Verulam School

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name = Verulam School


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motto(French) = "Faire Mon Devoir"
motto(English)= "Do my duty"
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established = 1937
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closed = 1936
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type = Comprehensive
religion = Church Of England / Secular
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head_label = Headteacher
head = Mr David Kellaway
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specialist = Technology College
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street = Brampton Road
city = St Albans
county = Hertfordshire
country = England
postcode = AL1 4PR
LEA = Hertfordshire
ofsted = 117505
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enrollment = 1039
gender = Boys
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 18
houses = Brampton, Churchill, Hamilton, Jennings, Park, York
colours = Blue and Yellow color box|bluecolor box|yellow
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website = http://www.verulamschool.net/
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Verulam School is a state secondary school for boys in St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK. It was founded in 1938 and was originally named St Albans Boys' Modern School [http://www.verulamoldboys.net/historyFrame.htm] . The name was changed in the 1960s to St Albans Boys' Grammar School and then subsequently, following its change of status to a comprehensive in 1975, to Verulam School.

The headmaster is currently David P. Kellaway. It caters for boys between the ages of 11 and 19. Boys can stay on into the Sixth Form where it also welcomes male and female students from other schools. The school has six houses: Brampton, Churchill, Hamilton, Jennings, Park and York, all named after the roads surrounding the school.

The school works in partnership with two neighbouring schools to enhance post-16 educational provision. This partnership is known as the "BeauSandVer" consortium and consists of Sandringham School, Verulam School and Beaumont School.

Uniform

Students wear a navy blue blazer embroidered with the Verulam School crest on the chest pocket, a white or blue long-sleeved shirt, an optional grey, v-neck jumper trimmed with blue and yellow at the neck, black long trousers and a blue and yellow striped tie, with an extra colour stripe corresponding to their house. Summer uniform consists of a white short-sleeved shirt, embroidered with the Verulam School crest on the chest pocket, worn with an open collar and black trousers. In sixth form, both male and female students are required to wear smart business dress.

Houses

Each of the six houses has its own colour: Brampton, Light Blue; Churchill, Red; Hamilton, Green; Jennings, Purple; Park, Yellow and York,White. Students' ties vary to display the corresponding house colour. The house system is used to divide each year group into 6 form groups, which remain the same throughout each year, e.g. a student who is placed in 7B (Year seven, Brampton) upon entry will proceed into 8B, 9B, 10B and 11B. Inter-house competition is encouraged, with a rugby and football tournament taking place in each of the five compulsory years.

Extra-curricular

The school participates in the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme, taking students through all of the phases from bronze to gold, with expeditions in places such as The Chilterns on Bronze, Dartmoor and Exmoor on Silver, and Scotland, New Zealand and Morocco on the expeditions for the Gold award.

The school is also home to the Verulam Big Band, a Jazz–Swing band composed of students. The composition of the band varies with each year, and the band has had as many as fifty musicians during some academic years. The band has played many significant local events, such as the Mayor's annual dinner at Sopwell House Hotel, and embarks upon a tour every year to a European country. The band has previously visited Lake Garda in Italy, Barcelona in Spain and the Mosel valley in Germany.

External links

* [http://www.verulamschool.net/ School website]