Cove Infant School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Hampshire
92 Fernhill Road, Farnborough, GU14 9DP
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 20/02/2024
Application demand
82%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.7%
14.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
172
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
180 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
82%
1st preference success rate
50 of 61 families who put it first got an offer
60
Places offered
174
Total applications
2.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 61 | 50 | ● 82% |
| 2nd preference | 78 | 9 | ● 12% |
| 3rd preference | 35 | 1 | ● 3% |
| Total | 174 | 60 | 34% |
1st preference success by year
Hampshire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Natasha Vass
- Address
- 92 Fernhill Road, Cove, Farnborough, GU14 9DP
- Phone
- 01252543737
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Ward / constituency
- West Heath · Aldershot
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 116141
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 13% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 22% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
172 pupils · 180 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
20 February 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 121 pupils
Attendance
94.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
14.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Hampshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.