Verulam School

URN 137038·Secondary·Academy converter·Ambition Education Trust·Compare

Flags

2

0 high

Overall absence at 8.2%Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Oct 2018Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,232.65

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

77.9%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+2.6%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 8.2%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: vacancy rate 3.3%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

9 October 2018 · Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 1

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.52.5
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.73.0%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)55.3%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.40.1%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

984

Capacity

1,135 (87%)

Free school meals

13.8%

English additional lang.

17.9%

Ethnicity

White British 51.9%Asian 12.3%Black 5.9%Mixed 10.1%Chinese 5.8%Other 2.0%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

58.8

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

16.7

Mean salary

£53,013

Turnover

Vacancy rate

3.3%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

7.4%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

21.2%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.1%

2024/25 · 807 pupils