Admissions

All admissions to The Astley Cooper School are managed and decided through Hertfordshire County Council.

For information about the admissions process, please call 0300 1234043 or visit the Herts Direct website: Hertfordshire admissions

Secondary, Upper, Studio or University Technical College

1 September 2026	Online applying system opened
Sept / Oct 2026	Open events at schools Find individual school details in the schools directory
31 October 2026	Deadline to apply for a school place
1 March 2027	Allocation information dispatched to parents
8 March 2027	Date by which parents/carers may accept or reject place offered
26 March 2027 (4pm)	Date by which parents/carers must lodge appeals
30 April to 14 June 2027	Appeals to be heard during theses dates