UK Schools
Verulam School
Verulam School is a boys' secondary academy in St Albans, Hertfordshire County Council, teaching 987 pupils aged 11 to 18. Its last Ofsted inspection in May 2024 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 52.5 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 2 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Verulam School.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Verulam School.
- 1 All staff day (no students in school)
- 2 Autumn Term starts
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term
- 3 All students return
- 28 Occasional Day (no students or staff in school)
- 19 Last day of Autumn Term
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day (Public Holiday)
- 26 Boxing Day (Public Holiday)
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day (Public Holiday)
- 5 Inset Day (no students in school)
- 6 All students return
- 12–13 Inset Days (no students in school)
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 23 All students return
- 27 Last day of Spring Term
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday (Public Holiday)
- 6 Easter Monday (Public Holiday)
- 13 All students return (Summer Term starts)
- 4 May Bank Holiday
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1 All students return
- 17 Last day of Summer Term
- 18 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- All staff day (no students in school) 1 Sep 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Term starts 2 Sep 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term 27 Oct 2025 - 31 Oct 2025 Holiday
- All students return 3 Nov 2025 Event
- Occasional Day (no students or staff in school) 28 Nov 2025 Inset Day
- Last day of Autumn Term 19 Dec 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday 22 Dec 2025 - 2 Jan 2026 Holiday
- Inset Day (no students in school) 5 Jan 2026 Inset Day
- All students return 6 Jan 2026 Event
- Inset Days (no students in school) 12 Feb 2026 - 13 Feb 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Half Term 16 Feb 2026 - 20 Feb 2026 Holiday
- All students return 23 Feb 2026 Event
- Last day of Spring Term 27 Mar 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday 30 Mar 2026 - 10 Apr 2026 Holiday
- All students return (Summer Term starts) 13 Apr 2026 Term
- May Bank Holiday 4 May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term 25 May 2026 - 29 May 2026 Holiday
- All students return 1 Jun 2026 Event
- Last day of Summer Term 17 Jul 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday 18 Jul 2026 - Early Sep 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day (Public Holiday) 1 Jan 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday (Public Holiday) 3 Apr 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Public Holiday) 6 Apr 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday 4 May 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday 25 May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday 31 Aug 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day (Public Holiday) 25 Dec 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day (Public Holiday) 26 Dec 2025 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Verulam School with Hertfordshire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 52.5 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 32.24 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 21.2% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 95% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 84% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Verulam School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Verulam School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.