Motto | A family school with traditional values and successful learners |
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Established | 1558 |
Type | Comprehensive, Community school |
Religion | None |
President | Richard Stephens |
Headteacher | Mr. Jonathan Block |
Founder | Reverend Thomas Alleyne |
Specialism | Science |
Location | High Street Stevenage Hertfordshire SG1 3BE England |
Local authority | Hertfordshire |
DfE number | ???/4201 |
DfE URN | 117550 |
Ofsted | Reports |
Students | 729 |
Gender | Mixed |
Ages | 11–18 |
Website | The Thomas Alleyne School |
The Thomas Alleyne School is a secondary school in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. It is one of three schools founded in 1558 from the will of Thomas Alleyne.
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The school's headteacher is currently Mr Jonathan Block. In October 2010 it was anounced that the school would stay-put at the current site as a result of the government undoing the Building schools for the future grant.
It is situated in the north of Stevenage, known as Old Town, next to the roundabout of the A1072 and the A602 (former A1), and more than 200 metres to the east of the East Coast Main Line. It is next door to The Barclay School.
Francis Cammaerts DSO was the head teacher from 1952-61. From 1869 it was the Alleyne's Grammar School, a boys' grammar school.
In 1969 it became a comprehensive, Alleyne's School. At first in the 1970s, the school results were some of the best in Stevenage, but that is no longer the case. In 1989 it merged with Stevenage Girls' School and changed to its current name. In July 2005, a 14 year girl stabbed another 14 year old girl.
Stevenage gets the lowest academic results in Hertfordshire. It gets very low GCSE and A-level results. Marriotts School gets similar results. The John Henry Newman School, a catholic school, now gets the best results in Stevenage, but not particularly high compared to many Hertfordshire schools.