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
Muriel Green Nursery School
Church Crescent , AL3 5JB
3out of 4 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
Fleetville Infant and Nursery School
Royal Road , AL1 4LX
4out of 4 437 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Fleetville Junior School
228 Hatfield Road , AL1 4LW
4out of 4 502 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School, Cecil Road , AL1 5EG
4out of 4 732 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School
154 Sandridge Road , AL1 4AP
3out of 4 1,065 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Camp Primary and Nursery School
Camp Road , AL1 5PG
3out of 4 1,183 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Verulam School
Brampton Road , AL1 4PR
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Loreto College
Hatfield Road , AL1 3RQ
4out of 4 1,047 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Beaumont School
Austen Way , AL4 0XB
4out of 4 1,279 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Sandringham School
The Ridgeway , AL4 9NX
4out of 4 1,962 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Albans Girls' School
Sandridgebury Lane , AL3 6DB
4out of 4 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
Oaklands College
Oaklands Campus , Hatfield Road AL4 0JA
- not rated 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
Samuel Ryder Academy
Drakes Drive , AL1 5AR
3out of 4 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
St Albans High School for Girls
Townsend Avenue , St Albans AL1 3SJ
- not rated 1,253 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
St Albans Independent College
69 London Road , AL1 1LN
- not rated 1,523 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Heathlands School
Heathlands Drive , AL3 5AY
4out of 4 1,563 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Links Academy
1 Hixberry Lane , AL4 0TZ
3out of 4 1,863 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Batchwood School
Townsend Drive , AL3 5RP
2out of 4 2,170 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.