Astley Cooper School
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| Established | 1967, 1984 |
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| Type | Community school |
| Headteacher | Edward Gaynor |
| Deputy Headteacher | Stuart Plunket |
| Chair of Governing Body | Ian Harrison |
| Location |
St Agnells Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 7HL England, United Kingdom Coordinates: 51°46′33″N 0°26′52″W / 51.77578°N 0.44772°W |
| Local authority | Hertfordshire |
| DfE URN | 117552 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 577 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Colours | Burgundy , white and sky blue |
| Precursor | Grove Hill School |
| Precursor | Highfield School |
| Website | astleycooper |
The Astley Cooper School is an English 11–18 comprehensive school on the edge of Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire, England.
The school was established in 1984 following a merger of two local schools, Grove Hill School and Highfield School. It occupies the former Grove Hill site on St Agnells Lane. The former Highfield site, on Fletcher Way, was redeveloped for housing. The school primarily serves the Grovehill, Woodhall Farm and Highfield neighbourhoods of Hemel Hempstead.
The school is named after Sir Astley Cooper, an English surgeon and anatomist. The school celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2007.
The school works in consortium with two neighbouring schools, Adeyfield and Longdean, as the East Dacorum Partnership, for post-16 provision.
The current headteacher is Edward Gaynor. Matt Stevens is the current deputy-head.
The school occupies a site in the Grovehill area of Hemel Hempstead. The school comprises teaching rooms, including laboratories, ICT suites, workshops, a food technology kitchen and a library. Most teaching rooms are equipped with an interactive whiteboard.
The award of Arts College status and its associated funding allowed the school to improve facilities for student learning. These included a iMac suite and newly equipped art studios, a dance studio and a drama studio. The sound capabilities of the main auditorium were improved allowing it to be used for concerts and shows. The school also contains a digital recording studio, photography suite, zen garden, organic vegetable allotment and a post-16 independent learning area.
Sports teaching facilities include playing fields, a gymnasium, basketball courts, a fitness suite and a swimming pool. The school participates in the Dacorum Sports Partnership, an umbrella organisation for sports organisations in Dacorum. The facilities have been used by local sports clubs including Hemel Hempstead Swimming Club.
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