Alec Hunter Academy (formerly The Alec Hunter County Secondary School for Boys and Girls, Alec Hunter Comprehensive School, Alec Hunter High School and Alec Hunter Humanities College) is a secondary school with academy status located in East Braintree, Essex, England.

Alec Hunter Academy
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Stubbs Lane

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CM7 3NR

Information
TypeAcademy
Established1959; 65 years ago (1959)
Department for Education URN139402 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair of GovernorsJames Waller
HeadteacherTrevor Lawn
GenderMixed
Age11 to 16
Enrolmentc. 1,000
Websitehttp://www.alechunter.org/

History

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The school opened as a technical school in 1959, and it was named after the weaver and textile designer Alec Hunter (died 1958). It had become a humanities college by 2009, when the school celebrated its 50th anniversary.[1] In that year, local historian David Possee was writing a book on the history of the school when he died;[2] however Braintree Museum hosted an exhibition about the school.[1] In 2013 the school converted to an Academy by joining Saffron Academy Trust and is now part of a group of schools/academies, Saffron Academy Trust.

Inspection judgements

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As of 2021, the school's most recent Ofsted judgement was in 2017, when it was judged Good overall.[3]

Notable former pupils

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Celebrations begin to mark 50 years of Alec Hunter college". Daily Gazette. 16 September 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. ^ Ghaemi, Mariam (24 August 2009). "History author's death prompts tributes". Daily Gazette. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. ^ Wilson, Paul (2017). "Alec Hunter Academy". Ofsted. Retrieved 8 February 2021.

Further reading

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  • Braintree (Town and City Memories). The Francis Frith Collection. 29 September 2005. ISBN 978-1845890520. (Contains information on the history of the Alec Hunter School)
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  • Hunter, Richard (2019). "The history". edmundsbury.co.uk. Edmundsbury. Retrieved 17 April 2021. (Background and life of Alec Hunter)

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