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School Details
- Ages: 7-18
- School type: Boarding
- Curriculum: British
- Religious Affiliation: Christian
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Good To Know
- Meals: Hot & Cold
- After-school care: Yes
- Learning support: Yes
- Homeschool support: No
- Inspection report grade: Good
- Sibling discount: No
About
The Royal Alexandra & Albert School (RAAS) is a co-educational, non-selective state boarding school for children age 7-18. The school is situated in 260 acres of beautiful parkland in Gatton Park, Surrey, near London in the UK, and only 20 minutes from Gatwick Airport and 45 minutes from Heathrow Airport. It’s home to around 430 full boarders and 650 local flexi boarders.
At the core of the School’s boarding community is an understanding of pupil needs and a commitment to an inclusive, all-round education – in the truest sense of the word. That is, development of strong values, character, resilience and independence, as well as academic achievement.
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Highlights
- 30 minutes drive from London Gatwick and 1 hour's drive from London Heathrow
- 1 hour's drive from London Heathrow
- Nearly 30 different countries are represented at RAAS
2025-26
Full boarding (Year 3-11)
Term Fee (3 months)
£6,950
Full boarding (Year 12-13)
Term Fee (3 months)
£7,260
Flexi Boarding (Year 3-6
Term Fee (3 months)
£2,160
Flexi Boarding (Year 7-11)
Term Fee (3 months)
£2,760
The above charges are per student, per term (there are 3 terms in an academic year). The charges will be reviewed again for September 2026.
Fees are significantly lower than that of almost every other UK boarding school because the Royal Alexandra and Albert School is a state boarding school. It is a state-maintained, voluntary-aided school, rather than an independent or private school. The fees are, and will always be, for the boarding and wrap-around care we provided to students.
Facilities
The School has its own indoor swimming pool and riding stables as well as grass pitches, floodlit netball courts, AstroTurf pitch and sprints track.
Extracurricular Activities
The many activities which are an integral part of the life of this busy community are not regarded as "extra-curricular" at the Royal Alexandra & Albert School. They form part of the everyday experience of students. Students can take part in over 100 activities, including competitive and recreational sports, music, mandarin, martial arts, dance, kayaking, archery and the Duke of Edinburgh Award programme – to name but a few. The range of activities on offer is wide, and designed to appeal to students of all ages and tastes.
