Chairman of the Governing Board Iain Barbour Motto God's Gift Number of students 1,218 | Headmaster G. Savage Phone +44 20 8557 1500 Gender Mixed-sex education | |
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Established 1619 as part of Edward Alleyn's College of God's Gift, although separated from Dulwich College in 1882. Location Townley RoadDulwichLondonSE22 8SUEngland Address Townley Rd, Dulwich, London SE22 8SU, UK | ||
Alleyn's School is an independent, co-educational day school situated in Dulwich, south London, England. It is a registered charity and was originally part of the Alleyn's College of God's Gift charitable foundation, which also included James Allen's Girls' School (JAGS), Dulwich College and their affiliate schools (JAPS and Alleyn's Junior School). The official religion is Church of England. The school is also listed in the Good Schools Guide.
Contents
- Isfa coaching inset award alleyn s school
- Edward Alleyn
- The College of Gods Gift
- May 2009 H1N1 flu cases
- The Edward Alleyn Building
- Extra curricular activities
- Alleyns Old Boys and Girls
- References
Isfa coaching inset award alleyn s school
Edward Alleyn
In 1619, Edward Alleyn established his "College of God's Gift" (the gift of love) with twelve pupils. Alleyn's School is a direct descendant of Edward Alleyn's original foundation and was established as a boys' school in 1882. It still exists as part of a foundation alongside Dulwich College and JAGS; it split with Dulwich College after the "Dulwich College Act" of 1857, with the upper school of the original foundation moving to a new site further south and the lower school staying put, becoming an independent boys school in 1882 and later also moving to its own site.
The original school is now the foundation chapel and the offices for the Dulwich Estate, which belongs to the foundation schools. Alleyn's became a public school with the election of the Headmaster to the Headmasters' Conference (HMC) in 1919. It was a direct grant grammar school from 1958 until the abolition of that status in 1975. The Governors then opted for outright independence and co-education.
The College of God's Gift
For the original College of God's Gift, 24 students had to be chosen from the four parishes with which Edward Alleyn had been connected. Saint Giles, Camberwell (in which Dulwich was situated), Saint Saviour, Southwark (where the Bear Pit stood on Bankside), Saint Botolph, Bishopsgate (where Alleyn was born), and Saint Giles, Cripplegate (home to the Fortune Theatre).
May 2009 H1N1 flu cases
On 4 May 2009, six children in Year 7 were diagnosed with Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 2009 swine flu outbreak. The school was closed for one week to contain the outbreak and exams were rescheduled. All pupils and staff were offered a course of the anti-viral drug Tamiflu, distributed from the school. All the infected pupils responded to treatment, and were named with quotes in the newspapers.
The Edward Alleyn Building
Alleyn's started developing a new theatre complex, named the Edward Alleyn Building, on 10 February 2007. The £8.5million building was completed in 2008 and had a Grand Gala Opening in 2009 featuring many performances by several pupils and Old Boys. The building includes the state-of-the-art MCT, ethe Robert Laurie Lecture Theatre, National Youth Theatre studio, a café, improved classrooms, and a sixth form study area.
Extra-curricular activities
The school has one of the largest Combined Cadet Force in the country