Beaumont School

Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · St Albans, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

0.84 miles

Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026

Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

0.72

0.74

0.61

0.52

0.54

0.32

0.43

0.84

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Beaumont School is a secondary school in St Albans, Hertfordshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 13 May 2025. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.

Beaumont School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Year 7 2026	0.84 mi
Year 7 2025	0.43 mi
Year 7 2024	0.32 mi
Year 7 2023	0.54 mi
Year 7 2022	0.52 mi
Year 7 2021	0.61 mi
Year 7 2020	0.74 mi
Year 7 2019	0.72 mi
Year 7 2018	0.60 mi
Year 7 2017	0.61 mi
Year 7 2016	0.70 mi
Year 7 2015	0.84 mi

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

For Year 7 in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.84 miles from the school, the 5th shortest of 44 Hertfordshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
The 2026 Year 7 last distance was further than in 2025, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 12 years with a published distance.
For Year 7 2026, there were 287 first-choice applications for 225 offers; 205 offers went to first-choice families, and 82 first-choice families (29%) were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 74% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 62.6 (England 46).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Austen Way, St Albans, AL4 0XB
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 1,722 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 4.1% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 16.9

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 13 May 2025

Strengths

“Pupils thrive at this highly inclusive school, which expects all its pupils to succeed.”
“Pupils have exemplary attitudes to their learning and engage with the wealth of opportunities available.”
“They become exceptionally well-rounded individuals.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	74%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	62.6	46
A level average grade (2024/25)	B	B-

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Year 7 entry: 287 first-preference applications, 225 offers in total, 205 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.

Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Verulam School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Sandringham School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Loreto College 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
St Albans Girls' School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
Townsend Church of England School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
The Marlborough Science Academy 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School 3.1 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published