The Thomas Alleyne School
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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
.
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 less than 200 metres to the east of the East Coast Main Line
. It is next door to The Barclay School
.
DSO was the head teacher from 1952-61. From 1869 it was the Alleyne's Grammar School, a boys' grammar 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.
Stevenage
Stevenage is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England. It is situated to the east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1, and is between Letchworth Garden City to the north, and Welwyn Garden City to the south....
, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
, England
England
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. It is one of three schools founded in 1558 from the will of Thomas Alleyne
Thomas Alleyne
Thomas Alleyne was an English priest from Uttoxeter of the sixteenth century.In his will he endowed three schools:*The Thomas Alleyne School, Stevenage, Hertfordshire,*Alleyne's High School, Stone, Staffordshire...
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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
A602 road
The A602 is a road linking Hitchin in Hertfordshire, England, with A10 at Ware in Hertfordshire, via Stevenage.The course of the road has changed significantly since the 1960s with the construction of several bypasses and relief roads....
(former A1), and less than 200 metres to the east of the East Coast Main Line
East Coast Main Line
The East Coast Main Line is a long electrified high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh...
. It is next door to The Barclay School
The Barclay School
The Barclay School is a secondary school in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, UK. The current head teacher is Debbie Upton, appointed 5 September 2011.The Barclay School Karting team has been around since 1971....
.
Grammar school
Francis CammaertsFrancis Cammaerts
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DSO was the head teacher from 1952-61. From 1869 it was the Alleyne's Grammar School, a boys' grammar school
Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
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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 SchoolMarriotts School
Marriotts School is a secondary school in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, UK. It was formerly known as Bedwell School. The current head teacher is Mr Patrick Marshall. The deputy head is Mr Ian Dougall. The school is set to be rebuilt after a grant from the government/council.Marriotts is situated on a...
gets similar results. The John Henry Newman School
The John Henry Newman School
The John Henry Newman School is a Roman Catholic secondary school located in Stevenage in Hertfordshire, England. In its 2006 OFSTED inspection it was classed as an Outstanding school and the diocesean report found it to be an outstanding Catholic school....
, a catholic school, now gets the best results in Stevenage, but not particularly high compared to many Hertfordshire schools.
Alleyne's Grammar School
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See also
- Alleyne's High SchoolAlleyne's High SchoolAlleyne's High School is a co-educational community comprehensive school in Stone, Staffordshire, and one of three schools founded in 1558 by the Reverend Thomas Alleyne.-History:...
- Thomas Alleyne's High SchoolThomas Alleyne's High SchoolThomas Alleyne's High School is a secondary school in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England. It is one of three schools founded in 1558 from the will of Thomas Alleyne. It has four different coloured houses: Elkes , Orme , Torrance and Whitmore...
- Edward AlleynEdward AlleynEdward Alleyn was an English actor who was a major figure of the Elizabethan theatre and founder of Dulwich College and Alleyn's School.-Early life:...
- spelt without a terminating e, who founded two other schools