Verulam School
Brampton Road, St Albans, AL1 4PR
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Trust
- AMBITION EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Fergal Moane
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Ambition Education Trust
- Constituency
- St Albans
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,135
- Pupils on roll
- 987
- URN
- 137038
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01727766100
About this school
Verulam School is a boys' secondary academy in St Albans. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 987 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Verulam School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 183 | 181 | 152 |
| Attainment 8 score | 55.3 | 51.8 | 52.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.36 +0.14 to +0.57 | +0.40 +0.17 to +0.63 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 64% | 56.9% | 55.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79% | 76.8% | 73% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 84% | 46.4% | 40.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Verulam School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55.3 | 44.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.8 | 44.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52.5 | 44.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,066 |
| 2023/24 | 1,023 |
| 2024/25 | 984 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Verulam School compares
Verulam School ranked 32nd of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 82% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52.5 | 7.4% | 15.1% | 987 | — |
| Loreto College | 58.3 | 8% | 15% | 952 | 0.6 miles |
| Beaumont School | 62.6 | 5.2% | 5.3% | 1,722 | 0.7 miles |
| Sandringham School | 65.1 | 5.1% | 8.4% | 1,777 | 1.1 miles |
| St Albans Girls' School | 58.8 | 7.4% | 11.9% | 1,423 | 1.2 miles |
| Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School | 56.4 | 4.7% | 12.1% | 1,134 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.12%
- English as an additional language
- 17.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.4%
- Persistent absence
- 21.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Loreto College0.6 miles
Secondary · St Albans
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Beaumont School0.7 miles
Secondary · St Albans
-
Sandringham School1.1 miles
Secondary · St Albans
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St Albans Girls' School1.2 miles
Secondary · St Albans
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Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School1.3 miles
Secondary · St Albans
Other schools in St Albans
Verulam School ranks 7th of the 9 ranked secondary schools in St Albans.
- Beaumont School Secondary
- Loreto College Secondary
- Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School Secondary
- Sandringham School Secondary
- St Albans Girls' School Secondary
- The Marlborough Science Academy Secondary
- Townsend Church of England School Secondary
- Muriel Green Nursery School Nursery
- Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
- Alban City School Primary
- Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Bernards Heath Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Verulam School teach?
- Verulam School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in St Albans.
- Who is the headteacher of Verulam School?
- The headteacher of Verulam School is Mr Fergal Moane, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Verulam School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Verulam School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Verulam School?
- Verulam School has 987 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Verulam School full?
- Verulam School has capacity for 1,135 pupils and 987 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Verulam School a faith school?
- No. Verulam School has no designated religious character.
- Is Verulam School a selective school?
- No. Verulam School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Verulam School part of an academy trust?
- Verulam School is part of AMBITION EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Verulam School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 55.3 in 2022/23 and 52.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Verulam School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Verulam School ranked 32nd of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 82% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Verulam School's absence rate?
- Verulam School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Verulam School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Verulam School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.