The Priory School, Dorking

The Priory School
Type Voluntary aided school
Religion Church of England
Head Teacher Mrs Rachel Gibb
Location West Bank
Dorking
Surrey
RH4 3DG
England
51°13′37″N 0°20′30″W / 51.22703°N 0.34167°W / 51.22703; -0.34167Coordinates: 51°13′37″N 0°20′30″W / 51.22703°N 0.34167°W / 51.22703; -0.34167
Local authority Surrey
DfE URN 125281 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Gender Mixed
Ages 11–18
Website thepriorycofe.com

The Priory (C of E Aided) School, Dorking is a voluntary-aided Church of England school for pupils aged 11–18, in Dorking, Surrey. The school opened 1996 on the site of the former Sondes Place School and it takes its name from the land on which it is situated which once belonged to Lewes Priory and was later transferred to Reigate Priory. The school is situated in the parish of St Martin's Church, Dorking and forms part of the Diocese of Guildford. The current Head Teacher is Mrs Rachel Gibb.

Admissions

The school admits children according to its admissions criteria and they come from both the immediate Dorking area and a wider area which extends east towards Merstham, west to Guildford, north towards Kingston and south into Sussex and beyond Horsham. The children attending the school are local and nonlocal, Christian and of a wide variety of other beliefs. As a C of E school it is available to local families, C of E families, families from other faiths and families who just like the unique Christian family atmosphere.

General

In 1998 the school was listed by The Daily Mail as the second most improved school in the country. (Daily Mail Tuesday, December 1, 1998 Page 63)

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