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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 22 May 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 9 October 2018Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry436 applications · 184 places offered · 80 named it first
- 2026 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2025 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2024 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
- 2023 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
- 2022 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2021 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2020 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
- 2019 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 3.2
- 2018 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
- 2017 4.2; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
- 2016 4.1; Hertfordshire median median 3.4
- 2015 4.1; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
- 2014 4.1; Hertfordshire median median 3.4
- This school
- Hertfordshire median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 184 | 436 | 2.4 | 80 | 0.43 |
| Sep 2025 | 180 | 454 | 2.5 | 85 | 0.47 |
| Sep 2024 | 202 | 424 | 2.1 | 56 | 0.28 |
| Sep 2023 | 188 | 429 | 2.3 | 66 | 0.35 |
| Sep 2022 | 197 | 519 | 2.6 | 89 | 0.45 |
| Sep 2021 | 160 | 439 | 2.7 | 78 | 0.49 |
| Sep 2020 | 186 | 500 | 2.7 | 103 | 0.55 |
| Sep 2019 | 186 | 528 | 2.8 | 102 | 0.55 |
| Sep 2018 | 185 | 679 | 3.7 | 132 | 0.71 |
| Sep 2017 | 185 | 780 | 4.2 | 191 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2016 | 179 | 735 | 4.1 | 181 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2015 | 177 | 719 | 4.1 | 211 | 1.19 |
| Sep 2014 | 176 | 728 | 4.1 | 235 | 1.34 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 173 | 54.4 | 64% | 78% | – |
| 2024/25 | 152 | 52.5 | 55% | 73% | – |
| 2023/24 | 181 | 51.8 | 57% | 77% | +0.40 |
| 2022/23 | 183 | 55.3 | 65% | 79% | +0.36 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Verulam SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.4applications per place 54.4Attainment 8
- 1.0 km · HertfordshireGraded · no overall grade20243.0applications per place 56.2Attainment 8
- 1.2 km · HertfordshireGraded · no overall grade20255.0applications per place 63.0Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · HertfordshireOutstanding20244.3applications per place 65.7Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · Hertfordshire20264.8applications per place 52.4Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · HertfordshireGraded · no overall grade20243.1applications per place 60.7Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · HertfordshireOutstanding20233.7applications per place 55.0Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · HertfordshireRemains Good20241.7applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · HertfordshireGood20232.6applications per place 42.6Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137038 · 919/4011
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,135 pupils · 987 on roll
- Free school meals
- 15.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 August 2011
- Replaced
- Verulam School (URN 117505)
- Address
- Brampton Road, St Albans, AL1 4PR
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire · St Albans
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources