Thomas Alleyne's High School, Uttoxeter

In its own words: "Choosing the right High school is one of the most important decisions you will make as a family. You are not simply choosing where your child will study for the next five years; you are choosing the community that will help shape the person they become."

In 2026, pupils at Thomas Alleyne's High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.7 in Staffordshire and 47 across England.

39% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 39% in Staffordshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 45.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.38: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 29.9, against 43.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Geography and Combined Science.

Across Staffordshire, 92% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Staffordshire lodged 309 appeals against secondary school offers; 231 reached a hearing and 36 succeeded (15.6% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to Thomas Alleyne's High School are Windsor Park CE Middle School (0.5 miles, Good); Oldfields Hall Middle School (0.6 miles, Good); The JCB Academy (3.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.5); and Ryecroft CofE Middle School (3.9 miles, Good).

Thomas Alleyne's High School is one of 9 schools run by Innovate2educate Partnership Limited, an academy trust.

219 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Thomas Alleyne's High School (as of September 2025): 63% would recommend the school, 71% say their child is happy there and 42% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (76%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (42%).

Of the 245 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 80% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 35% to a further education college, 7% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

Of the 132 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 36% went on to university or other higher education, 14% to apprenticeships and 35% into work. 9% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

13.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 161 pupils (17.1%) received SEN support and 25 (2.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Uttoxeter Rail Station, about 620 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Thomas Alleynes High School (adjacent), 90 metres away.

In 2024/25, Thomas Alleyne's High School issued 114 suspensions, 11.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Thomas Alleyne's High School are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles), Picknalls First School (0.5 miles), St Mary's CofE (A) First School (0.5 miles) and Tynsel Parkes CofE Primary Academy (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.