Reigate College is a state sixth form college in Reigate, Surrey, England, for students aged 16–19. The college occupies part of the town centre between the High Street and railway station.
Reigate College was graded by Ofsted as "Outstanding" in 2008.
Curriculum and offered courses The college offers predominantly GCE AS/A level and BTEC two-year courses, and GCSE re-sit courses in Mathematics, English Language and Biology, alongside a student's 2 year programme. You are able to take up to four A levels, with a common fourth being Further Mathematics.
The college requires four hours of external work to be set for each subject on top of the four hours of weekly lessons for each subject. These are separated into two hours for homework and two for Structured Learning Tasks, which are tasks set by the head of department and help with revising the course content.
A Levels
Arts
Art (Fine Art) Dance Film Studies Graphics Media Studies Music Music Technology Photography Product Design (3D Design) Textiles
Humanities
Classical Civilisation English Literature Geography History Philosophy Religion & Ethics
Social Sciences
Criminology Law Politics Psychology Sociology
Languages and Linguistics
English Language & Literature A Level French German Spanish
Business, Finance and Economics
Business Economics
Health and Applied Sciences
Physical Education
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths)
Biology Chemistry Computer Science Mathematics A Level Further Mathematics A Level Physics
BTECs (A level equivalent)
Arts
Creative Digital Media Production Music (Performance) Performing Arts (Acting) Performing Arts (Acting, Musical Theatre and Movement) (Three A Level Equivalent) Performing Arts (Musical Theatre)
Social Sciences
Law
Business, Finance and Economics
Business
Health and Applied Sciences
Human Biology Health & Social Care Sport and Exercise Science Sport
STEM
Computing Engineering
Other
Travel & Tourism Public Services
The college also offers the chance to do an EPQ, under the Aspire Programme. If you receive a grade average of 7+, you are automatically entered, but you may drop it if you do not wish to do one. Those with a grade average lower than 7 can apply to enter. Doing four A levels and an EPQ is not recommended, but the college will not strongly advise you against it.
Previously, there was provision for students to enrol on an Intermediate Programme (pre- A Level), however the college made an assertion that "due to changes in government policy [it] is now no longer the case".
Entry requirements Five GCSE passes (grades 4-9) and acceptable school report and attendance figures throughout Year 10 and 11, with a focus on attendance in Year 11. 'Acceptable' attendance is typically 95% and above, however if there were valid circumstances for low attendance the college will accept them.
Feeder schools Recruiting or drawing from up to 100 state and independent schools each year, the college serves as a dedicated sixth form to seven partner schools: Oakwood School, Reigate School, Carrington School, de Stafford School, Merstham Park School, The Priory CofE School Dorking and The Beacon School. Students at these schools are guaranteed a place at the College, providing they meet entry requirements.
Independent learning centres (ILCs) The main ILC is in the Independent Learning centre building with the library.
There is a computer suite, where students have access to PC's. There are copies of College textbooks and subject related magazines to support students' learning.
Notable alumni
Norman Cook, musician (also known as Fatboy Slim) Natasha Desborough, author and radio personality Michael Greco, actor Guy and Howard Lawrence, of DisclosureLester, Paul. "Disclosure on disco, Sting and their new romantic parents", 13 February 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2018. Jessie Mei Li, actress Hinako Omori, musician Ethan Pinnock, footballer Jake Roche, singer and former actor (a part of Push Baby) Faye White, former England football captain
References
External links School website