Holmesdale Community Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–7 · Reigate, Surrey
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.43 miles
Published by Surrey County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Holmesdale Community Infant School is a primary school in Reigate, Surrey for ages 3–7 (academy converter). Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Holmesdale Community Infant School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.43 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 2.00 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026's last distance offered was 1.43 miles, 49th longest of 113 Surrey primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance; the middle was 1.31 miles.
- The Reception last distance has swung sharply between some years, with the biggest move from 2025 to 2026, when it came nearer the school.
- In 2026 there were 96 first-choice applications for 90 Reception offers; 86 offers went to first-choice families and 10 first-choice families (10%) were not offered a place.
- Free school meals stand at 1.9% of pupils, against a middle figure of 13.1% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Surrey.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Surrey schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Alma Road, Reigate, RH2 0BY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 264 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 1.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 21 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils achieve well in this happy and caring school, particularly in reading and phonics.”
- “They enjoy learning because adults make lessons engaging and enjoyable.”
- “Pupils feel well supported by adults who help them try new things and aim high.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, learning is not always remembered securely over time.”
- “However, teaching is not always as effective as intended.”
- “In some lessons, particularly in foundation subjects, work and resources are not adapted carefully enough.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 96 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 86 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Surrey.
- Reigate Priory Community Junior School 0.7 mi Outstanding
- Reigate Parish Church Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Wray Common Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hatchlands Primary 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St John's Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Sandcross Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published