The Thomas Alleyne Academy
High Street, Stevenage, SG1 3BE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Melanie Cook
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Chiltern Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Stevenage
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,100
- Pupils on roll
- 970
- URN
- 140037
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01438344344
About this school
The Thomas Alleyne Academy is a secondary academy in Stevenage. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 970 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Thomas Alleyne Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 16 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 163 | 172 | 175 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.9 | 46.1 | 48.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.04 -0.27 to +0.18 | +0.04 -0.18 to +0.26 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% | 50% | 52.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 67.4% | 70.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 17% | 20.9% | 13.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
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 The Thomas Alleyne Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.9 | 44.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.1 | 44.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48 | 44.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 973 |
| 2023/24 | 1,011 |
| 2024/25 | 986 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Thomas Alleyne Academy compares
The Thomas Alleyne Academy ranked 48th of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 69% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48 | 7.9% | 23.9% | 970 | — |
| Barclay Academy | 49.5 | 8.6% | 26% | 1,044 | 0.2 miles |
| The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School | 57.9 | 5.5% | 10.3% | 1,620 | 0.4 miles |
| Marriotts School | 42.4 | 9.4% | 32.9% | 1,415 | 1.6 miles |
| The Nobel School | 50.2 | 7.3% | 19.9% | 1,475 | 1.7 miles |
| Barnwell School | 41.5 | 10.9% | 30.1% | 1,270 | 2.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.91%
- English as an additional language
- 12.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.92%
- Persistent absence
- 22.55%
Location
Nearby schools
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Barclay Academy0.2 miles
Secondary · Stevenage
-
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School0.4 miles
Secondary · Stevenage
-
Marriotts School1.6 miles
Secondary · Stevenage
-
The Nobel School1.7 miles
Secondary · Stevenage
-
Barnwell School2.3 miles
Secondary · Stevenage
Other schools in Stevenage
The Thomas Alleyne Academy ranks 4th of the 6 ranked secondary schools in Stevenage.
- Barclay Academy Secondary
- Barnwell School Secondary
- Marriotts School Secondary
- The Nobel School Secondary
- The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School Secondary
- Peartree Way Nursery School Nursery
- Almond Hill Junior School Primary
- Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Ashtree Primary Academy Primary
- Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Bedwell Primary School Primary
- Benington Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Thomas Alleyne Academy teach?
- The Thomas Alleyne Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Stevenage.
- Who is the head teacher of The Thomas Alleyne Academy?
- The head teacher of The Thomas Alleyne Academy is Mrs Melanie Cook, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Thomas Alleyne Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Thomas Alleyne Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The Thomas Alleyne Academy?
- The Thomas Alleyne Academy has 970 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Thomas Alleyne Academy full?
- The Thomas Alleyne Academy has capacity for 1,100 pupils and 970 on roll (88%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Thomas Alleyne Academy a faith school?
- No. The Thomas Alleyne Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The Thomas Alleyne Academy a selective school?
- No. The Thomas Alleyne Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The Thomas Alleyne Academy part of an academy trust?
- The Thomas Alleyne Academy is part of CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Thomas Alleyne Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.9 in 2022/23 and 48 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Thomas Alleyne Academy compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- The Thomas Alleyne Academy ranked 48th of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 69% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Thomas Alleyne Academy's absence rate?
- The Thomas Alleyne Academy's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Thomas Alleyne Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Thomas Alleyne Academy'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 1 July 2026.