Alec Hunter Academy

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
Address
Stubbs Lane Braintree , Essex , CM7 3NR England
Information
Type	Academy
Established	1959; 66 years ago (1959)
Department for Education URN	139402 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair of Governors	James Waller
Headteacher	Trevor Lawn
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	c. 1,000
Website	http://www.alechunter.org/

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] 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

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

Notable former pupils

• Keith Flint, dancer and vocalist of the big beat band The Prodigy
• Liam Howlett, member of the British band The Prodigy, occasional DJ, and record producer
• Andy Overall, vocalist and songwriter of band Blue Zoo