I am delighted to welcome you to Verulam School through this website and hope to convey our sense of pride in the school and its many achievements. The school is now more than 60 years old and whilst valuing its many traditions we relish the new challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. We are a high performing Specialist School for Mathematics, Science and Technology. In November 07 after a thorough appraisal the Department for Children, Families and Schools granted us resources for a second three year phase of this programme. Our high performing status was granted after a good grade at Ofsted and more than 60% of our students obtaining 5 GCSE Grades at A to C including in English and Maths. It also means we are allowed a second specialism and we have chosen Modern Foreign Languages. We have also continued our highly successful collaborative partnership with Beaumont and Sandringham Schools which with ourselves form the BeauSandVer Sixth Form consortium.

We cater for boys across the ability range between the ages of 11 and 19. Most boys stay at the school into the Sixth Form where we also welcome students who join us from other schools as well as girls. When they leave after seven years with us most students go on to study at University.

Verulam is first and foremost a community that is dedicated to learning. We believe that a commitment to academic excellence in a caring, well ordered environment will enable each student to achieve their full potential. The school has a highly dedicated and extremely well qualified staff whose aim is to equip tomorrow's young adults with the knowledge, skills and values they will need to enjoy successful futures.

Our outstanding range of extra-curricular activities, including sport and music, complements the work done in the classroom and helps develop self discipline, confidence and trust, as well as an awareness of the needs of others.

The pages within this website can only act as a snapshot of the life at Verulam and so please address any comments or queries you may have about the school to the office by using the Contact Us page. You can access this by using the menu button on the left of this page. Finally I would like to encourage all parents to support our very successful Parents Teacher Association (PTA). It brings parents together socially and raises up to £20,000 a year for those extra things that so improve the environment for our students. If you click on the links menu above you can access the PTA website with more detailed information.

Mr D P Kellaway

For support and guidance don’t forget to book an appointment or call the HELPLINE on 07984 436939.

If you would like to take part in discussions leading to an up-dating of the homework policy at Verulam, or just an exchange of views, please consider attending a discussion evening on Tuesday 13th May, 2008 at 7.30pm in the Bradshaw Building. The evening will be relaltively short and made up of small group discussions of what seem to be the issues. If you would like to take part, please contact Mrs Turner or Mrs Hanvey at the school by Monday 12th May.

On Thursday 8 May, come to hear a talk about the outer Solar System. The talk starts at 7:30 and ends at 9:00, with a break for light refreshments. The talk takes place in the school hall, and consists of many beautiful photographs of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, together with their moons and rings. Also discussed will be the minor bodies of the Solar System. The final part is a discussion of the Earth, and the possibility of intelligent life elsewhere in the Universe. Can we really be alone? Come and hear the arguments.

Verulam Golf Club Tee Times from 5pm till 7pm (possibly later). Almost longest day of the year so should be able to play till 9.45 or later. Verulam Golf club have kindly given us a discounted green to allow a cost of £28 to include Green fee, sandwiches in the bar afterwards and donation to PTA funds. Sableford Competition, Longest Drive and closest the pin. Click here for contact details.

In the event that the school is forced to close at short notice, due to circumstances beyond our control, for instance bad weather, environmental or premises issues, the head will make a decision as early as possible. Information will then be given to the county council, local radio stations Three Counties Radio and Chiltern Radio. The information will also be posted on the school's website.

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