Alleyn's School

Alleyn's School

The School in 2007
Motto	God's Gift
Established	1619 as part of Edward Alleyn's College of God's Gift, although separated from Dulwich College in 1882.
Type	Public School Independent day school
Religion	Church of England
Headmaster	G. Savage
Chairman of the Governing Board	Iain Barbour
Founder	Edward Alleyn
Location	Townley Road Dulwich London SE22 8SU England
DfE URN	100864 Tables
Students	1,218
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	4–18
Houses	8 (See Houses)
Colours	Red, black, white and navy
Former pupils	Alleyn's Old Boys / Girls
Affiliation	Alleyn's College of God's Gift
Website	www.alleyns.org.uk

Red, black, white and navy

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.

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.

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).