The Astley Cooper School

St Agnell's Lane, Dacorum, Hertfordshire, HP2 7HL

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About this school

The Astley Cooper School is a Community school serving secondary age pupils, located in Dacorum, Hertfordshire. The school has 947 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 17 November 2021). Last inspected 28 April 2026. The Headteacher is Sam Orsborne. The school is administered by Hertfordshire local authority.

School details

Headteacher

Sam Orsborne

Local authority

Hertfordshire

Gender

Mixed

URN

117552

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at The Astley Cooper School are handled by the school or the local authority (Hertfordshire). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
• Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
• Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
• EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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