Alec Hunter Academy
Alec Hunter Academy 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. It had become a humanities college by 2009, when the school celebrated its 50th anniversary. In that year, local historian David Possee was writing a book on the history of the school when he died; however Braintree Museum hosted an exhibition about the school. 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.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