Alec Hunter Academy

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Alec Hunter Academy
Address
Stubbs Lane

Braintree
,
Essex
,
CM7 3NR

England
Information
TypeAcademy
Established1959
Department for Education URN139402 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair of GovernorsSteve Bancroft
HeadteacherTrevor Lawn
GenderMixed
Age11 to 16
Enrolment833
Websitehttp://www.alechunter.org/

Alec Hunter Academy (formerly Alec Hunter High School and Alec Hunter Humanities College) is a secondary school with academy status located in East Braintree, Essex, England.

History[]

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]

Inspection judgements[]

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

Notable former pupils[]

Alec Hunter High School[]

  • Keith Flint, dancer and vocalist of the British big beat band The Prodigy
  • Liam Howlett, member of the British band The Prodigy, occasional DJ, and a record producer
  • Andy Overall, vocalist, songsmith and frontman of British 80's band Blue Zoo

References[]

  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[]

  • 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)

External links[]

  • Hunter, Richard (2019). "The history". edmundsbury.co.uk. Edmundsbury. Retrieved 17 April 2021. (Background and life of Alec Hunter)

Coordinates: 51°52′22″N 0°34′28″E / 51.8728°N 0.5745°E / 51.8728; 0.5745

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