAMPION award - and this yearâs accolade goes to Caroline Lawson - Reigate Grammar School! Congratulations from all of us, Caroline! #EducationTodayAwards.
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First the House Tug-of-War, now on to the House Quiz.
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"Your character is more important than the letters, numbers, and grades on your certificates.".Inspiring words from Reverend Jackson to the VI Form this morning.
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We were pleased to receive our Social Value Certificate from @DofE/@DofESouthEast this week, celebrating the voluntary work our pupils have done as part of their Awards.
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Honoured to welcome ex-Saracens rugby captain and ex-Headmaster Floyd Steadman to RGS over the last two days to speak to the @RGS_SixthForm and to encourage them to recognise and challenge their unconscious biases.
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