Verulam School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025St Albans, East of England AL1 4PR · Hertfordshire
#103 of 460 secondary schools in East of England
#851 of 4,090 nationally
About Verulam School
Verulam School is a academy secondary located in St Albans, in the Hertfordshire local authority of East of England, England. It caters for Ages 11–18 and is a boys' school. In 2025 it enrolled 987 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 73.7 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools in England and 103rd of 460 ranked secondary schools in East of England. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (84th percentile), and its weakest is a level points per entry (40th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 987; capacity filled 87%; grade 4+ english & maths 73%; ebacc average points 4.71.
There are 53 schools in St Albans; Verulam School ranks 27th of 51 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)52.5
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)55.3%
- A level points per entry (10%)32.2
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)15.2%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Verulam School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 987
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 15.2%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 87%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 52.5
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 55.3%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 73%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 4.71
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 32.2
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near Verulam School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Fleetville Infant and Nursery School
St Albans · Academy primary · Ages 3–7
304 students · 400 m away
Fleetville Junior School
St Albans · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
358 students · 459 m away
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery
St Albans · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
410 students · 670 m away
Loreto College
St Albans · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
952 students · 959 m away
Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School
St Albans · Local authority primary · Ages 3–7
279 students · 975 m away
Camp Primary and Nursery School
St Albans · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
228 students · 1.1 km away
Maple Primary School
St Albans · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
214 students · 1.1 km away
Oakwood Primary School
St Albans · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
317 students · 1.1 km away
St Albans High School for Girls
St Albans · Independent all-through · Ages 4–18
1,106 students · 1.1 km away
Beaumont School
St Albans · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,722 students · 1.2 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in East of England with a comparable Pupils on roll.
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986 students
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989 students
Westbourne Academy
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989 students
William Edwards School
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984 students
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
Brentwood · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
991 students
Ipswich Academy
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981 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Verulam School a good school?
Verulam School has a Success Index (England) of 73.7 out of 100 (Top 25% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #103 of 460 in East of England. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Verulam School rank in East of England?
Verulam School ranks #103 of 460 secondary schools in East of England and #851 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Verulam School?
Verulam School had 987 students in 2025.
Is Verulam School a primary school or a secondary school?
Verulam School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–18. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Verulam School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Verulam School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.