The Thomas Alleyne School

The Thomas Alleyne School
Motto A family school with traditional values and successful learners
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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Admissions

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.

History

Grammar school

Francis Cammaerts DSO was the head teacher from 1952-61. From 1869 it was the Alleyne's Grammar School, a boys' grammar school.

Comprehensive

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.

Academic performance

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.

Alumni

Alleyne's Grammar School

Alleyne's School

Stevenage Girls' School

See also

References

  1. ^ "Graham Poll" (pdf). Hall of Fame 2010. Sports Stevenage. 2010. http://www.sportstevenage.co.uk/docs/halloffame2010.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-09. 
  2. ^ "Graham Poll - Legendary English Football Official". Testimonials. IMG. http://www.imgspeakers.com/speaker/Graham-Poll. Retrieved 2010-07-09. 

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