The Thomas Alleyne Academy

Academy sponsor led·Secondary school Stevenage, Hertfordshire·SG1 3BE
Composite score
60.0
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#1,198
National rank
#126
In East of England
#45
In Hertfordshire
Top 38%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
48.0
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
53%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
70%
% EBacc grade 5+
6%
EBacc average points score
4.03

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
90%
167 first choices, 165 places
First choices per place
1.01
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
500
any preference, for 165 places
Last place offered lived
1.30 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 2085 m
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.01
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9920221.1120230.9220241.0120251.012026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–18
Pupils on roll
986
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
23.9%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
12.1%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
16.5%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
4.7%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
8.5%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
22.6%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
15.8
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£8,151
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
93%
163 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
90%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
2%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

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Location

The Thomas Alleyne Academy at a glance

Located in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, The Thomas Alleyne Academy is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. The school educates roughly 986 pupils aged 11 to 18. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 48.0 — broadly in line with the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 1.9 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 38% of secondary schools nationally.

53% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, above the national average of about 45%. 70% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The Thomas Alleyne Academy is oversubscribed: about 9 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 167 first choices for 165 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 1.30 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. After Year 11, 93% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 8.5%. There are about 15.8 pupils per teacher. The Thomas Alleyne Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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