The Astley Cooper School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 18 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Unique reference
- 117552
- Address
- St Agnell's Lane, HP2 7HL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 965 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.2%
- Girls
- 48.8%
- First language not English
- 17%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.3%
- Persistent absence
- 35.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.2%
White British 66.2%
Other White 11.5%
Mixed 8.1%
African 4.5%
Other 2.9%
Other Asian 1.9%
Unclassified 1.5%
Pakistani 1.1%
Indian 0.6%
Caribbean 0.5%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.82
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 6%
Local authority average 47%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 25%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.7
Local authority average 51
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.94
Local authority average 4.56
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 22 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 11 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 17 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 60 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 7 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 35 |
| Biology | GCSE | 22 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 22 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
The Astley Cooper School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 182
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 141
- 2nd preference
- 50
- 3rd preference
- 49
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 141
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 175 84 91 |
| Year 8 | 175 100 75 |
| Year 9 | 179 90 89 |
| Year 10 | 174 89 85 |
| Year 11 | 168 88 80 |
| Year 12 | 53 25 28 |
| Year 13 | 41 18 23 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 92.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 42.0% 27.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 41.0% 61.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 1.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 2.5% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 3.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 50.0% 68.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 0.0% 25.8% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 0.0% 22.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.4% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.9% 1.7% |