The Astley Cooper School is a secondary school located in Hemel Hempstead. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good, outcomes for pupils is requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 09/06/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: St Agnell's Lane, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7HL
Website: http://www.astleycooper.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01442394141
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Sam Orsborne
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 117552

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/06/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1055
Number of Pupils: 765
Number of Boys: 382
Number of Girls: 383

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.25 Confidence interval -0.55 to 0.05
Of the 74 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 69 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:11%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:32%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:41.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.36
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Maple Grove Primary School
St Agnell's Lane , Grove Hill HP2 7BG 		3out of 4 226 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Holtsmere End Junior School
Shenley Road , HP2 7JZ 		3out of 4 476 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School
Shenley Road , HP2 7JZ 		3out of 4 485 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Aycliffe Drive Primary School
Aycliffe Drive , HP2 6LJ 		3out of 4 940 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Brockswood Primary School
Shenley Road , Woodhall Farm HP2 7QH 		4out of 4 995 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Astley Cooper School
St Agnell's Lane , HP2 7HL 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Adeyfield Academy
Longlands , HP2 4DE 		1out of 4 2,731 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Haywood Grove School
St Agnell's Lane , HP2 7BG 		3out of 4 226 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Redbourn Park Independent School
Grovehill Youth Centre , Stevenage Rise HP2 6BH 		- not rated 688 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Dacorum Education Support Centre
30 Tenzing Road , HP2 4HS 		4out of 4 2,589 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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