The Astley Cooper School

Community school · Secondary school · Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

HP2 7HL

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

43.4

Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.

#2,974

National rank

#341

In East of England

#74

In Hertfordshire

Top 94%

Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score ?

34.7

National avg ≈ 46

Progress 8 score ?

—

Why no data?

% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths ?

27%

% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths ?

44%

% EBacc grade 5+ ?

EBacc average points score

2.89

Attainment 8 (year-on-year) 37.2 → 34.7 ▼ 2.5 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 947 % FSM ever-6 36.8% % EAL 17.6% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed Religious character

Official sources

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Location

Nearby secondary schools

The Adeyfield Academy Hemel Hempstead · 1.5 mi 43.9 Laureate Academy Hemel Hempstead · 1.9 mi 52.1 The Hemel Hempstead School Hemel Hempstead · 2.2 mi 62.4 Longdean School Hemel Hempstead · 2.3 mi 53.0 John F Kennedy Catholic School Hemel Hempstead · 2.5 mi 59.9 Kings Langley School Kings Langley · 4.1 mi 60.8 Townsend Church of England School St Albans · 4.5 mi 58.4 Roundwood Park School Harpenden · 4.5 mi 74.4