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Beaumont School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Austen Way, St Albans AL4 0XB · beaumontschool.com · 01727 854726
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 62.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Hertfordshire 50.6, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.84 mi
- 1.36 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · In Priority Area, Nearest School · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,722
- 122 over 1,600 places · 108%
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 4.4%
- First language not English
- 15.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Beaumont School
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “In Priority Area, Nearest School” went to a home 0.84 mi (1.36 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.43 mi (686 m). Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 287 families put the school first and 225 places were offered; 71% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 225 | 287 | 1.3▲ | 71% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 231 | 327 | 1.4▲ | 69% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 195 | 384 | 2▲ | 50% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 230 | 353 | 1.5▲ | 64% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 234 | 340 | 1.5▲ | 68% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – In Priority Area, Nearest School | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.84 mi1.36 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.43 mi0.69 km | |
| September 2023 | 0.54 mi0.87 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.52 mi0.84 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 62.6, and 73.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hertfordshire it was 50.6, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (40.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲62.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲73.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲87.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲85.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲6.05 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 69.9 | −10.7 |
| Further education | 27.8 | +14.9 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −0.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.5 | −1.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1 | −0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 0.5 | −1.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 232 students | B (40.5) | Above average +0.21 | |
| 232 students | B (40.5) | Above average +0.21 | |
| 62 students | Dist- (30.7) | Below average -0.36 | |
| 7 students | Dist (35.7) | Average +0.11 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 231 | B (40.9) | +0.21 |
| 2022/23 | 205 | B (39.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 234 | B+ (42.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 186 | B (39.1) | +0.19 |
| 2017/18 | 154 | B (38.9) | +0.29 |
| 2016/17 | 156 | B (38.5) | +0.30 |
| 2015/16 | 159 | B- (35.7) | +0.14 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 68.8 | −0.7 |
| Other education | 0.4 | −1.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.3 | −2.5 |
| Employment | 19.6 | +5.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.7 | −2.9 |
| Activity not captured | 3.3 | +1.6 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Beaumont School on 13 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 13 May 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Dec 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (442 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 442
- 27% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied
based on 106 parents (24%) with SEND