The Astley Cooper School
St Agnell's Lane, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7HL
Local ranking68th of 82 secondary schools in Hertfordshire
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1055
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 34.7
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 26.7%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 44.1%
- Entering EBacc
- 11.8%
- EBacc APS
- 2.9
- Cohort Size
- 161
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Continued in education
- 81.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 83.0%
- Higher education
- 52.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 21.0%
- Not sustained
- 17.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25D+
Avg A-Level Grade
24.7
Avg Points/Entry
29
A-Level Students
- Applied General Avg Points
- 29.4
- 16-18 Cohort
- 104
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 947
- Boys
- 498 (53%)
- Girls
- 449 (47%)
- Capacity
- 1055 (90% full)
- SEND
- 28.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 36.8%
- EAL
- 17.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.8%
- SEN Support
- 25.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 64.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,490/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 13.7%
- Persistent Absence
- 39.2%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 59.8%
- White Other: 11.0%
- Other: 11.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.1%
- Mixed White & Black African: 2.1%
- Asian Other: 2.1%
- Black Caribbean: 2.1%
59.8%
White British
11.0%
White Other
11.0%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 117552
- UKPRN
- 10006587
- Establishment No.
- 4499