Alleyn's School A GSG School
- Alleyn's School
Townley Road
London
SE22 8SU - Head: Jane Lunnon
- T 020 8557 1500
- F 020 8557 1462
- E registrar@alleyns.org.uk
- W www.alleyns.org.uk
- A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 11 to 18 with a linked junior school
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Southwark
- Pupils: 1,086; sixth formers: 313
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: £30,024 pa
- Open days: September
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Alleyn's Junior School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Thirty acres of lush playing fields, with the Shard and the City a glimmer in the distance. Year 7 and 8 pupils are eased into school life gently. They have most of their lessons in their own building – a bright, airy space with 12 classrooms, an atrium and a flexi-space. ‘It’s not too overwhelming when you arrive,’ a chirpy year 8 told us while another said: ‘It’s very welcoming and kind – not intimidating at all.’ Parents told us that teachers are responsive and involved; indeed, the only gripe we heard was...
What the school says...
Founded in 1619, Alleyn's is an academically selective school that has been fully co-educational for over 40 years and sets high academic standards for all its pupils. The School is known for its excellent pastoral care, and for encouraging pupils to engage in the widest possible range of co-curricular activities. Our most recent inspection report comments that the quality of pupils' personal development is outstanding by the time they leave and is a great strength of the school.
Alleyn's provides a broad academic education, both for its own sake and to meet the demands of universities and other institutions of higher education. At the same time we also seek to nurture personal qualities of initiative, independence and leadership, and attach great importance to the development of other interests and skills, whether cultural, sporting, adventurous or a combination of the three. ...Read more
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All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2021, Jane Lunnon BA, the first female head of Alleyn’s. Previously head of Wimbledon High School GDST for six years. Attended North London Collegiate School and the University of Bristol, where she read English. She began her career in marketing and research before ditching the heels and shoulder pads and deciding to teach instead. She reckons teaching English is the best job in the world – ‘getting paid to read books and talk about them’.
She has a plethora of experience in both single-sex and co-ed schools, including Wellington College, where she spent 12 years as an English teacher, head of English and assistant director of studies, and Prior’s Field School, where she was head of sixth form and then deputy head. She re-joined Wellington College in 2010 as senior...
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Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
The school works with parents, staff and external professionals to identify conditions relating to specific learning differences. The school has a Learning Support Coordinator who will give advice and support to students with specific learning differences to help them achieve their potential. Where appropriate external support can also be enlisted.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Might cover/be referred to as;
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Aspergers, Autism, High functioning autism, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), PDA , Social skills, Sensory processing disorder |
Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Hearing Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment |
Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Learning needs, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty |
|
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, Sensory processing |
|
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic , OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, Tics, Tourettes |
Y |
| PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability |
Y |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, Global delay, Global developmental delay, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty |
|
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Might cover/be referred to as;
Anxiety , Complex needs, Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Mental Health, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Trauma |
Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Might cover/be referred to as;
DLD - Developmental Language Disorder, Selective mutism, SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication |
|
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, Cerebral Palsy (CP) |
|
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Auditory Processing, DCD, Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties (DCD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Handwriting, Other specific learning difficulty, SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) |
Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Special facilities for Visually Impaired, VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alleyn's Junior School | 2024 | 96% went to senior school | ||
| Broomwood Prep – Girls | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Falkner House | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Finton House School | 2024 | 4 | 2 | 2 Academic Scholarships |
| Hornsby House School | 2024 | 7 | 4 | 1 Academic, 1 Art, 2 Sport |
| Newton Prep | 2024 | 8 | 3 | 1 Sport Scholarship; 2 Drama Scholarships |
| Pembridge Hall School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Thomas's Battersea | 2024 | 2 | ||
| Thomas's Clapham | 2024 | 9 | 3 | Sports Scholarships (2); Drama Scholarship |
| Wetherby Preparatory School | 2024 | 1 |
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