Francis Bacon School
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Francis Bacon School is a mixed-sex state school located in St Albans
in South Hertfordshire
. It is named after Sir Francis Bacon
, a famous resident of St Albans. It is a specialist school in Maths and Computing. There are currently seven years of education, years 7 to 11 and the two years of the Sixth form. Its Sixth form is in consortium with nearby schools Marlborough
and Townsend. Francis Bacon School contains students with cultural backgrounds from Asia to Africa as well as the UK and takes great pride in its multi-community links.
In 1999, the school's new sports hall (which was funded by the national lottery) was completed. It is made up of a dance room and changing rooms, and a fully equipped basketball size hall. It is available for public hire.
The current headmistress is Jacqueline Verrall, who took over in 2005.
St Albans
St Albans is a city in southern Hertfordshire, England, around north of central London, which forms the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans. It is a historic market town, and is now a sought-after dormitory town within the London commuter belt...
in South Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
. It is named after Sir Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Albans, KC was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist, author and pioneer of the scientific method. He served both as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England...
, a famous resident of St Albans. It is a specialist school in Maths and Computing. There are currently seven years of education, years 7 to 11 and the two years of the Sixth form. Its Sixth form is in consortium with nearby schools Marlborough
Marlborough School (St Albans)
Marlborough School is an secondary school in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. It has specialist status as a Science College.The school has approximately 1200 students and 70 teachers. The school was founded in 1953 and was originally St Julian's School....
and Townsend. Francis Bacon School contains students with cultural backgrounds from Asia to Africa as well as the UK and takes great pride in its multi-community links.
In 1999, the school's new sports hall (which was funded by the national lottery) was completed. It is made up of a dance room and changing rooms, and a fully equipped basketball size hall. It is available for public hire.
The current headmistress is Jacqueline Verrall, who took over in 2005.