# Alternatives to The Astley Cooper School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as The Astley Cooper School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## The Astley Cooper School, for comparison

0.92 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [The Adeyfield Academy, Hemel Hempstead](/school/145430/the-adeyfield-academy) | 1.6 mi south | 0.97 | 2026 | Good | no | yes |
| [Laureate Academy, Hemel Hempstead](/school/146440/laureate-academy) | 2.0 mi south-west | 0.23 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [The Hemel Hempstead School, Hemel Hempstead](/school/149500/the-hemel-hempstead-school) | 2.3 mi south-west | 1.24 | 2026 | Expected standard | no | not recorded |
| [Longdean School, Hemel Hempstead](/school/137110/longdean-school) | 2.3 mi south | 1.09 | 2026 | Standards maintained | no | not recorded |
| [John F Kennedy Catholic School, Hemel Hempstead](/school/149743/john-f-kennedy-catholic-school) | 2.5 mi south-west | 0.97 | 2026 | Expected standard | no | not recorded |
| [Kings Langley School, Kings Langley](/school/139036/kings-langley-school) | 4.2 mi south | 0.86 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

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