Thomas Alleyne's High School

Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Staffordshire

Dove Bank, Uttoxeter, ST14 8DU

Website 01889561820

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Standards maintained

No graded inspection

Application demand

—

No council data

Attendance

90.6%

24.1% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

941

Capacity used

Has space

73%

1,283 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Age range: 13–18
Gender: Mixed
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Sixth form: Yes
Boarding: No boarders
Headteacher: Louise Heywood
Address: Dove Bank, Uttoxeter, ST14 8DU
Phone: 01889561820
Local authority: Staffordshire
Ward / constituency: Town · Burton and Uttoxeter
Area: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN: 144002

Gov.uk school record Performance tables

Pupils

Measure	School	LA	England
Free school meals	16%	—	—
English as additional language	3%	—	—
SEN support	16%	—	—

48% boys (451)52% girls (490)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: INNOVATE2EDUCATE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

941 pupils · 1,283 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

25
15 January 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained

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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 775 pupils

Attendance

90.6%

Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%

Overall absence

9.4%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%

Persistent absence

24.1%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%

Severe absence

4.8%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.8%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

14%

20/21

26%

21/22

27%

22/23

34%

23/24

24%

24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

GCSE results

Measure	School	LA	England
Attainment 8 score	42.8	—	—
Progress 8 score	-0.38	—	0.00
Grade 5+ in English & maths	36%	—	—
Grade 4+ in English & maths	57%	—	—
EBacc average point score	3.53	—	—

Progress 8 band

Well below

5% of schools

Below

26% of schools

Average

43% of schools

Above

21% of schools

Well above

5% of schools

A-level results

Measure	School	LA	England
Average points per entry	31.19	—	—

Average grade: C (England B-)

GCSE results over time

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

Result	School	England (approx.)
Attainment 8	45.1	46
Grade 5+ English & maths	40.2%	46%
Grade 4+ English & maths	62.5%	65%
Entering EBacc	20.7%	40%
EBacc average point score	3.76	4.1
Pupils in cohort	251	—

How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)

Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.

Disadvantaged pupils

-1.25

Other pupils

-0.22

Low prior attainers

-0.43

Middle prior attainers

-0.46

High prior attainers

-0.16

Girls

-0.33

Boys

-0.42

A-level results over time

Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

Result	School	England (approx.)
Average points per entry	32.35	35
Average grade	C+	—
AAB or better (2 facilitating)	15.9%	17%
A-level students	90	—

Results by subject

Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.

GCSE

Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.

Subject	Entries	Grade 7+	Grade 5+	Grade 4+
Mathematics	249	16%	52%	73%
English Language	249	11%	45%	69%
English Literature	246	11%	43%	63%
Religious Studies	236	11%	31%	46%
Geography	136	11%	35%	49%
Combined Science	126	1%	13%	35%
Biology	120	32%	64%	89%
Physics	120	25%	68%	85%
Chemistry	120	28%	68%	84%
History	112	29%	51%	63%
Business	72	21%	46%	57%
Design & Technology	71	18%	52%	59%

A level

Subject	Entries	A*	A*–A	A*–B
Biology	36	6%	31%	50%
Mathematics	31	10%	32%	45%
Psychology	29	7%	14%	48%
Physics	19	11%	26%	42%
Chemistry	19	0%	11%	42%
Geography	18	6%	11%	33%
Design and Technology (Product Design)	17	0%	0%	24%
Business Studies	16	0%	6%	50%
Photography	10	10%	30%	60%
History	8	13%	13%	13%
Art and Design	8	13%	25%	75%
Religious Studies	8	0%	13%	13%

Oxbridge

Cambridge offers by year

No Cambridge offers this year

UCAS apply centre 12733: Thomas Alleyne's High School

Cambridge admissions¹	2025
Applications	≤5
Offers	0
Success rate	—
Accepted offers	0

¹ Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).

² Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.

Where students go next

Measure	School	LA	England
Higher education (university)	52%	—	—
Apprenticeships	9%	—	—
Any education or training	52%	—	—

Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Staffordshire council, not the school.

Entry	Deadline	Offer day
Year 7 (secondary)	31 October	1 March (or next working day)

Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.