The Priory (C of E Aided) School, Dorking is a

voluntary-aided A voluntary aided school (VA school) is a state-funded school in England and Wales in which a foundation or trust (usually a religious organisation), contributes to building costs and has a substantial influence in the running of the school. In mo ...

Church of England school for pupils aged 11–16, in

Dorking Dorking () is a market town in Surrey in South East England, about south of London. It is in Mole Valley District and the council headquarters are to the east of the centre. The High Street runs roughly east–west, parallel to the Pipp Br ...

Surrey Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...

. 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 Reigate Priory is a Grade I listed building in Reigate, Surrey. The building now contains a museum and Reigate Priory Junior School. References

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. The school is situated in the parish of

St Martin's Church, Dorking St Martin's Church is an Anglican parish church in Dorking, Surrey. It is a Grade II* listed building and surviving parts of the structure date back to the Middle Ages. It in the archdeaconry of Dorking, in the Diocese of Guildford. The church is ...

and forms part of the Diocese of Guildford. The current Headteacher is Jo Trimnell.

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.

References

External links

School website
Dorking Secondary schools in Surrey Church of England secondary schools in the Diocese of Guildford Voluntary aided schools in England {{Surrey-school-stub