The Thomas Alleyne Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Stevenage, Hertfordshire County Council, teaching 970 pupils aged 11 to 18. It was last inspected by Ofsted in October 2024. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 48 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 5 September 2025 to 21 July 2026.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for The Thomas Alleyne Academy.

Latest inspection
Inspected Ungraded inspection
Outcome: Standards maintained. Ungraded (short) inspections confirm whether standards are maintained since the last full graded inspection — they don’t assign new category grades.
Ungraded inspection · Inspected 16 Oct 2024 · Published 24 Nov 2024
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Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for The Thomas Alleyne Academy.

The Thomas Alleyne Academy term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 3 Inset Day
  • 4 Inset Day
  • 5 Start of Term Year 7 and Year 12
  • 8 Start of Term – All Years
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 27–31 Autumn Half Term
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 28 Occasional Day
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 22–31 Christmas Holiday
  • 25 Christmas Day
  • 26 Boxing Day
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–5 Christmas Holiday
  • 1 New Year's Day
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 16–20 Spring Half Term
  • 23–28 Second Half of Spring Term
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–27 Second Half of Spring Term
  • 30–31 Easter Holiday
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–10 Easter Holiday
  • 3 Good Friday
  • 6 Easter Monday
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 25–29 Summer Half Term
  • 25 Spring Bank Holiday
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–30 Second Half of Summer Term
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–21 Second Half of Summer Term
  • 22 Summer Holiday
August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 31 Summer Bank Holiday

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Inset Day Sep 3, 2025 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Sep 4, 2025 Inset Day
  • Start of Term Year 7 and Year 12 Sep 5, 2025 Term
  • Start of Term – All Years Sep 8, 2025 Term
  • Autumn Half Term Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
  • Occasional Day Nov 28, 2025 Event
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 5, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Half Term Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
  • Second Half of Spring Term Feb 23 - Mar 27, 2026 Term
  • Easter Holiday Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Half Term May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
  • Second Half of Summer Term Jun 1 - Jul 21, 2026 Term
  • Summer Holiday Jul 22 - Early Sep, 2026 Holiday
  • New Year's Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
  • Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
  • Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
  • Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
48 Attainment 8 England 46.1 Top 31%
52.6% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4% Top 25%
32.05 A level average score England 35
22.6% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare The Thomas Alleyne Academy with Hertfordshire County Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 48 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Hertfordshire County Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 48
Hertfordshire County Council 50.6 England 46.1 +1.9 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 52.6%
Hertfordshire County Council 53.4% England 45.4% +7.2 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 31.8
Hertfordshire County Council 34.2 England 34.9 -3.1 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 20.7
Hertfordshire County Council 19.9 England 15.5 +5.2 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 21.7%
Hertfordshire County Council 17.7% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 175
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 32.05 A level average point score

Results for students finishing post-16 study.

This school Hertfordshire County Council England

A level average point score · Per entry, 50 = A* 32.05
Hertfordshire County Council 36.82 England 35 -3 vs England
A level students · Small cohorts swing wildly 61
Attendance 22.6% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Hertfordshire County Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 22.6%
Hertfordshire County Council 16.5% England 17.8% +4.8 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 7.9%
Hertfordshire County Council 6.5% England 6.8% +1.2 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 93% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Hertfordshire County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 93%
Hertfordshire County Council 95% England 92% +1 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 79%
Hertfordshire County Council 86% England 83% -4 vs England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 94% In education, apprenticeship or work

Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.

This school Hertfordshire County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 94%
Hertfordshire County Council 82% England 79% +15 vs England
Went to higher education 48%
Hertfordshire County Council 42% England 37% +11 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for The Thomas Alleyne Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to The Thomas Alleyne Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.