The Thomas Alleyne Academy
Front gates
Address
High Street

Stevenage
,
Hertfordshire
,
SG1 3BE

England
Coordinates51°54′54″N 0°12′30″W / 51.914961°N 0.20822°W / 51.914961; -0.20822
Information
TypeAcademy,
MottoAchieving excellence through personal growth.
Established1558 (1558)
FounderReverend Thomas Alleyne
Department for Education URN140037 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair of GovernorsJonathan Ellam
Head teacherMark Lewis
Staff100
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment995
Houses
Colour(s)Navy Blue  
Websitewww.tas.herts.sch.uk

The Thomas Alleyne Academy is an Academy in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. It was founded in 2013, but can trace its roots back to 1558, when the original school was set up from the will of Thomas Alleyne.

It is situated at the northern end of Stevenage High Street, in Stevenage Old Town, adjacent 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.

The Academy has 180 in each year group and is a popular school, with Year 7 places usually oversubscribed. The school was inspected by Ofsted in October 2019 and retained a 'Good' rating.

In 2017 the school converted all lighting to LED; a project funded by The Educational Social Enterprise Fund for LED Lighting.[1] In the same year the school moved their heating system from gas to Biomass fuel. The biomass system is fuelled with wood pellets obtained from sustainable forests.  In the summer of 2020, the 1950s science block was completely renovated using a Capital Improvement Fund government grant, upgrading the outdated 1950s labs to state of the art new facilities.

Francis Cammaerts (1916–2006), French Resistance leader and witness in the Lady Chatterley's Lover Trial, was headmaster from 1952 to 1961. Francis Cammaerts was the author Michael Morpurgo's uncle. Morpurgo wrote a fictional story based on his uncle's experiences in WWII ‘In the Mouth of the Wolf’.

In 1969 the school became a comprehensive, Alleyne's School. In 1989 it merged with Stevenage Girls' School and changed to its current name. During the summer of 2012, Thomas Alleyne's was chosen to choose a torchbearer to run with the torch for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

The Vincent motorcycle factory was based in the current Thomas Alleyne Academy reception between 1928 and 1955. There is a plaque on the reception building commemorating the Vincent motorcycle champion George Brown

The current head teacher at the Thomas Alleyne Academy is Mr Mark Lewis. Mark Lewis is also the Managing Director of the Hart Schools Trust, a Multi-Academy Trust incorporating Roebuck Academy in Stevenage.

Academy Status

In March 2013, the School (as it was then known) requested to turn into an Academy.

On Sunday 1 September 2013, Alleynes became an Academy, with links to North Hertfordshire College. Being an Academy means that Alleynes has more control over finances and their curriculum, which they wouldn't have if they had stayed as a 'School'. This means that the Academy is now funded directly by central government and not the Local Authority.

Notable former pupils

Alleyne's Grammar School

Alleyne's School

Notable former Staff

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Renewable Solutions Lighting | The Thomas Alleyne Academy". Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Graham Poll" (pdf). Hall of Fame 2010. Sports Stevenage. 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  3. ↑ Luxton, Simon (9 November 2020). "Roger Luxton obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 January 2021.

News items

Stevenage students off to a flying start with Airbus mentoring scheme (Oct 2019)

Student from the Thomas Alleyne School carries Olympic Torch through Stevenage Old Town

MP Praises Thomas Alleyne students on a school charity day to raise money to "Send my friend to school"

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