The Thomas Alleyne Academy

The Thomas Alleyne Academy continues to perform well, building on its previous strengths since the last inspection. The school emphasizes a positive educational environment, where students are generally happy and engaged in their studies. With a focus on character education and personal development, pupils are equipped with essential life skills that contribute to their overall confidence and future aspirations. The school has also maintained a solid relationship with local colleges and employers, providing valuable guidance for students’ next steps after graduation. This ungraded inspection confirms the school's sustained standards in delivering quality education.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a wide range of subjects and extracurricular activities.
• Effective behaviour management leads to a positive learning environment.
• Strong ties with local colleges and employers enhance career guidance.
• Curriculum is ambitious and well-structured for knowledge retention.
• Support for pupils with SEND is effectively tailored to their needs.
• Reading support helps pupils quickly catch up with peers.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment in some curriculum areas has room for improvement.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Thomas Alleyne Academy attended 92.1% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 22.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 6.3% of pupils at The Thomas Alleyne Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 3 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Thomas Alleyne Academy had 16.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.6% of pupils at The Thomas Alleyne Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 5.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Thomas Alleyne Academy received £8,289 and spent £8,151 for each of its 987 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £456,000 (£462 per pupil).

Across all 19 schools of Chiltern Learning Trust, income was £7,910 and spending £7,771 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Stevenage · Hertfordshire local authority: places and applications

The Thomas Alleyne Academy is part of Chiltern Learning Trust, which runs 21 schools. The nearest others:

• Roebuck Academy Stevenage
• Putteridge High School Luton
• Chiltern Academy Luton
• Denbigh High School Luton
• Dallow Primary School Luton
• Lea Manor High School Luton
• Challney High School for Girls Luton
• Challney High School for Boys Luton
• Ardley Hill Academy Dunstable
• Lark Rise Academy Dunstable

What is The Thomas Alleyne Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Thomas Alleyne Academy is Good, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was The Thomas Alleyne Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

The Thomas Alleyne Academy was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does The Thomas Alleyne Academy have?

The Thomas Alleyne Academy has 970 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Thomas Alleyne Academy cover?

The Thomas Alleyne Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are The Thomas Alleyne Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 44.9, and 41% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The Thomas Alleyne Academy?

The Thomas Alleyne Academy is at High Street, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 3BE.