Verulam School
About the school
Verulam School is an open secondary school in Hertfordshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 22 May 2024
- Published
- 26 June 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 52.5
- Hertfordshire
- 50.6
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Hertfordshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 55.30%
- Hertfordshire
- 53.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 73.00%
- Hertfordshire
- 71.70%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 40.10%
- Hertfordshire
- 47.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.71
- Hertfordshire
- 4.56
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 32.24
AAB or better
- School
- 15.40%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
984
Girls
2.44%
Boys
97.56%
SEN support
15.85%
Education, health and care plan
1.42%
English as an additional language
17.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
15.12%
Overall absence
7.4
Persistent absence
21.19
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
183
Sustained education or employment
95%
Education
90%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
114
Sustained education or employment
84%
Higher education
60%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
18%