Verulam School is a secondary school located in St Albans. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 10/10/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.6%, which is 1.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Brampton Road, St Albans, AL1 4PR
Website: http://www.verulamschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01727766100
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Julie Richardson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137038

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 10/10/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 1135
Number of Pupils: 1064
Number of Boys: 1036
Number of Girls: 28

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.22 Confidence interval 0.02 to 0.42
Of the 165 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 161 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:70%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:59%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:54.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Muriel Green Nursery School
Church Crescent, AL3 5JB
2,067 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Fleetville Infant and Nursery School
Royal Road, AL1 4LX
437 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Fleetville Junior School
228 Hatfield Road, AL1 4LW
502 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School, Cecil Road, AL1 5EG
732 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School
154 Sandridge Road, AL1 4AP
1,065 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Camp Primary and Nursery School
Camp Road, AL1 5PG
1,183 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Verulam School
Brampton Road, AL1 4PR
0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
4out of 4Loreto College
Hatfield Road, AL1 3RQ
1,047 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
4out of 4Beaumont School
Austen Way, AL4 0XB
1,279 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Sandringham School
The Ridgeway, AL4 9NX
1,962 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Albans Girls' School
Sandridgebury Lane, AL3 6DB
2,148 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedOaklands College
Oaklands Campus, Hatfield Road AL4 0JA
2,108 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Samuel Ryder Academy
Drakes Drive, AL1 5AR
2,057 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedSt Albans High School for Girls
Townsend Avenue, St Albans AL1 3SJ
1,253 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedSt Albans Independent College
69 London Road, AL1 1LN
1,523 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Heathlands School
Heathlands Drive, AL3 5AY
1,563 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Links Academy
1 Hixberry Lane, AL4 0TZ
1,863 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4Batchwood School
Townsend Drive, AL3 5RP
2,170 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.