Secondary school

Thomas Alleyne's High School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 13–18
  • Mixed
  • Staffordshire
  • ST14 8DU
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2016

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,741 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 54%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 24%24%2016/17: top 53%2017/18: top 39%2018/19: top 30%2021/22: top 50%2022/23: top 53%2023/24: top 65%2024/25: top 54%No exams

A-level results

#112 of 241 West Midlands sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against West Midlands

Attainment 845.1 · West Midlands 44.16/10 Middle
Grade 5+ English and maths40.2% · West Midlands 39.3%6/10 Middle+8.2 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.76 · West Midlands 3.815/10 Middle
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.38 · West Midlands −0.103/10 Below−55.8 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry32.35 · West Midlands 31.736/10 Middle+23.8 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 54.2 · 253 pupils · West Midlands 49.92016/17: 45.5 · 249 pupils · West Midlands 45.32017/18: 47.9 · 247 pupils · West Midlands 44.62018/19: 50.1 · 229 pupils · West Midlands 45.12021/22: 48.4 · 266 pupils · West Midlands 47.12022/23: 45.2 · 224 pupils · West Midlands 44.52023/24: 42.8 · 245 pupils · West Midlands 442024/25: 45.1 · 251 pupils · West Midlands 44.1554.242.8No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 42% · 249 pupils · West Midlands 37%2017/18: 43% · 247 pupils · West Midlands 37%2018/19: 51% · 229 pupils · West Midlands 38%2021/22: 44% · 266 pupils · West Midlands 46%2022/23: 35% · 224 pupils · West Midlands 40%2023/24: 35.9% · 245 pupils · West Midlands 41%2024/25: 40.2% · 251 pupils · West Midlands 39.3%51%35%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 30.18 · 138 pupils · West Midlands 27.92016/17: 29.03 · 127 pupils · West Midlands 28.62017/18: 30.32 · 133 pupils · West Midlands 29.062018/19: 29.27 · 105 pupils · West Midlands 30.052021/22: 33.17 · 112 pupils · West Midlands 35.232022/23: 27.32 · 112 pupils · West Midlands 30.952023/24: 31.19 · 114 pupils · West Midlands 31.612024/25: 32.35 · 90 pupils · West Midlands 31.7333.1727.32No exams

Getting in

No admissions figures or last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2025

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2016Goodas predecessor
  5. 2019Remains Good
  6. 2025Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • 16 to 19 study programmes
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026941
Free school meals (past 6 years)13.3%
First language not English4.2%
SEN support17.9%
EHC plan1.8%
Absence (sessions missed)9.4%
Persistently absent pupils24.1%

Girls 50.9%Boys 49.1%

73.3% full · 1,283 places · 207 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 219 responses (22.7% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school71.2% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school75.8% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved52.1% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 59.4% not applicable32.6% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year50.2% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 17.8% not applicable60% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?27.9% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 27.9% who said Yes above52.5% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child67.6% agree
  • My child does well at this school69.9% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing66.2% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school83.6% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school81.7% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development53.9% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent62.6% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.2
Pupils per adult13.7
  • Classroom teachers 44.9
  • Leadership 6.7
  • Teaching assistants 8.5
  • Other support 22.7

Teachers 51.6 FTE · Whole workforce 82.8 · 100 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,251
Spend per pupil£6,980
Staff spend per pupil£5,508
Reserve per pupil£76
  • +£73,000revenue reserve
  • +£261,000in-year balance

Grants £7,199 · self-generated £160 · premises £410 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: INNOVATE2EDUCATE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED (9 academies) · trust reserve £1,162,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

245 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained91.4%
  • Education80.4%
  • Apprenticeship6.9%
  • Employment4.1%
  • Not sustained8.2%
  • Unknown0.4%

After sixth form (16–18)

132 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained87.1%
  • Education38.6%
  • Higher education36.4%
  • Apprenticeship13.6%
  • Employment34.8%
  • Not sustained9.8%
  • Unknown3%