Alleyn's School
Townley Road, Dulwich, London, SE22 8SU
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jane Lunnon
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious ethos
- Church of England
- Constituency
- Lewisham West and East Dulwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,475
- Pupils on roll
- 1,453
- URN
- 100864
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085571500
About this school
Alleyn's School is an independent school in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 18 and has 1,453 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Alleyn's School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Alleyn's School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1980, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 151 | 155 | 155 |
| Attainment 8 score | 65.1 | 64.3 | 48.7 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.9 | 5.7 | 4.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Alleyn's School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Southwark average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65.1 | 48.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 64.3 | 45.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.7 | 44 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,398 |
| 2023/24 | 1,427 |
| 2024/25 | 1,450 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 345
Location
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James Allen's Girls' School0.2 miles
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Herne Hill School0.7 miles
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St John's and St Clement's Primary School Co Hearing Impaired Unit0.7 miles
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Turney Primary and Secondary Special School0.9 miles
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Heron Academy0.9 miles
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Common questions
- What year groups does Alleyn's School teach?
- Alleyn's School teaches children aged 4 to 18. It is an independent school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Alleyn's School?
- The headteacher of Alleyn's School is Mrs Jane Lunnon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Alleyn's School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Alleyn's School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Alleyn's School?
- Alleyn's School has 1,453 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 18.
- Is Alleyn's School full?
- Alleyn's School has capacity for 1,475 pupils and 1,453 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Alleyn's School a faith school?
- No. Alleyn's School has no designated religious character.
- Is Alleyn's School a selective school?
- Yes. Alleyn's School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Alleyn's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 65.1 in 2022/23 and 48.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Alleyn's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Alleyn's School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.