The Astley Cooper School

State-Funded School

the-astley-cooper-school-hertfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

Hemel HempsteadConstituency

HP2 7HLPostcode

1.4

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The Astley Cooper School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 914 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 28 Apr 2026 · published 18 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Needs attention
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 34.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 26.7%
EBacc average point score: 2.89

Ethnicity

White

74%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

914

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

33%

England average

27%

First language not English

18%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 914
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
16 Jan 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
18 Jul 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.