Cove School

Foundation school · Secondary school · Farnborough, Hampshire
GU14 9RN
Composite score
53.4

School overview

Cove School is a secondary school serving Farnborough, Hampshire, classified by the DfE as a foundation school. It has 1,010 pupils aged 11 to 16 on roll. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 42.7, below the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 2.3 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

36% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 54% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Cove School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#2,112
National rank
#316
In South East
#45
In Hampshire
Top 67%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
42.7
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
36%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
54%
% EBacc grade 5+
13%
EBacc average points score
3.77

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,010 % FSM ever-6 28.3% % EAL 20.4% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed

Location

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