page_title: Alleyn's School
section_title: Edward Alleyn
hierarchical_section_title: Alleyn's School / History / Edward Alleyn
context_page_description: Alleyn's School is a 4–18 co-educational, independent, Church of England, day school and sixth form in Dulwich, London, England. It is a registered charity and was originally part of Edward Alleyn's College of God's Gift charitable foundation, which also included James Allen's Girls' School and Dulwich College.
  It has been a member school of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference since 1919.
context_section_description: In 1619, Edward Alleyn established his 'College of God's Gift' (the gift of love) with twelve poor scholars. 
  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; 
  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).
  Alleyn's became a public school with the election of the Headmaster to the Headmasters' Conference (HMC) in 1919.
caption: Edward Alleyn, founder of the School
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